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The overall level of new court cases registered has risen to 83 per cent of the average monthly pre-Covid level, according to new figures from the Scottish Courts and Tribunals Service (SCTS). SCTS has published the first of a new monthly workbook to show the throughput of criminal cases in the cour

To mark Black History Month, SLN is dedicating its ‘Our Legal Heritage’ slot to Scotland’s black history.   For centuries the identity of a young black woman present in a portrait of Lady Elizabeth Murray that adorns the Ambassador’s room of Scone Palace was a myste

Chris Holme looks at the life of Henry Dundas, a controversial figure who has come under scrutiny this year in the wake of the Black Lives Matter movement. He’s the man I walk past every day but never get to see up close. That’s because he’s 140 feet up in St Andrew Square –

Plans to introduce an anti-money laundering (AML) levy on solicitors has been opposed by the Law Society of Scotland. The Law Society has said a proposed new levy on the legal profession to fund UK government anti-money laundering activity is unnecessary, arguing that the profession alread

Prompt action is needed by the Scottish government to reform the law of crofting, the Law Society of Scotland has said. In a report, the Law Society sets out recommendations detailing proposed solutions to issues in four areas of crofting law: aspects of succession, owner occupier status, statutory

The number of homicide cases recorded by the police in Scotland increased by three per cent, or two cases, from 62 to 64 between 2018-19 and 2019-20, the latest data from Scotland’s chief statistician show. Elswhere the report shows:

Venues for additional remote jury centres to serve the Sheriffdoms of Glasgow and Strathkelvin and Lothian and Borders have been confirmed. For trials running in Glasgow Sheriff Court, six juries will be based remotely in Glasgow Quay. For trials running initially in Edinburgh Sheriff Court and then

A lifetime achievement award is to be presented to Ian Forrester QC, the former judge of the General Court of the European Court of Justice in Luxembourg. Mr Forrester will be honoured at the 2020 Scottish Legal Awards on Wednesday, 4 November, which will be broadcast live online.

Burges Salmon has announced the appointment of dispute resolution practitioner Ewan McIntyre, who will be based in the firm’s Edinburgh office. Prior to joining Burges Salmon, Mr McIntyre has held a range of senior management roles including being a partner at Burness Paull for eight year

The financial hurricane resulting from the coronavirus crisis is now beginning to touch down on the personal finances of millions of Scots and like all great storms, is going to leave a trail of destruction in its aftermath, with debris being made up from broken tenancy, mortgage, and consumer credi

A Holyrood committee has called on the Scottish government to set out how it intends to address the "gendered" impact of the pandemic while also having regard to "intersectional" issues. As part of the Scottish Parliament’s Equalities and Human Rights Committee pre-budget scrutiny, MSPs heard

Legal experts have highlighted their concerns with the Scottish government’s controversial Hate Crime and Public Order (Scotland) Bill. Senior representatives of the Faculty of Advocates, the Law Society of Scotland, the Crown Office and Procurator Fiscal Service, as well as Police Scotla

The Scottish Land Commission has set out a series of proposals to the Scottish government on how regional land use partnerships could help Scotland its climate action and help support green economic recovery.

A petition has been lodged for judicial review of the decision by Highland Council to approve plans for the proposed spaceport development in Sutherland. Development agency Highlands and Islands Enterprise (HIE) intends to create Space Hub Sutherland on land owned by Melness Crofters Estate on

Clyde and Co successfully defended a claim on behalf of First Group before the All-Scotland Personal Injury Court. The claim centred on whether a collision between a bus and a van was caused by the negligence of the bus driver or the unexpected occurrence of black ice.