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Forestry in Scotland will be fully devolved to the Scottish Parliament after MSPs backed the Forestry and Land Management (Scotland) Bill. Rural Economy Secretary Fergus Ewing said the bill’s modern approach to forestry development, support and regulation will enable the Scottish government to bet

The Sheriff Principal has issued a Practice Note (No.1 of 2018) in relation to applications under the Adults with Incapacity (Scotland) Act 2000 (“the 2000 Act”). It applies to all applications lodged at Edinburgh Sheriff Court on or after 9 April 2018. The Practice Note does not alter the pract

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Law students at Aberdeen University last night launched volume 8 of the Aberdeen Student Law Review, sponsored by Stronachs LLP and Dentons.Editors-in-chief Ezgi Ediboğlu and Kieran Buxton discussed the road to publication while some of the contributors discussed their articles.

Two dogs that were sentenced to death for being “dangerously out of control” have been given a stay of execution after their owners successfully appealed against court orders for their destruction. The Sheriff Appeal Court quashed the orders made against Sasha the Rottweiler and Floyd the Staffo

J Gordon Reid QC FCIArb, a former Temporary Judge of the Court of Session and convener of the Faculty Dispute Resolution Service has passed away at the age of 65. Mr Reid was a solicitor for four years before becoming a member of Faculty in 1980. He took silk in 1993. He ceased practising last year.

Over 150 leading Scottish authors - including Ian Rankin, Karen Campbell and Christopher Brookmyre - journalists, activists and citizens from across the world have signed a letter calling on the Scottish government to bring forward a bill to reform defamation law in Scotland. The letter calls on leg

The latest publication of the monthly UK House Price Index shows that the average price of a property in Scotland in January 2018 was £148,512 – an increase of 7.3 per cent on January in the previous year and an increase of 1.4 per cent when compared to the previous month. T his compares to a UK

Research from the University of Loughborough, commissioned by the Law Society of England and Wales, has found that the legal aid means test is preventing families in poverty from accessing justice. The research shows that people on incomes already 10 per cent to 30 per cent below the minimum income

Assistant inspector of constabulary in Scotland Gillian Imery QPM is to be appointed HM Chief Inspector of Constabulary in Scotland. As chief inspector of constabulary, Mrs Imery will lead HM Inspectorate of Constabulary Scotland (HMICS) to deliver an annual programme of independent inspection, moni

Police have seized around 2.5 tonnes of cocaine sealed in bricks and stamped with the logo of gangster movie The Godfather. Ten people have been arrested in connection with the vast quantities of the drug, some of which was found in a warehouse in Lisbon while the rest was found being transported ov

The Supreme Court will today hear a landmark challenge to attempts by the UK government to conceal the role of a top MI6 officer in illegal renditions to Libya. Five Supreme Court justices will consider the scope of controversial powers for the first time, after Boris Johnson applied to keep key det

With one week left in its free will campaign, Scullion LAW has already had 180 enquires, with people in the local area signing up to create a free will in aid of Marie Curie.

Pictured: Keith Anderson (left) and Greig Williamson. Credit: DB Media Services.