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The High Court in London has issued its full reasons for rejecting a legal challenge against the decision to suspend business in the UK Parliament for five weeks in the run-up to “Brexit”. Businesswoman Gina Miller had argued that Prime Minister Boris Johnson&rsq

The latest Registers of Scotland (ROS) quarterly report revealed that between April and June 2019, the number of residential properties sold in Scotland was up by 4.6 per cent compared to the same period last year. This increase was particularly pronounced in Argyll and Bute, which saw the greatest

The majority of the public do not think an organisation should both regulate lawyers and represent them, according to a poll commissioned by the Scottish Legal Complaints Commission (SLCC). The YouGov poll of the public on various issues around legal regulation found that 19 per cent of the public f

Global real estate services provider Savills yesterday opened a new office in Inverness. The new office, headed up by director Faye Gonzalez, comprises experts in estate management, rural agency, architecture, building surveying, CPO, Valuations, rural tourism and diversification.

New legislation is to be introduced to provide more protection for service animals such as police dogs and horses, otherwise known as Finn's Law in honour of police dog Finn who was attacked by a suspect. Rural affairs minister Mairi Gougeon met Finn and his owner police handler David Wardell.

Over the past three months, the average selling price of properties in Edinburgh, the Lothians, Fife and the Borders was £259,833 – a five per cent increase compared to the previous year. In Edinburgh, the average selling price was £283,398, a 6.4 per cent increase compared to last

Two solicitors will be awarded honorary membership of the Law Society of Scotland in its platinum year, at its special general meeting on 6 September 2019. Alistair Cockburn and Sheriff Brian Kearney have both contributed significantly to the legal profession and civic society in Scotland.

The Scottish government has published new legislation that aims to ensure children’s best interests are at the centre of every family law case and that children’s views are heard in court. The Children (Scotland) Bill includes regulation of child contact centres to ensure they are safe p

The Lord Advocate James Wolffe QC's application to intervene in the prorogation case at the Court of Session today has been accepted. Mr Wolffe has lodged applications to intervene in two legal cases aimed at preventing the suspension of the UK Parliament ahead of the Brexit deadline.

Fifty-six per cent of people think sentencing in Scotland is too lenient, according to a survey published by the Scottish Sentencing Council. Ipsos MORI conducted a 15-minute telephone survey with 1,000 randomly selected adult residents in Scotland between 13 March to 7 April 2019 on behalf of the c

Our sister publication Irish Legal News has spoken to lawyer John Finucane, a graduate of Dundee Law School who recently became Lord Mayor of Belfast. Mr Finucane is the son of murdered Belfast solicitor Pat Finucane, who was shot and killed in his home on 12 February 1989 by loyalist para

Eight new sheriffs have been appointed to serve the sheriffdoms of Glasgow & Strathkelvin, Grampian, Highland and Islands, North Strathclyde, South Strathclyde, Dumfries & Galloway and Tayside, Central & Fife. Her Majesty The Queen has appointed Paul Reid, Tony Kelly, Sara Matheson, Jose

The Scottish Legal Action Group (SCOLAG) sets out its views here on the Whole Life Custody (Scotland) Bill, proposed by Liam Kerr MSP. We have considered the terms of the consultation document and have followed closely the parliamentary and public debate on the bill.

Charles Livingstone and Douglas Waddell look at the recent phenomenon of crowdfunding litigation. Litigation can be expensive, time-consuming and open-ended. As anyone who has ever pursued or defended a court action knows, it’s impossible to guarantee how long the process will take or how much

Scotland is considering the creation of a dedicated sexual offences court, a judge has said. Lord Matthews said in a speech at the Third International Advocacy Conference in Nottingham that a judge-led sexual offences review group is considering the measure.