Search:

Proposed bail legislation has come in for criticism by the Crown Office. The Bail and Release from Custody (Scotland) Bill aims to ensure the use of remand is a last resort and would require courts to refuse bail to an accused person in the interests of public safety only or if their release ahead o

Deputy First Minister John Swinney has set out the Scottish government’s opposition to the UK government’s Strikes (Minimum Service Levels) Bill. In a letter to UK Enterprise, Markets and Small Business Minister Kevin Hollinrake MP, Mr Swinney says the bill will further undermine and wea

New legislation to prevent the chasing and killing of wild mammals for sport has been passed by the Scottish Parliament. The Scottish government’s Hunting with Dogs Bill will close loopholes in existing laws that have allowed the practice of illegal hunting to continue. A new two dog limit for

Places are still available for Terra Firma Chambers’ Licensing Seminar which will be held at The Mackenzie Building, Edinburgh on Monday 30 January 2023.

Professional Footballer Sara Bjork Gunnarsdottir (SBG) has recently won a case she raised in the FIFA Football Tribunal against her ex-club, Olympique Lyonnais (Lyon), for maternity pay, writes Emma Nicol. SBG was employed by the club Lyon as a footballer in 2021 when she informed them of her p

Blackadders has appointed Annie Fleming to the newly created role of chief financial officer. Ms Fleming will have responsibility for all the financial actions of the firm including ensuring compliance with the Law Society of Scotland Account rules, billing and credit control, cashflow manageme

The Court of Appeal of England and Wales has dismissed an appeal by four recipients of Universal Credit against a finding that a UK government decision not to increase the personal allowance element of certain benefits during the period of Universal Credit uplift from March 2020 to October 2021 was

A new Scottish government register of who has a control over land has been criticised by Church leaders for the way it has been organised. The Register of Controlled Interest in Land has been set up in such a way as to create "unmanageable administrative burdens for local congregations".

The University of Strathclyde Mediation Clinic is to host a major conference in March. The third UK Mediation Clinic Conference will be held in the university's new state-of-the-art Teaching and Learning Hub.

The Law Society of Scotland has described the Scottish government’s confirmation of an additional £11 million for legal aid as ‘a step in the right direction’ but called for urgent progress on a formal review mechanism to ensure the sector remains sustainable. Legal aid solic

Brodies LLP in partnership with Edinburgh Law School presents: Effective Environmental Standards, Law and Governance, a talk with James Martin, chair of Environmental Standards Scotland. Mr Martin has had a wide-ranging career in the public and private sectors, serving as the Scottish Public Service

The director of a Perth construction firm has narrowly avoided jail after he evaded tax payments of £204,678. Perth Sheriff Court heard that Thomas Mullen of Tay Roofing and Building Ltd cashed customers’ cheques to avoid the tax payments.

Elton John's half-brother tried and failed to bring an enormous trident spear to his court appearance for possessing magic mushrooms. Geoff Dwight, 56, from Ruthin in north Wales, brought the long pole-shaped item to Llandudno Magistrates Court last week but was prevented by security guards from bri

An Aberdeen Law School academic has started the year by delivering a series of presentations on the planet's most valuable resource to international audiences. Professor Zeray Yihdego, co-director of the Aberdeen Centre for Constitutional and Public International Law, was in India at the start of th

Proposed UK government amendments to its controversial Troubles bill do not address concerns raised by victims and human rights campaigners and some of them "would actually make the bill worse", according to a new analysis. Northern Ireland's Committee on the Administration of Justice (CAJ) and acad