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A taxpayer group has called for a review of pensions in the public sector after it singled out the chief executive of the Scottish Legal Aid Board (SLAB) – whose pay and pension package tripled to £290,000 in 2015. Colin Lancaster (pictured), who assumed the role last September, was given a £100

Aileen Campbell A new law which makes it illegal to smoke in a vehicle carrying anyone under 18 comes into force today.

Ruthven Gemmell Ruthven Gemmell, partner at Murray Beith Murray and past president of the Law Society of Scotland, has been elected as president of the Council of Bars and Law Societies of Europe (CCBE).

Govan Law Centre details its findings of failings in Scotland's personal insolvency market.

Gordon MacRae Scottish Catholic schools’ legal right to vet teaching staff for religious suitability should be reviewed, the Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC) has told the Scottish government.

John McKie Blackadders has continued its expansion in the west of Scotland by recruiting an experienced commercial property adviser to its Glasgow base.

Gordon Lindhurst As the Supreme Court hearing on Article 50 gets underway, Gordon Lindhurst discusses the case as a reluctant leaver.

Mark McDonald Childcare & Early Years Minister Mark McDonald has set out plans to increase the minimum age of criminal responsibility in Scotland from eight to 12 by 2018.

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A pilot court project in Aberdeen that sees sheriffs tackle the reasons behind persistent offending has been hailed as “pioneering” by Justice Secretary Michael Matheson (pictured). Since November 2015, sheriffs in Aberdeen Sheriff Court have been involved in identifying support for the chronic

Stephen Gibb Shepherd and Wedderburn has today announced further expansion of its Aberdeen operations through the acquisition of The Commercial Law Practice (CLP), an independent business law firm, which has provided legal services dedicated to the business community in Aberdeen and surrounding area

Professor Hector MacQueen In the latest phase of its review of contract law in Scotland, the Scottish Law Commission has today published a Discussion Paper on the rule against penalty clauses in contracts, raising for consultation purposes the possibilities that the rule be abolished outright, or be

David Menzies Scottish laws on insolvency have been brought together for the first time in a generation as the new Bankruptcy (Scotland) Act 2016 comes into force today.

Anderson Strathern has appointed two new partners - Douglas McLachlan and Martin Campbell. There are also 16 other promotions across the firm with nine new senior solicitors and associates and seven new senior associates.

Strict rules rightly govern contracts awarded by public bodies, and, in some cases, by utilities. Contractors must make clear not just their costs, but also exactly what they will do: so what happens when the buyer’s requirements change during a project? Recent regulations which sought to offer cl