Critics of a new law requiring dogowners microchip their pets or face a £500 fine have said it is impossible to regulate because there are up to six different firms operating their own databases. Vet, Will Lazenby, 61, described the legislation as unnecessary and unworkable and is calling on the Sc
Search: Scottish syndicate purchased land 1901 for £5000
A man in France will spend three months in jail after sending an emoji to his ex-girlfriend. A local judge ruled that a message from 22-year-old Bilal Azougagh, which contained only a cartoon icon representing a gun (pictured), could be interpreted as a death threat.
Nicola Sturgeon Scotland will become one of the first countries in Europe to recognise people whose gender is “non-binary” if the SNP are returned to power after May’s election.
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The man convicted of the “limbs in the loch” murder has had an appeal against a decision of the Scottish Information Commissioner concerning a freedom of information request he made to the former Strathclyde Police over its handling of the murder inquiry refused. William Beggs argued that the de
The Court of Session has today issued a decision increasing the compensation available to victims of asbestos-related conditions throughout Scotland. The decision came in Roger Harris v The Advocate General. Mr Harris has been awarded over £15,000 in full and final settlement of his claim for damag
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Clare Foster Shepherd and Wedderburn has advised the UK Green Investment Bank plc (GIB) in relation to its latest green loan to help Stirling Council save £31 million over the next 30 years by installing energy saving streetlights.
Fergus Ewing The Law Society of Scotland and Faculty of Advocates have backed energy minister Fergus Ewing’s calls this week on the UK government to clearly state where theOil and Gas Authority’s appeals process would be held.
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Aileen McLeod Twenty bird of prey crimes were recorded in 2015 including six poisoning incidents, according to the latest bird of prey crime maps.
Aileen Knox Property consultant CBRE has released the findings from its Scotland Property Quarterly report, with statistics showing Scottish commercial real estate produced a total return of 1.9 per cent in the fourth quarter of 2015, leading to an overall annual return, across all asset types, of 9
Lord Pentland The Scottish Law Commission today published a discussion paper on defamation law. The project emerged from modernisation of the law in England and Wales in 2013, where changes were made to tackle “libel tourism”; claims being brought in the English courts on the back of minimal pub
Campaigners have argued the Crown should not consider a police report into allegations of criminality in the Lockerbie investigation. Police Scotland said it is nearing the end of a three-year investigation into nine allegations made against police, prosecutors and forensic officials involved in the
