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Sixty-one new solicitors were admitted to the profession at the Law Society of Scotland’s latest Admission Ceremony which took place on Friday at the Signet Library in Edinburgh.

Ross Caldwell comments on the demotion of floating charge holders that will follow the reinstatement of Crown preference in 2020. Amidst all the hype attending the recent Budget about the £20bn windfall which befell the Exchequer and was thereafter shovelled towards the NHS, one could be forgi

The Scotsman has published an obituary for Professor Alan Watson, the renowned legal scholar who passed away last month at the age of 85. "One of the outstanding legal scholars of the last hundred years, Alan Watson was recognised around the world. With his death we lose yet another link that took u

Morton Fraser has appointed Keith Oliver as a consultant to its private client team. Mr Oliver, who brings over 40 years’ experience to the 54-strong private client team at Morton Fraser, will play a key role in delivering advice and managing the firm’s client base.

The Scottish Law Commission has today published a revised version of the Trusts (Scotland) Bill, as part of its recommendations for the reform of the current "outdated" and "archaic" legislation. Although some trusts are administered by professional trustees, many others are administered by lay

The public is being invited to help reform defamation law in Scotland. A new consultation on defamation – the damaging of an individual’s reputation through false communication – follows a report by the Scottish Law Commission which made 49 recommendations to modernise and simplify

A member of the Faculty of Advocates is playing a leading role in reforming the law to combat the scourge of puppy farming in Scotland. Scott Blair, of Terra Firma Chambers, will be among those taking part this month in Scottish government round-table discussions following a consultation on the Lice

Scotland's lawyers have voted overwhelmingly, by over 76 per cent, in favour of a "People's Vote" on the final Brexit deal. Exactly 750 respondents took part in a poll by Scottish Legal News, the daily news service for Scottish lawyers, which was held on Thursday and Friday last week.

David Lorimer analyses some technical aspects surrounding the introduction of independent legal representation for rape complainers.  On the 28 November 2018, The Faculty of Advocates hosted a debate on independent legal representation (ILR) for complainers in rape trials. This was informe

The Scottish Law Commission’s annual report 2018 is published today. In 2018 the SLC published a report, two discussion papers and a joint consultation paper. It also embarked on the Tenth Programme of law reform. The new programme includes a wide range of work: on family law; on the law of ho

The "seemingly innocuous" Children (Equal Protection from Assault) Bill is currently making its way through Holyrood. Nevertheless, certain aspects of this bill should give us pause for thought, writes Michael Sheridan. On the face of it, it proposes the seemingly rational objective of criminalising

A dispute about a demolished housing development in Midlothian has shown how a claim against consultants can be time barred before it is even known that there is a claim to be pursued. Is it time to change the law? The Scottish government already has. It has passed the Prescription (Scotland) Act 20

Lady Hale reflected recently on attempts in the nineteenth century to establish an Imperial Court of Appeal, opposed by both Scotland and Ireland. Delivering the 2019 Macfadyen Lecture in Edinburgh last month, the Supreme Court President asked: what is the United Kingdom Supreme Court for?

Gilson Gray has promoted two of its team to partner. Sally Nash has been promoted within the family law team while John Fulton has been made partner within the firm’s real estate department.

Scottish property sales have risen to their highest level in 11 years as buyers brush aside fears over Brexit. New figures from Aberdein Considine’s Property Monitor report show that homes collectively worth £3.4 billion changed hands during January, February and March this year –