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Nicola Buchanan explains the details of the civil partnership regime in Scotland. “Marriage is not everybody’s cup of tea. For some, it represents religious or patriarchal baggage that many rail against.” This was one of the ways the deputy convener of the Scottish Parliament&

Axiom Advocates has announced that Lord Drummond Young has joined the stable.

A petition has been launched calling on the Scottish government to formally adopt the Fair Rents (Scotland) Members Bill after the proposed legislation was dropped by the Scottish Parliament’s local government committee. Scottish Labour housing spokesperson Pauline McNeill worked closely with

When the Supreme Court gave its decision in long-running matrimonial dispute Villiers v Villiers this month it handed a significant victory to Edinburgh law firm SKO Family Law. Led by partner Rachael Kelsey – the K in SKO – the firm represented Mrs Villiers in a matter that had sought t

Viscount Melville, The Times reports, is considering applying for a judicial review of the legend on a proposed plaque on the Melville monument to reflect his ancestor's alleged perpetuation of the slave trade. Indeed, his lordship sprang to the defence of his forebear on the BBC's Today programme t

Investors remain interested in the Scottish commercial property market despite the coronavirus crisis, a lawyer has said. Derek Nash, partner at Lindsays, said that demand was “robust” throughout the crisis and that the trend towards working from home did not mean the end of the office.

Stephen Phillips discusses the UK government's Brexit blueprint in relation to policing trade between the different parts of the UK. Last month the Westminster government set out its blueprint for policing trade between different parts of the UK after the post-brexit transition period ends on 31 Dec

Professor Margaret Ross will retire from the University of Aberdeen at the end of this month after 28 years of service. Professor Ross graduated from the university in 1979 and has spent her career there in various capacities. She became a part-time tutor in 1980 while she was working in legal pract

Scotland is to incorporate the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child (UNCRC) into domestic law. The UNCRC (Incorporation) (Scotland) Bill will make it unlawful for public authorities to act incompatibly with the incorporated UNCRC requirements, giving children, young people and their representati

Emily Pike and Rosie Taylor look at the implication of the recent case Villiers v Villiers on the issues of 'jurisdiction shopping', divorce law, trust law, inheritance, and powers of attorney. In July, the UK Supreme Court handed down its decision in the case of Villiers v Villiers 2020 UKSC 3

The effect of the Limitation (Childhood Abuse) (Scotland) Act 2017, and whether a claim for historic abuse in Scotland should be allowed to proceed in the English courts, was considered by the High Court in its recent judgment, JXJ v The Province of Great Britain of the Institute of Brothers of the

When Amanda Millar put herself forward to become president of the Law Society of Scotland she wanted to make a difference to her profession during a time of considerable challenges. What she did not know back in the relative calm of 2018 was that by the time she took over from John Mulholland in Jun

Senators of the College of Justice have warned of inconsistency and ambiguity in proposed hate crime legislation. In a response to Holyrood's Justice Committee, judges noted that free speech provisions in clauses 11 and 12 of the Hate Crime and Public Order (Scotland) Bill only apply

Fiona Caldow and Gareth Hale consider a recent decision by the Supreme Court on restrictive covenants in restraint of trade. In Peninsula Securities Limited v Dunnes Stores (Bangor) Limited [2020] UKSC 36, the Supreme Court upheld the terms of a lease, finding that a restrictive

In a rare moment of candour, Northern Ireland Secretary Brandon Lewis yesterday admitted that the British government was breaking international law by overriding the terms of the EU Withdrawal Agreement that dealt with the Northern Ireland protocol. Scottish Legal News will not be offering a prize t