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Landmark Information Group’s latest market data report paints an encouraging picture for home-movers as supply pressures continue to ease following the lifting of Covid restrictions in Scotland in April – despite demand variance remaining consistently ahead of trend since the start of 20

Politics has been a very odd place over the last few weeks and months, where apparently in starting consideration of a policy proposal, the law has not always seemed to be the first point of reference and politics rather than law has been the deciding factor. It is almost a relief to be back looking

The Scottish government’s continued failure to ensure deprivations of liberty are appropriately regulated must be addressed as a matter of priority, according to the Law Society of Scotland. In its response to the Scottish Mental Health Law Review’s Additional Proposals Consultation, the

Two new members have been appointed to fill vacant positions on the Scottish Sentencing Council. Summary Sheriff Amel Elfallah joins the council as a judicial member, while Louise Arrol takes on the role of advocate member. Both have been appointed for five-year terms by the Lord Justice General, af

Projects to tackle sexual harassment and support people with learning difficulties in legal workplaces are among a raft of initiatives to receive government-backed funding. The Scottish Women’s Rights Centre and social enterprise JRS Knowhow will lead a learning programme on gender-based viole

The Scottish government has been pressed over its handling of mental health services after the Scottish Police Authority warned that the provision of dedicated mental health professionals within police custody settings across Scotland was “inconsistent”.  Under Action 15 of the Ment

Human rights lawyer Kavita Chetty has joined the Scottish government as deputy director for human rights and mainstreaming. Ms Chetty, formerly head of legal and strategy at the Scottish Human Rights Commission (SHRC), has been appointed on a fixed-term basis for up to three years.

In 2020, the Scottish Government ran a public consultation on the further regulation of non-surgical cosmetic procedures (that pierce or penetrate the skin) and proposals to introduce a licensing scheme. On 7 July 2022, the responses to the consultation were published alongside the Scottish Governme

The Scottish Land Commission has made three new appointments. Charlie Davis has joined as project manager for diverse land ownership, Lisa Busby as training coordinator and Hanna Wheatley as the new research officer.

In an era where consumer disputes are increasingly progressed and decided via electronic means by companies such as major online retailers, banks and travel agencies, those attending court for the first time in civil disputes can find the process daunting and time-consuming. The issues presented by

The Edinburgh Bar Association (EBA) has accused the Scottish government of mischaracterising the dire legal aid situation as the result of market forces. Legal affairs minister Ash Regan had claimed that the decline in numbers of criminal legal aid lawyers was a natural response to the drop in prose

Sally Anthony discusses the introduction of the Register of Overseas Entities (the ROE) and the implications it has for overseas entities that already own or lease property in Scotland or wish to invest. The Register of Overseas Entities, which was introduced on 1 August 2022 as part of the Economic

The Law Society of Scotland has congratulated the Scottish Mental Health Law Review on the publication of its final report and urged the Scottish government to avoid delays in moving to the implementation phase.

Blackadders has been announced as the official legal partner for the first-ever Scottish Games Week. The law firm will be sponsoring the entire roster of Scottish Games Week events taking place across Scotland from 24 to 28 October.

The average price of a property in Scotland in August 2022 was £195,391, an increase of 9.7 per cent on August 2021, the latest provisional statistics from Registers of Scotland's UK House Price Index show. Comparing with the previous month, house prices in Scotland increased by 0.2 per cent b