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The Inner House of the Court of Session has ruled that the policy of the Scottish Ministers to prioritise certain classes of high security prisoners for access to rehabilitative work is unlawful under the ECHR after a challenge to the policy was made by a prisoner serving an Order for Lifelong Restr

The Scottish Human Rights Commission has welcomed the appointment of Lord Brailsford as chair of the Scottish Covid-19 inquiry. It also said it was pleased the terms of reference for the inquiry will be changed to ensure it takes a human rights based approach, as announced by Deputy First Minister J

Pinsent Masons has announced that Scottish litigator Laura Cameron will succeed John Cleland as the firm’s managing partner with effect from 1 May 2023. During her 28 years at the firm, Ms Cameron, who is based in Glasgow, has had significant influence in shaping the business through leadershi

The Scottish government is on a collision course with the courts again as it prepares legislation criminalising conversion therapy, according to a KC. Double silk Aidan O’Neill KC has warned that the proposals would be outside the legislative competence of the Scottish Parliament.

A fatal accident inquiry into the deaths of two men at a Scottish hotel has concluded with a recommendation that the Scottish government consider introducing a requirement for historic buildings converted into hotels to have active fire suppression systems installed. Simon Midgley and Richard Dyson

The former lord chancellor who oversaw the introduction of the Gender Recognition Act 2004 has criticised the UK government's deployment of the "nuclear option" of vetoing Scotland's gender recognition reforms. Lord Falconer of Thoroton KC said the statement of reasons published yesterday by Scottis

A new Scottish government register of who has a control over land has been criticised by Church leaders for the way it has been organised. The Register of Controlled Interest in Land has been set up in such a way as to create "unmanageable administrative burdens for local congregations".

Ken Carruthers considers the proposed changes to the termination of commercial leases in Scotland. The Scottish Law Commission (SLC), the body in Scotland charged with proposing legal reform, has recently published a report making a number of important recommendations concerning the termination of l

A new paper launched by the Scottish Land Commission aims to stimulate discussion on the ways communities can benefit from land use change and investment. The Scottish Land Commission’s Community benefits from investment in natural capital discussion paper details how investment in natural cap

Nicola Ross discusses two court procedures unique to Scotland which can be beneficial to parties. Scottish court procedure can often seem like a dark art to many practitioners located beyond Scotland. To be fair, sometimes that can be for good reason! However, there are ongoing efforts to modernise

The Scottish Tax Clinic, which launched in late 2021 to provide free tax advice to the public, has celebrated some key milestones.

Scottish Legal News is delighted to wish our sister publication Scottish Construction Now many happy returns as it celebrates its 20th anniversary.

A new report on the decriminalisation of people who use drugs suggests the Scottish government is not making full use of its powers. It describes how progress has been made across five different jurisdictions – Scotland, Ireland, Norway, Poland and the US State of Maine.

One of the world's major tea producers has argued that a lawsuit brought against it by thousands of Kenyan farmworkers should not be dealt with by the Scottish courts because of cultural issues. James Finlay Kenya Ltd is being sued by current and former employees who allege they suffered severe heal

Glasgow University has won the first Scottish Universities Roman Law Moot, which took place at the University of Glasgow on 25 March. The competition was based on a problem set in the time of the Emperor Justinian and was designed to familiarise students with the Roman juristic literature while also