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A bill to create a duty to provide crisis grants for people on low incomes and to support independent living has been passed by the Scottish parliament. The passing of the Welfare Funds (Scotland) Bill will make the Scottish Welfare Fund a permanent, statutory scheme.

SCBA members celebrate International Women’s Day at Edinburgh High Court

A senior member of the Faculty of Advocates has been appointed the first President of the Scottish Tax Tribunals. Andrew Stewart QC (pictured), will lead the new tribunals, which are being created to deal with devolved taxes.

Shoosmiths has been selected by the Scottish Fire and Rescue Service (SFRS) to report on and register all of their landholdings, following a tender process. The firm will be required to process around 400 titles for the SFRS as a result of a statutory obligation imposed by the Scottish government, a

Scottish Renewables has announced the appointment of its new chairman and vice-chairman. Patricia Hawthorn, partner at Shepherd and Wedderburn, has been appointed chairman of the renewables body while Gordon MacDougall, managing director, Western Europe at global renewable developer RES, has been ap

A bill intended to strengthen the fatal accident inquiry (FAI) process in Scotland has been published today. The Inquiries into Fatal Accidents and Sudden Deaths etc. (Scotland) Bill will set out practical measures for a system which is "effective, efficient and fair" said the Scottish government.

L-R: David McGowan, immediate past president; TLT's Stephen McGowan; and David Morton, president Stephen McGowan, head of licensing (Scotland) at TLT, has been appointed as a charity trustee to the Scottish Licensed Trade Benevolent Society.

Shepherd and Wedderburn is sponsoring the 'Alcoholic Drink' category in the prestigious Scotland Food & Drink Excellence Awards, set to take place in Edinburgh this month. The category features three innovative nominees: Dunnet Bay Distillers, based in Caithness, for their Rock Rose Gin; Ian Mac

Coroner Joanne Kearsley A private security guard who shot and killed two ex-servicemen in Iraq was not properly vetted by his employer, according to an inquest into their deaths.

CMS is in a period of "organic growth" in Scotland, one year on from the successful acquisition of Dundas & Wilson. Stephen Millar, one of the firm's two executive partners in Scotland, said the legal sector in Scotland is in a "more healthy" position because of ongoing consolidation and hailed

UK law firm Weightmans has announced a record turnover of £83.2 million for the 2014/15 financial year, an increase of £2.2 million on the previous year’s result. The company enjoyed a “positive year of growth and development”, buoyed by the doubling in size of its Scottish team, which it fa

What rate should the new Scottish Rate of Income Tax be set at and why?

Justice secretary Michael Matheson MSP A conference focussed on local scrutiny of police forces is to take place in Scotland this summer, Justice Secretary Michael Matheson has announced.

Scottish Legal Training held their latest masterclass in Edinburgh on Monday. This time it was the turn of some of the country's finest family lawyers to present talks on some of the current issues in their field. The event was chaired by Shona Smith head of family law at Balfour and Manson LLP.