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The Law Society of Scotland has welcomed the announcement from Rural Affairs Secretary, Richard Lochhead, that the Scottish Agricultural Wages Board is to be retained. The society’s equalities law committee recommended that the board continue to protect the pay and conditions of agricultural worke

Professor Lorne Crerar Harper Macleod has been appointed as external legal adviser to the Office of the Scottish Charity Regulator (OSCR), its latest competitive tender win under the Scottish Government Legal Services Framework.

Kate Hodgkiss Lawyers have taken opposite sides over proposals to devolve employment law to Holyrood, with some arguing Scotland could become overwhelmed with cases from elsewhere in the UK because of the Scottish government's intention to scrap controversial hearing fees.

Once again the issue of the “not proven” verdict and its viability in Scots criminal law has been raised after MSPs on Holyrood’s Justice Committee rejected a bill to abolish it. Scottish Legal News is now asking readers whether they think it is time for “not proven” to be consigned to the

Aileen McLeod Nine million pounds has now been awarded from the Scottish Land Fund to help 52 communities to buy land.

David Kaye David Kaye, a partner at Harper Macleod, has become the first lawyer in Scotland to be awarded the Qualified Franchise Professional (QFP) accreditation by the British Franchise Association (bfa).

Professor Fergus McNeill Experts have warned of “mass supervision” by the justice system following news the number of Scottish offenders serving community sentences has increased sevenfold while the prison population remains stable, The Herald reports.

A ferry operator that sued the Scottish Government after it unsuccessfully bid for a contract to provide services between the Northern Isles and mainland Scotland has failed in a £12 million damages action. A judge in the Court of Session dismissed the claim by Shetland Line (1984) Limited because

Mark Harris Awarding-winning paralegal Mark Harris will be among the experts addressing next week’s Scottish Paralegal Association Conference.

Lady Dorrian A packed First Division courtroom witnessed Scottish legal history, with the installation of Lady Dorrian as Lord Justice Clerk. She is the first woman to hold either of the two senior judicial titles in Scotland.

A seafood company has called for Scottish smoked salmon to be awarded protected status. Associated Seafoods said foreign producers, including in the US and France, had “misappropriated” the label for smoked salmon and wants to see it granted protected geographical indication (PGI) status.

Brian Inkster Brian Inkster discusses the implications of Holyrood's new make-up for crofting law, asking whether it is time crofting had a dedicated voice in the Parliament.

Five members have been appointed to the Scottish Civil Justice Council and will take up three-year posts on 28 May. The new members are:

David Gourlay MacRoberts has won a tender to work with the Scottish Fire and Rescue Service (SFRS) in respect of a procurement matter under the Central Government Legal Services Framework.

Ahead of next week's Brexit referendum, Scottish lawyers have voted overwhelmingly in favour of Britain remaining in the EU. Of the 528 respondents in a poll conducted by Scottish Legal News, the daily news service for Scotland's lawyers, 78 per cent voted in favour of Remain and only 22 per cent in