Holyrood has approved plans to release some short-term prisoners early due to rising prison numbers. Following parliamentary approval of the regulations, this means:
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Legislation has been approved to help create new small landholdings to increase farming opportunities and "bring agricultural tenancy law into the 21st century". The Land Reform (Scotland) Bill, passed by Holyrood, grants greater protections for tenant farmers and small landholders and safeguarding
The Scottish Police Federation (SPF) has written to First Minister John Swinney expressing concern over his offer to meet with the family of Sheku Bayoh, following the collapse of the public inquiry into Mr Bayoh's death. The SPF has also invited Mr Swinney to meet PC Nicole Short, who was injured b
MSPs have voted to create a new hutting law compelling the Scottish government to publish a model lease for hutting on public land. The change to the law aims to make it easier for people to access public land for low-impact, sustainable hutting in future.
Scottish animal welfare charity OneKind has called on the Scottish government to end the use of carbon dioxide to stun pigs before killing them in slaughterhouses. The calls come after the Animal Welfare Committee (AWC) recommended that UK governments prohibit carbon dioxide stunning as it inflicts
A woman in Pitlochry has lost a judicial review challenge against the decision of her local authority to grant planning permission for a brewery and taproom to be located less than 100 metres south of her residence after it was ruled that there was no inadequacy in the reasons given for granting the
Kim Kardashian has blamed her "frenemy" ChatGPT for failing her law exams. In a video for Vanity Fair, the 45-year-old reality TV star said she relies on the AI tool for "legal advice".
A commercial judge in an action by a landlord against their business tenant seeking damages worth over £12 million after the property was allegedly left in a bad state of repair has ruled that a clause in the schedule to the lease allowing the tenant to pay the landlord a certified sum instead
Property factors across Scotland are facing mounting accusations of overcharging, mismanagement and opacity, which suggests the possibility of systemic abuse of homeowners’ trust and money. Advice Direct Scotland said it has seen a steady rise in complaints, describing the trend as “a gr
Professor Julian Goodare, emeritus professor of history at the University of Edinburgh, will be giving the Stair Society's annual lecture on 15 November. The title of his talk is 'Witchcraft and Scots Law'. The lecture will take place at 11:30 in the Mackenzie Building, Old Assembly Close, Edinburgh
‘Fundamental issues’ must be addressed in a bill which seeks to introduce a recall process to the Scottish Parliament. This is the outcome of a report issued by Holyrood’s Standards, Procedures and Public Appointments Committee. The report follows the committee’s consid
Dr Mary Neal warns of yet another attempt to introduce authoritarian measures in Scotland. With Liam McArthur’s Assisted Dying for Terminally Ill Adults (Scotland) Bill currently at stage two in Holyrood, Patrick Harvie MSP has tabled an amendment – amendment 127 – to create s
COP30 leaders must keep people, and not profits and power, at the heart of negotiations, Amnesty International said ahead of the annual UN climate summit in Brazil. Brazil will host the 30th Conference of Parties (COP30) of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) in Bel&ea
A man who kept owls and large birds of prey tethered inside tiny cages amid squalid conditions has been banned from owning or keeping animals for five years. Brandon Hodge, 28, was sentenced at Greenock Sheriff Court after he admitted two charges of animal neglect.
Pornography depicting strangulation or suffocation – often referred to as “choking” – is set to be outlawed, with new legislation requiring online platforms to block UK users from accessing such material. Under amendments to the Crime and Policing Bill tabled at Westminster y
