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Michael Matheson Seven new members have been appointed to the Scottish Police Authority (SPA) board.

An angling group has won a legal battle to sue Scottish Water over a spillage of high-purity acid into a river following an appeal. Devon Angling Association raised an action seeking damages after 12,000 litres of 96 per cent concentrated sulphuric acid leaked into the River Devon from a tank at Sco

Matthew Rice Matthew Rice writes on the need for reform of Scotland's biometric data regime.

Brexit could make it harder to bring international talent into Scottish football, according to Paul McMahon, employment partner at Brodies. The end of EU laws on freedom of movement could also cause problems for Scottish footballers seeking to go abroad.

Lawyers received a high-level update and review of law and procedure in non-medical professional negligence disputes at the Professional Negligence Lawyers Association (PNLA)'s recent annual conference in Edinburgh. The conference at the Signet Library went over some of the Scottish cases that have

More patients affected by violence will be offered support during admission to hospital to help them turn away from violence in their lives. The Scottish government has awarded £140,000 to the Scottish Violence Reduction Unit to expand its ‘Navigator’ programme to Queen Elizabeth U

The Faculty of Advocates' Gavin MacColl QC, has been appointed independent chair of the Scottish Rugby Council standing committee on governance. Mr MacColl, who called in 2000 and took silk last year, is one of the bar’s specialists in commercial law.

The Scottish Social Services Council (SSSC) has two paid placements available for law students. The SSSC is flexible with dates but is looking for people available between July 2018 and March 2019.

Bonar Mercer looks at a fresh consultation on proposed reforms to the limited partnerships regime. Scottish Limited Partnership (SLPs) (as well as English Limited Partnerships) are a type of business structure formed under the Limited Partnership Act 1907. Unlike English Limited Partnership, SLPs ha

After calling for reforms to put consumer protection at the centre of its regulatory framework, the Law Society of Scotland has expressed its support for Scottish government’s plans to establish a single consumer body for Scotland. Business minister Jamie Hepburn MSP announced plans to set up

Kate Dowdalls QC has been appointed as a commissioner of the Scottish Law Commission. In the post, which is for five years, Ms Dowdalls will work on projects in the area of family law, an area in which she has specialised throughout her career.

A ruling of the UK Intellectual Property Office has been described as one of a catalogue that "strike against the Scottish legal profession". Cloch Solicitors, run by Philip Hannay, had sought to register the word 'loch' insofar as it is used for legal services, an application opposed by Loch E

The Scottish government has gained the support of Northern Ireland's law officer in its legal case with the UK government over Brexit. The Lord Advocate, James Wolffe QC, has argued Holyrood's Brexit legislation is consistent with the “constitutional framework of devolution” ahead of the