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Judgment in the Scottish Brexit bill case will be handed down by the Supreme Court on Thursday 13 December 2018. On 17 April 2018, the UK government's law officers, the Attorney General and the Advocate General for Scotland, referred EU exit legislation passed in the Scottish Parliament (the UK

Two new members have been appointed to fill vacant positions on the Scottish Sentencing Council. Susan Fallone has been appointed as a judicial member, replacing Gillian Thomson. Ms Fallone has been a Justice of the Peace in Edinburgh since 2013. She currently works as a civil litigation solici

Lady Paton has been appointed as chair of the Scottish Law Commission, Justice Secretary Humza Yousaf has announced. The appointment will be for five years and will run from 1st January 2019 to 31st December 2023.

There needs to be a "fundamental change in approach to the funding of legal aid", solicitors in Glasgow have said in an open letter to the Scottish government.

The Scottish government has admitted it failed to follow the correct procedures in an investigation into Alex Salmond over allegations of sexual harassment and has had its findings struck down by Lord Pentland in the Court of Session. The former first minister crowdfunded £100,000 for his case

Scottish Legal News attracted 614 new readers last year, finishing 2018 with 12,212 subscribers. Twitter followers increased by around the same number to finish the year at 9,310. But the largest increase came in traffic to our new mobile-friendly website with monthly individual user figures up by a

Legislation to support the establishment and capitalisation of the Scottish National Investment Bank has been published by the Scottish Parliament. The bill grants the necessary powers to set up the bank which will provide financing for businesses through their whole life cycle and for important inf

A private healthcare provider which sued a Scottish health board claiming it was “contractually obliged” to pay for a mental health patient’s continuing care at a hospital in England has had its case dismissed. A judge in the Court of Session upheld an argument by Hi

The Commons' Scottish Affairs Committee has recommended that UK trade deals should be contingent on the close involvement of the Scottish government, to ensure that trade agreements work for the whole of the UK. In a new report, it outlines mechanisms for involving the devolved administrations in tr

Patent applications originating from Scotland continue to grow, according to the latest data released by the European Patent Office (EPO). New figures show that Scottish businesses and inventors filed 299 applications last year – representing a rise of almost seven per cent on the previous yea

A University of Aberdeen law graduate has become a qualified insolvency practitioner after passing two sets of rigorous exams. Sarah Bedford, a senior insolvency services supervisor at Aberdeen-based chartered accountancy firm Meston Reid & Co, passed the UK Joint Insolvency

DWF's innovations in combating fraud have been highlighted at the 2019 Scottish Legal Awards, where the business secured two accolades. Jill Sinclair, partner and head of counter fraud (Scotland) at DWF's Glasgow office, picked up the coveted Lawyer of the Year award for her achievements in tackling

Almost half of the Scottish government’s major infrastructure projects have been subject to delays, with prisons suffering the biggest hold-ups.

Bristol-based Burges Salmon has announced the launch of its first Scottish office in Edinburgh as it seeks to expand its existing Scottish practice. The firm has appointed Danny Lee, Robert Forman and Craig Whelton as partners in the new office, which will officially open its doors in May.

The Law Society of Scotland has unveiled changes to the Practice Rules which will provide Scottish solicitors with greater clarity on what is required of them in terms of interaction with the Society and anti-money laundering compliance. The new rules will take effect from 3 May 2019, coinciding wit