A new online portal has been launched to bring empty homeowners together with prospective buyers or developers with the aim of facilitating more properties to be used as homes again. Covering the whole of Scotland, this builds on the success of local pilots, referred to as “matchmaker schemes&
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Views are being sought on whether the law on football banning orders (FBOs) should be updated to crack down on pyrotechnics use and other forms of football-related disorder. Community safety minister Siobhian Brown has launched a public consultation seeking views and evidence on the legislation arou
Legislation to correct an error in law for owners of unoccupied properties’ liability to pay non-domestic rates has been passed. The Non-Domestic Rates (Liability for Unoccupied Properties) (Scotland) Bill applies the necessary changes retrospectively for all levies charged since April 2023.
An appeal by a resident of Duntrune, Angus, against a decision to refuse a challenge of Angus Council’s grant of planning permission on reconsideration for a crematorium near his home has been refused by the Inner House of the Court of Session after it found no error in the reasoning of the pl
David J Black is underwhelmed by the US investor’s plans for a pod hotel in an elegant Edinburgh crescent. A mere few months have passed since Keir Starmer, chancellor Rachel Reeves, and trade minister Peter Kyle victoriously announced that they had secured a magnificent £150 billion dea
A man has today been jailed for a minimum of 22 years following the murder of his wife’s 78-year-old grandmother, committed in a rage after she refused his demands for money. Adam Wright, 39, of Bishop's Waltham, was sentenced yesterday after he pleaded guilty to the murder of June Henty.
The former staff of a bakery that went bust have won almost £1 million in compensation. Employees at Mortons Rolls will get the cash after winning a court case against the UK government over their redundancy payouts.
Dentons has been named as a supplier on Crown Commercial Service’s (CCS) new RM6360 Legal Panel for Government framework. The six lots Dentons is named on are:
The record for the number of new Scottish solicitor traineeships has been broken for the third time in five years. Law Society of Scotland data shows 796 new traineeships were commenced during the 2024-25 legal practice year through to the end of October.
Magna Carta provides justification for restricting jury trials to only the most serious offences, a cabinet minister has claimed, prompting accusations that Labour is “selectively quoting” the charter to defend sweeping proposed reforms. Darren Jones, the chief secretary to the prime min
