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Michael Sheridan questions the sense of the Scottish government's court fee proposals. The Scottish government has issued an inquiry entitled Consultation on Scottish Court Fees. This document asks how court fees should be increased in order to achieve full cost recovery.

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Michael Matheson (left) and Sheriff Principal Pyle Concept designs of a new justice centre in Inverness have been unveiled to Justice Secretary Michael Matheson ahead of a public consultation exhibition of the plans.

Theresa May A cross-party group of MPs and activists who campaigned to keep the UK in the European Union has demanded reassurances over employment rights after Brexit, The Guardian reports.

Pinsent Masons has announced the launch of a UK-wide Public Policy Unit in the wake of Britain's decision to exit the European Union. Andrew Henderson (pictured) will join the firm in September as director of public policy in order to lead the initiative.

Police Scotland has created the most senior civilian role in its history in order to deliver a “sustainable operating model”. David Page is to become the single force’s new director of corporate services, strategy and change and will earn £173,010 a year.

Margrethe Vestager The European Commission has concluded that Ireland broke EU state aid rules by granting undue tax benefits of up to €13 billion to US tech giant Apple, which must now be collected from the firm with interest.

Portobello Community Football Academy has made its biggest pre-season signing by penning a headline sponsorship agreement with personal injury specialists Watermans Accident Claims and Care. Watermans has agreed a two-year deal with the football academy, which is renowned in Scottish youth football

In the heart of Edinburgh’s Old Town in the middle of Festival season, a fabulous and funky fundraising concert took place recently to raise money for the Child Brain Injury Trust’s Scottish Child & Family Support Project. Ticket holders enjoyed a wide range of uplifting soul and gospel hits

A council has successfully challenged a decision by the Scottish Ministers to grant planning permission for the development of a railfreight terminal on greenbelt land in North Lanarkshire. The Inner House of the Court of Session ruled that the Scottish Ministers failed to give “proper, adequate a

It is that time of year already and work is now underway to produce next year's Annual Review for free distribution to Scotland's lawyers. Our 100-page full-colour magazine will once again be packed with interesting and thought-provoking features from leading figures in the Scottish legal world and

The family of a boy who died after a gravestone fell on him have been denied legal aid ahead of the fatal accident inquiry (FAI) into his death. Ciaran Williamson, 8, died after a gravestone fell on him at Glasgow’s Craigton Cemetery, where he had been playing with friends.

Police referrals of vulnerable adults to protection agencies in Dundee has doubled – in two years. A report by Dundee City Council's Adult Support and Protection Committee indicated that between 2014 and 2016, police made 2,305 referrals, up from 1,161 in the two years before, The Courier reports.

Derek Hogg Harper Macleod has advised Port of Leith Housing Association in securing a new £35 million private funding facility to support its plans to build over 480 homes for social and mid-market rent in Leith and North Edinburgh by 2020.

Tom McEntegart TLT acted for UKAR on the transfer of title on approximately 90,000 mortgages securities UK-wide. The transfer of title was part of a wider transaction, which was the biggest of its kind for UKAR and included the sale of £13 billion of assets to Cerberus, with £3.3 billion of these