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Kate Allen The UK must end indefinite immigration detention, Amnesty International said today, as it published a new report highlighting the long-term damage caused by the practice.

Will proposed changes to the planning system in Scotland give communities a greater say on their places? And will this protect the built and natural environment in Scotland? These are just some of the questions the Scottish Parliament’s Local Government and Communities Committee will ask on the Pl

John Mulholland Falkirk solicitor John Mulholland has been confirmed as the Law Society of Scotland’s next vice president today.

Hew Edgar Sales across the Scottish housing market remain flat in the run up to Christmas, according to the November 2017 RICS UK Residential Market Survey.

Steven Walker QC Terra Firma Chambers’ Steven Walker QC has been ranked as a New Silk for Dispute Resolution - Arbitration (English Bar - Singapore) in the latest edition of Chambers & Partners Asia Pacific Guide (2018): "New silk Steven Walker of Terra Firma Chambers advises on a wide range o

Leon Breakey (pictured right) and Graham Horn look at recently issued shrieval guidance on the role of the court reporter in a liquidation.

A “prominent figure” in the pipe band world who was found guilty of “sexting” a drumming student has had an appeal against his conviction refused. John Moneagle, 59, was convicted of “behaving in a threatening or abusive manner likely to cause a reasonable person to suffer fear or alarm”

Michael Matheson Scotland’s policing capability will be highlighted at an international conference in Edinburgh today.

The death has been announced of Ian Simpson QC, who served 18 years as a sheriff and was also a temporary judge before he retired. He was 68. Sheriff Simpson was admitted to the Faculty of Advocates in 1974, and took silk in 2005.

Lord Pentland Today the Scottish Law Commission (SLC) publishes its report recommending reform of defamation law in Scotland. The report includes draft legislation designed to modernise the law for the age of the internet and social media. The draft bill is the most substantial proposed reform of de

Ahead of this week’s Scottish budget tomorrow, the Law Society of Scotland has called for further reforms to the Land and Buildings Transaction Tax (LBTT) and has commented on the impact of the Scottish Rate of Income Tax introduced last year. In its comment paper the Law Society has said some of

The Scottish government will press ahead with preparations for a ‘Continuity Bill’ if significant changes are not made to UK Brexit legislation, Brexit minister Michael Russell has said. Speaking after the Joint Ministerial Committee in London yesterday, Mr Russell set out the need for a “cast

A man convicted of murder and embezzlement has been made the subject of a confiscation order after a High Court judge ruled that he had made almost £120,000 as a result of his “criminal lifestyle”. Colin Coates, who was sentenced to life imprisonment with a punishment part of 33 years after bei

Hazel Coutts Hazel Coutts looks at a case in which the Court of Session refused a motion for interim interdict, leaving an employee free to pursue business in competition with his former employer despite the existence of restrictive covenants.