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Legislation to provide gay men convicted under historical discriminatory laws with an automatic pardon has been published. The Historical Sexual Offences (Pardons and Disregards) Bill will also enable men to apply to have convictions for same-sex sexual activity that is now legal removed from centra

Maria Botha-Lopez Three bedroom properties in the south-west suburbs of Edinburgh have shown some of the highest increases in average selling prices, which could be attributed to pressures caused by a shortage of properties on family homes in Edinburgh.

A man wanted by authorities in the United States of America to face bomb threat charges will not be extradited because of his failing health, a court has ruled. Prosecutors in the US wanted “tartan terrorist”, referred to as "SN" arrested and extradited to America to face trial over allegations

A new and effective "sifting committee" should be set up to determine which proposed pieces of delegated legislation need detailed scrutiny by MPs as EU law is transferred into UK law, a House of Commons select committee has said in a new report.

Pictured (L-R): Jimmy Carr, Kelly McEwan, business development manager of McEwan Fraser LegalMichael Stoop, deputy chairman of the Property Ombudsman and Grant Leonard, joint managing director of Property Drum Ltd.

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The Law Society of Scotland has said the decline in the legal aid budget is a "major concern". Responding to the publication of the Scottish Legal Aid Board’s (SLAB) annual report 2017, which shows a further overall drop in legal aid spending from £137.8 million to £135.7 million, Graham Matthew

Fiona Hyslop An organisation in Skye is to become the first to acquire land under a new scheme to transfer publicly-owned forestry assets, to the benefit of local communities.

Aileen Campbell Women from Northern Ireland can now access abortion services free of charge, through Scotland’s NHS.

Pictured: Lord Clark (centre) with pupils from Mackie Academy and the Community School of Auchterarder

Millions of documents held by organisations including offshore law firm Appleby have been stolen in what has been dubbed the Paradise Papers leak. The firm said in a statement that its computers were hacked by an intruder “who deployed the tactics of a professional hacker and covered his/her track

Commercial disputes specialist Philip Sewell has joined Shepherd and Wedderburn as a partner, bringing 25 years’ experience to the firm’s commercial disputes and regulation division. Mr Sewell advises on contentious commercial matters, including insurance, professional negligence, shareholder di

An American woman who challenged a sheriff’s decision that a dispute with her former husband over the care of their child should be determined in the United States rather than in Scotland has successfully appealed against the ruling. The Sheriff Appeal Court held that the sheriff “erred in law�

Mhairi Richards QC Mhairi Richards QC received more in legal aid fees than any other advocate in 2016-17, the latest Scottish Legal Aid Board (SLAB) figures show.

Scottish Legal News has learned that vulnerable adults are being put at a disadvantage because of severe delays in lodging guardianship orders in court due to a shortage of mental health officers. A guardianship order is sought where a person has no capacity and may be very vulnerable