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A scaffolder who was sentenced to 12 months’ imprisonment after pleading guilty to having a kitchen knife in his car which was found following a police search has successfully appealed against his sentence. A sheriff had rejected the accused’s plea in mitigation that the knife was used as “wor

Helen Moore Housing associations in Scotland could be subject to freedom of information (FOI) laws from April 2019, subject to a parliamentary vote, it has been announced.

A supplier of luxury goods can prohibit its authorised distributors from selling those goods on a third-party internet platform such as Amazon and this does not, in principle, go beyond what is necessary to preserve the luxury image of the goods. Coty Germany sells luxury cosmetic goods in Germany.

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There is no "legal or logical bar" to the UK remaining in the EU single market and customs union after Brexit, The Bar Council has said. A report from the Bar Council's Brexit working group, seen by The Brief, says there "is no logical or practical necessity for the UK to be a member of either the E

Eric McQueen User satisfaction with services provided by Scottish Courts and Tribunals Service staff has risen to record levels, with 92 per cent of people declaring overall satisfaction in a new survey.

Burness Paull has announced that its private capital team has been awarded "Platinum Employer Partner" status, the highest level of accreditation of the STEP Employer Partnership Programme. The team currently has four full members of STEP, with two more close to qualifying.

Ameeta Panesar The Scotland real estate team at DAC Beachcroft has advised Liberty Retirement Living (Chapelton) Limited on the acquisition of a site in Aberdeenshire, which closed at the beginning of September.

A FTSE 100 company which is seeking to enforce a contractual restriction preventing a former employee setting up a rival partnership business has had a motion for interim interdict refused. A judge in the Court of Session said she was not persuaded to exercise her discretion by granting the interim

Kevin Stewart New legislation to simplify and improve the planning system has been set out by local government minister Kevin Stewart.

Neil Mackenzie The Faculty of Advocates has appointed a new director of training and education, Neil Mackenzie, who becomes the sixth member to hold the post.

Murdo Fraser A members' bill intended to crack down on rogue private parking firms is being launched at Holyrood this week.

Kate Allen Boris Johnson must put a strategic plan in place to help protect people who are putting their lives at risk to fight human rights abuses around the world, Amnesty International has said as it released new findings about the global dangers faced by activists.

Michael O’Flaherty Persistent widespread discrimination, intolerance and hatred across the EU threatens to marginalise and alienate many minority group members who otherwise feel largely attached to the country they live in and trust its institutions, according to findings from a major repeat surv

Lawscot Foundation trustee Laura Butcher got the bauble rolling when she made the first donation to the Lawscot Foundation as part of this year’s Baublefest campaign. For every donation made at the Law Society’s Edinburgh office or through the Lawscot Foundation website, a new bauble featuring t