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The Brain Tumour Charity is very close to the heart of DWF Scotland real estate partner Iain McLean, who lost his twenty-year-old son Duncan  to a Grade 4 Glioblastoma brain tumour last year. Last year Iain completed a 100-mile coast-to-coast walk, raising over £11,000 to support both The

A former priest has been ordered to pay his brother-in-law more than £140,000 in damages from his late father’s estate following a family dispute over the lease of a fish and chip shop. John Gray was awarded damages for loss of profits in his action against Father Roderick MacNeil, after the Sher

Kenny Crawford The latest publication of the monthly UK House Price Index (UK HPI) shows that the average price of a property in Scotland in January 2017 was £142,233 – an increase of four per cent on January in the previous year and an increase of 2.1 per cent when compared to the previous month

Lord Wilson Plans in the House of Lords to make ex-wives “stand on their own two feet” by prohibiting the transfer of any non-matrimonial property upon divorce have been criticised by a Supreme Court justice who said “well-meaning” peers too readily believe what they “read in the papers”

Janette Speed Shoosmiths has advised Kingdom Housing Association Limited on the purchase of a development site from Fife Council that will be used to supply much needed affordable homes to the area.

A judicial review claiming ministers acted unlawfully in sacking the board of a college has been dismissed by a judge in the Court of Session. Lord Clark said board members failed to understand their collective responsibility. As a result, then-Education Secretary, Angela Constance's decision to dis

David Hoey David Hoey looks at a recent case clarifying the role of the Employment Tribunal in unfair dismissal claims.

Four new appointments have been made to the Scottish Police Authority board. Grant Macrae, Matt Smith and Caroline Stuart join the board from 1 April. The start date for Robert Hayes is to be confirmed.

Pupils from schools in Dundee, Glasgow and St Andrews have earned their places in the final of the Donald Dewar Memorial Debating Tournament, having pitted their wits against schools across the country.Just four of the original 128 teams that entered the Law Society’s national debating tournament,

A sheriff’s decision to discharge a man who was arrested on a European Arrest Warrant after ruling that the crime narrated was not an offence in Scots law has been overturned following an appeal. Miroslaw Lisek was convicted of stealing sewing machines after failing to return the items, which had

Any change to legislation on organ donation and transplants would have to be supported by a major public education campaign to boost donor numbers according to the Law Society of Scotland. In its response to the Scottish government consultation on increasing organ and tissue donation and transplanta

Fergus Ewing Crofters have elected six new commissioners to serve on the Crofting Commission Board where they will support the crofting system for current and future generations.

Up to 15 new bills in addition to the Great Repeal Bill could be required to deliver Brexit, research by a think tank has found. The authors of Legislating Brexit, a paper published today by the Institute for Government, warn that Brexit will place a huge burden on both Parliament and government dep

Government Brexit plans demonstrate a lack of ambition for equality and human rights standards, one human rights chief has warned.Publishing a "5 point plan" on how Britain’s status as a "world leader on equality and human rights" can be maintained and strengthened after we leave the European Unio

A new bill to strengthen the laws against those who psychologically abuse their partners using coercive and controlling behaviour has been published today. First Minister Nicola Sturgeon met survivors of abuse at Glasgow Young Women’s Movement (YWCA) centre on the day the Scottish government intro