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The Faculty of Advocates has offered comments on a number of clauses in a draft bill which is part of the final stages of the Scottish Law Commission’s project on aspects of the law of prescription. In response to a consultation on the Draft Prescription (Scotland) Bill, the Faculty told the commi

Angela Constance

Some 70 advocates will be “staying ahead of the curve” when important changes to the criminal law are analysed at the Scottish Criminal Bar Association’s Spring Conference. The event, in Stirling on Friday and Saturday this week, is to focus on vulnerable witnesses, including vulnerable accuse

Geoff Mawdsley A think tank has called for a new constitutional relationship between local and central government, governed by legislation which recognises the importance of local government to democracy and the operation of public services.

Lord Turnbull A man who posted a sexually explicit image of a woman on Facebook after they exchanged naked pictures of each other on Snapchat has successfully challenged a sheriff’s decision to place him on the sex offenders register.

Holyrood cannot declare Scotland independent, according to the House of Lords Library, while a second referendum is unlikely to occur before the 2021 elections. In a briefing paper on the Section 30 Order, which would see powers to authorise a referendum transferred to Scotland, the House of Lords L

The Land and Buildings Transaction Tax (LBTT) was introduced on April 1 2015 to replace Stamp Duty Land Tax in Scotland. It affects commercial leases in Scotland, which include agricultural tenancies, writes Hamish Lean (pictured). Any agricultural lease granted on or after April 1 2015 will be subj

An environmentalist seeking judicial review of the Home Office’s decision not to extend an inquiry into undercover policing to Scotland is close to reaching her fundraising target. Tilly Gifford, 32, started a crowdfunding effort this month after being refused legal aid to have the decision not to

Dr Stuart Waiton Dr Stuart Waiton, a senior lecturer in criminology at Abertay University, gives his thoughts on the Goodwillie case.

Very Rev Professor Iain Torrance The General Assembly of the Church of Scotland has been asked to authorise its Legal Questions Committee to undertake a further study on the legal implications of conducting same-sex marriages.

Marc van Grieken Shepherd and Wedderburn is asking delegates at this year’s All-Energy conference in Glasgow to support Parkinson’s research through a fundraising initiative taking place at the event.

A mother-of-one who was seeking a court order to relocate from Scotland to England with her two-year-old son against the wishes of the child’s father has had her application refused. A judge in the Court of Session ruled that a residence order providing that the child reside with the mother was �

DWF LLP has failed in a plea to have a £1 million claim against it dismissed in a commercial action brought by the landlord of its former Glasgow offices. The UK law firm, which entered the Scottish legal sector in 2012 via its merger with Biggart Baillie, is being sued by commercial property landl

The Law Society of Scotland is now accepting nominations for Council members to represent solicitors in the following areas:

Bruce Craig The anchor handling vessel Bourbon Dolphin capsized off the coast of Shetland 10 years ago this week (12 April 2007) while anchoring a semi-submersible drilling rig which had been contracted to drill three test wells in the Rosebank Field. Eight of the 15 people on board died, including