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The average price of a property in Scotland in August 2016 was £144,561 – an increase of 4.3 per cent on the previous year and an increase of 1.3 per cent when compared to the previous month, according to the latest publication of the UK House Price Index (UK HPI) published by Registers of Scotla

The University of Strathclyde Law Clinic dealt with 484 cases over the past year, an increase of 26.4 per cent on the year before, according to its annual report. The figure was reported by Law Clinic director Donald Nicolson to its AGM in the university's Graham Hills Building this week, which was

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Steve Dougherty Shoosmiths has advised world famous toy retailers Hamleys of London Limited on the leasing of a new retail premises at the Livingstone Designer Outlet Centre near Edinburgh.

A barrister and construction expert has been recognised by Scottish electrotechnical industry body SELECT with a Lifetime Achievement Award. Professor Rudi Klein is a barrister by profession, a former academic, visiting professor of construction law at the University of Northumbria and chief executi

It could have been the perfect crime - but a man who allegedly tried to steal a venetian blind was forced to ditch his loot in his bid to escape arrest.

Lady Smith Lady Smith, chair of the Scottish government's child sex abuse inquiry, has issued a statement calling on victims and witnesses to come forward as its investigations continue.

Gillian Rushbury, partner at BLM BLM has welcomed the introduction of the first online portal for launching court actions in Scotland as the “start of court action for the Netflix generation”.

House prices in Scotland's buy-to-let rental sector have risen by 5.4 per cent in the last 12 months, with Edinburgh and Lothians home to the highest rents in Scotland. The latest 2016 buy-to-let index from Your Move found that typical rental prices remained increased slightly from £574 in July to

Hannah Starritt Hannah Starritt, solicitor at Turcan Connell, explains the purpose of the Government's new Brexit department.

Charles Scott Shepherd and Wedderburn has announced the appointment of Charles Scott as a consultant to its Aberdeen office.

The European Court of Justice (ECJ) has ruled that the initial acquirer of a copy of a computer program, accompanied by an unlimited user licence, may resell that copy and his licence to a new acquirer — however, where the original copy has been damaged, destroyed or lost, the acquirer may not pro

Edinburgh-based Standard Life has been ordered by the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) to review its handling of pension customers dating back to July 2008 amid suspicions of the mis-selling of annunities. The insurance giant said it was opening the review following a wider FCA investigation that l

Judy Krieg, Shepherd and Wedderburn’s expert compliance, governance and financial regulation lawyer Three lawyers from Shepherd and Wedderburn's transatlantic disputes team are due to address over 1,000 defence lawyers and in-house counsel at the annual meeting of the Defense Research Institute (D

Secondary school students learnt about the law at the latest event in the Faculty of Advocates’ MiniTrials scheme at Edinburgh Sheriff Court.