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The Scottish government has released a guidance booklet on the community right to buy for communities, community bodies and landowners. Part 2 of the Land Reform (Scotland) Act 2003, the community right to buy, provides the opportunity for communities across Scotland to register an interest in land

The High Court in London has ruled that Lord Lucan, a peer who disappeared 42 years ago, is presumed to be dead. A death certificate has been issued for the peer who vanished after his children's nanny, Sandra Rivett, was bludgeoned to death in London.

A lorry driver found guilty of dangerous driving and behaving in a threatening or abusive manner which was likely to cause a reasonable person to suffer fear or alarm, who claimed that a sheriff erred in repelling a “no case to answer” submission, had an appeal against conviction refused. The Cr

David Cameron Prime Minister David Cameron has said a draft deal on reforming the UK's relationship with the EU delivers the “substantial change” sought.

Lord Carloway The Lord President, Lord Carloway addressed the Law Society of Scotland's Council, setting out his vision for courtrooms “fit for the 21st century”.

The volume of residential sales in Scotland rose 14.5 per cent in the third quarter of 2015-16 compared to the same period in the previous year, according to official statistics published today by Registers of Scotland (RoS). A total of 28,779 properties were submitted for registration between Octob

Angela Constance The Scottish government's Education (Scotland) Billis to be debated at Holyrood today

Michael Matheson The number of extra police officers continues to exceed the SNP's 1,000 target, figures published today show.

Ashley Winton The EU and US have failed to develop a new data sharing scheme to protect Europeans' personal data from American snoopers following the demise of Safe Harbour last October.

Lindsay McCormick On Friday the 26th of February, the Aberdeen Law Project (ALP) will host its Annual Lecture at the Kings College Auditorium, located in the University of Aberdeen campus.

A man involved in the supply cocaine was subjected to a renewed proceeds of crime action after property worth £35,000 was uncovered during a 2006 investigation into his activities. David Rush, 50, plead guilty in April 2006 to involvement in the supply of cocaine, which triggered a proceeds of crim

Clare Foster Now in its 15th year, the UK’s largest renewable energy event, All-Energy, returns to Glasgow’s Scottish Exhibition and Conference Centre on 4-5 May.

An executor of an estate has been granted reduction of a disposition in favour of a couple who claimed they regarded a residential property in which they had been living as their home. A judge in the Court of Session ruled that allowing the couple to take and remain in occupation of the property was

Proposed legislation on third party rights in contract has been hailed by the Faculty of Advocates as an “important improvement” for Scots law. In comments to the Scottish Law Commission on a draft Contract (Third Party Rights) (Scotland) Bill, the Faculty stated: “In broad terms, the Faculty

A bill which aims to create a modern burial and cremation sector in Scotland lacks detail and ambition according to a report issued today by theScottish Parliament’s Local government and Regeneration Committee. The report concludes the committee’s stage 1 consideration of the majority of the Bur