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Julian Foster Scottish tenancy deposits are £100 cheaper on average than England and Wales; while in Scotland Edinburgh is the most expensive area, according to the Letting Protection Service Scotland (LPSS).

Clare Butler More than half of women working in the legal profession – 62 per cent – say their gender has hampered their career progress, according to research from legal and compliance recruiter Laurence Simons.

Jonathan Cooper The number of reported court cases involving privacy arguments has doubled in the last five years to a new high of 58 per year, according to Thomson Reuters.

With less than a week to go, time is running out for any delegates who have not yet registered for the Scots Law 2016. Conference/Exhibition which will take place at the Glasgow Hilton on 20th & 21st June.

Edward Snowden Documents revealing Scottish police had access to a GCHQ spy programme which collects information on individuals’ communications, use of social media and movements have been passed on to The Ferret.

Lord Lang of Monkton In its report on the 2015-16 Session, published today, the House of Lords Constitution Committee has expressed concern about "a constitutionally inappropriate shift of power from Parliament to the Executive".

Shona Robison Proposals to introduce a national target for reducing Scotland’s drinking levels would see pubs and supermarkets restricted in the amount of alcohol they sell.

Raising the age of criminal responsibility would bring consistency across Scots law, according to the Law Society of Scotland. At eight, Scotland has one of the lowest ages of criminal responsibility in the world and the Law Society has welcomed a recommendation to increase it.

Sarah Gilzean A council is facing a bill of £1 million after trying to dodge its duties to hundreds of women who lost out on equal pay, the Sunday Herald reports.

Dr Gregor Duncan

Rangers shareholder Mike Ashley has lost a legal bid to have a fine imposed on him reversed after a judge in the Court of Session ruled football’s governing body took the right decision. Mr Ashley was fined £1,000 by the Scottish Football Association (SFA) for breaching its rules on dual ownershi

June Hanney

The murder of the “Red Fox” Colin Campbell in 1752 has been solved and a formal apology must be issued to the innocent man wrongly accused, according to one historian. The story is one the most fascinating in Scottish history and is widely regarded as one of Scotland’s most enduring miscarriag

Dorothy Bain QC The Aberdeen Law Project has announced the appointment of new board members.

Gillespie Macandrew has entered into a significant legacy agreement with the Royal Zoological Society of Scotland (RZSS).