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Ahead of a panel discussion event next week, Rachel Munro examines why, for housebuilders, planners and local authorities, heat networks promise to increasingly be a hot topic in the months and years to come. It need not be overstated that Scotland doesn’t have the best weather and despite hig

Measures to protect tenants through the cost of living crisis, including the three per cent rent increase cap and additional eviction protections, will be extended for a further period of up to six months following a vote by MSPs. The Cost of Living (Tenant Protection) Act was introduced in October

A proposal to increase the minimum unit price (MUP) of alcohol by 15 pence per unit to 65 pence is included in a new consultation on the future of the public health policy. Views are being sought on whether to continue the MUP legislation beyond the current term which ends next April, and the level

Former Trump lawyer Rudy Giuliani is being sued by his own lawyers over an alleged unpaid legal bill of $1.36 million (around €1.3m or £1.1m). The disputed bill relates to services provided since 2019, including early representation in some of the notorious election rigging cases, NBC New

The Courts and Tribunal Service (SCTS) must “honour” its “obligations” and stop placing staff on zero hour contracts, Katy Clark MSP has said. In a letter to SCTS chief executive Eric McQueen, the Scottish Labour MSP cited press reports suggesting that 16 staff members are cu

One of the foremost experts in the world on law and policy for linguistic minorities has been appointed to Bòrd na Gàidhlig. Robert Dunbar has been professor of Celtic at the University of Edinburgh since June 2013.

The use of ASBO-style behavioural control orders in England and Wales is inconsistent and should be reformed, according to a report from JUSTICE. The cross-party legal reform charity's report, Lowering the Standard: A review of Behavioural Control Orders in England and Wales, describes how the use o

The Scottish government could be the subject of a fresh legal challenge over its short-term let licensing policy. The chairperson of the Association of Scotland’s Self-Caterers (ASSC), Adrienne Carmichael, has written to First Minister Humza Yousaf to warn its licensing regulations may be in b

Gordon Jackson KC is appealing a professional misconduct ruling against him for revealing the names of former first minister Alex Salmond's accusers on a train journey. Mr Jackson, 75, who was counsel for Alex Salmond during his High Court trial, had previously been instructed to apologise to t

Celtic legend Henrik Larsson has found himself in a legal dispute with a businessman over the use of his name. James Dear, 64, has been accused by Mr Larsson of “exploiting” his reputation by trademarking his name for a range of branded clothing.

Morton Fraser's Bethany Reed, Kirsty McArthur, Gregor Page, Ailsa Cameron, Kyle Dillon, Erda Kollovozi, Rachel Cooper and Sarah Patrick participated in the Edinburgh Kiltwalk's 'Mighty Stride' to support the firm's charity of the year, Shelter Scotland.

Sheriff Philip Mann sitting in Aberdeen Sheriff Court has just handed down a landmark decision (Mrs Susan Gordon, Petitioner, [2023] SC ABE 26) which, if followed by other courts, will open a new door in commissary practice across Scotland, writes Justin Reid. The deceased, Mr Thomas Nicol Rae,

An artist who was given nearly €70,000 in cash for an art project but then returned two blank canvasses he called Take the Money and Run has been ordered to repay the sum. Danish artist Jens Haaning was expected to physically incorporate the banknotes totalling 500,000 kroner (nearly &euro

Celtic FC is looking to settle legal claims of historical abuse at Celtic Boys Club, BBC News reports.

The Edinburgh Tram project was £400 million over budget and five years late due to a "litany of failures", Lord Hardie has found. The former judge has today published the findings and recommendations of the Edinburgh Tram Inquiry, nine years after it was established and at a cost of &poun