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The Supreme Court has has signed up to the Black Talent Charter. The court joins over 20 signatories who have already signed up to the charter.

The Scottish government’s response to the Scottish Mental Health Law Review is a positive indication of governmental commitment to much needed legislative reform, the Law Society of Scotland has said. The society stressed, however, the importance of avoiding any further delays to implementatio

The Scottish Law Commission has today published a third discussion paper consulting on reform of the law of securities granted over land and buildings in Scotland. Heritable securities – often referred to as mortgages – are at the heart of many high-value commercial property and finance

Amendments to legislation incorporating the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child will deliver a "clear, coherent and workable bill that provides some valuable protections for the rights of children in Scotland", according to the Scottish government. The UNCRC (Incorporation) (Scotland) Bill was

An Italian teacher who was dismissed after being absent for 20 out of 24 years of her service at schools around Venice has pledged to share her version of events. Cinzia Paolina De Lio was terminated from her position in 2017 after returning to work for four months, prompting a flurry of complaints.

Exorbitant costs are preventing individuals and community groups from bringing legal challenges to safeguard the environment in England and Wales, according to NGOs. A shared report by the RSPB, the Environmental Law Foundation (ELF), and Friends of the Earth England, Wales and Northern Ireland sugg

Shepherd and Wedderburn’s banking and finance team has reported a busy 12 months. In the year to 30 April 2023, the team advised clients including banks, funds, financial institutions, alternative lenders, public bodies, corporate borrowers and sponsors, on over 140 deals with a total value of

The prisoner transportation and custody firm used by the courts is putting "unacceptable pressures" on the justice system with its severe delays, a lawyer has said. Defence solicitor Matthew McGovern tweeted that GEOAmey's service was an "absolute disgrace" after highlighting a delay of more than 10

More than 160 high school pupils have attended a virtual event designed to inform and inspire the next generation of Scottish solicitors and advocates, including young people from less-advantaged backgrounds. The Law Society of Scotland’s Virtual Summer School took place over four days last we

Reconviction rates have decreased from 2018-19 across almost all groups, new statistics from Scotland’s chief statistician show. This is the first year that reconviction data affected by the pandemic has been published and is therefore not considered to be indicative of longer-term trends

A private landlord who was removed from the landlord register because her local authority did not consider her a fit and proper person has successfully petitioned for judicial review of an Upper Tribunal decision upholding that decision. Petitioner Anu Sharma argued that the “fit and proper pe

Agricultural charity RSABI has announced its flagship annual outdoors team event, the Great Glen Challenge, will this year be sponsored by Gillespie Macandrew.

Chris Rae discusses the potential for Scotland to replicate Norway's success in the data centre market by leveraging renewable energy sources, reusing waste heat, attracting investors, and addressing infrastructure and planning barriers to drive economic growth and enhance environmental sustainabili

Two oil and gas sector specialists from law firm CMS have launched a new book outlining the ‘radical’ approach of the UK’s MER (maximising economic recovery) regime governing North Sea drilling operations. Maximising Economic Recovery: A New Approach to Regulating the UK's Offshore

It could have been a rerun of Clochemerle, that droll 1970s Simpson and Galton series about the hotly disputed provision of a public pissoir in an ultra respectable French village. In 2021 Miranda Dickson inherited her three story townhouse in Edinburgh’s Drummond Place from her parents, Ian a