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Legislation to correct an error in law for owners of unoccupied properties’ liability to pay non-domestic rates has been passed. The Non-Domestic Rates (Liability for Unoccupied Properties) (Scotland) Bill applies the necessary changes retrospectively for all levies charged since April 2023.

Dentons has launched a Consumer Portal to help clients navigate the consumer law and enforcement aspects of the Digital Markets, Competition and Consumers Act 2024 (DMCCA).  Enacted in May 2024, the DMCCA has been implemented in stages, with most of the consumer law provisions coming into force

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Gillespie Macandrew has made a series of new appointments. In September, the firm appointed Keith Bishop in Edinburgh as a senior specialist in construction and engineering. He is dual qualified in Scotland and England & Wales and has extensive international experience that spans both contentiou

Kee Solicitors, a firm with offices in Glasgow and Aberdeen, has announced a strategic partnership with Stowe Family Law. Stowe, backed by global investment firm Investcorp, operates more than 90 offices across England and Wales.

A man has today been jailed for a minimum of 22 years following the murder of his wife’s 78-year-old grandmother, committed in a rage after she refused his demands for money. Adam Wright, 39, of Bishop's Waltham, was sentenced yesterday after he pleaded guilty to the murder of June Henty.

A man who sued for the right to a personalised licence plate reading "GAY" has finally received it. Ohio man William Saki took legal action against the Ohio Bureau of Motor Vehicles (BMV) after he was told the word "gay" had been banned on custom plates since 1996.

The former staff of a bakery that went bust have won almost £1 million in compensation. Employees at Mortons Rolls will get the cash after winning a court case against the UK government over their redundancy payouts.

Dentons has been named as a supplier on Crown Commercial Service’s (CCS) new RM6360 Legal Panel for Government framework. The six lots Dentons is named on are:

Thompsons Solicitors Scotland has been named Litigation Team of the Year at the Herald Law Awards of Scotland 2025.

The record for the number of new Scottish solicitor traineeships has been broken for the third time in five years. Law Society of Scotland data shows 796 new traineeships were commenced during the 2024-25 legal practice year through to the end of October.

An assault on the independence of the judiciary in Pakistan has been condemned by the International Bar Association. At the core of the country's new 27th Constitutional Amendment is the creation of a permanent Federal Constitutional Court (FCC) under the newly inserted Part VII of Pakistan’s

Regulatory pressure on Scottish law firms has never been higher. The Law Society of Scotland is ramping up inspections, calling out weak AML/KYC procedures, and demanding fully documented, seamlessly integrated onboarding workflows. With tougher scrutiny on risk assessments, source-of-funds checks a

Femicide is to become a standalone criminal offence in Italy under legislation now backed by the country's parliament. The lower chamber of the Italian parliament gave unanimous backing to the government bill on Tuesday, coinciding with the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against W

Magna Carta provides justification for restricting jury trials to only the most serious offences, a cabinet minister has claimed, prompting accusations that Labour is “selectively quoting” the charter to defend sweeping proposed reforms. Darren Jones, the chief secretary to the prime min