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June 1 2022 marks a significant date in the development of Scots law with the long-awaited, though still partial, implementation of the Prescription (Scotland) Act 2018. Important changes are being made to the manner of calculating the starting-point of the five-year “time-bar” period fo

A law banning physical punishment of children comes into effect in Wales today, meaning England is now the only nation in Britain to allow parents to hit their kids. Parents, or those responsible for a child, may face criminal charges if they physically discipline a young person in any way. They cou

An Italian man who had his UK bank account reported for suspicious activity has lost an appeal against a sheriff’s decision to extend a moratorium for the authorities to make further enquiries. Cristian Picco, who was not present when the sheriff approved the extension under sections 336A and

Taking away the rights of terrorists to automatic early release from prison threatens their human rights, new analysis argues. The government made emergency changes to sentencing law including ending the automatic early release of terrorist offenders at the halfway point of qualifying custodial sent

The president of Kazakhstan has proposed constitutional reforms to limit his power. Kassym-Jomart Tokayev would like to see the country switch from 'superpresidential' rule to mere presidential rule, with a strong parliament.

CMS has advised education technology provider ILT Inläsningstjänst AB (ILT Education) on its successful acquisition of Giglets Limited (Giglets Education), a Kilmarnock-based online literacy software company. Giglets Education enables schools and teachers to improve literacy results and ra

The Scottish Conservatives have revealed plans for an ‘Open the Books Bill’ to increase the financial transparency of the Scottish government. Douglas Ross said the proposal for a member's bill at Holyrood would end the SNP’s “secrecy” and deliver better value for taxpa

Yvonne Dunn, partner and financial services technology expert at Pinsent Masons, discusses the opportunities made available to businesses through open finance. A 10-year road map strategy published for Scotland’s fintech hub has highlighted “open finance” data as a key theme.

Pictured (L-R): Neil Patterson, Thomas Lillie, Diane Gundersen, Curtis Broadhead Aberdein Considine has appointed a new partner and two lawyers to its lender services practice group (LSPG).

Craig Naylor is to be appointed as Her Majesty's Chief Inspector of Constabulary in Scotland. Mr Naylor is currently deputy director of investigations at the National Crime Agency. He has over 30 years' policing experience including as deputy chief constable in Lincolnshire Police and as a divisiona

The Scottish Parliament has backed the Scottish government’s call to refuse legislative consent on the UK government’s Subsidy Control Bill. Business minister Ivan McKee said that the legislation, which replaces state aid rules lost as a result of the UK’s exit from the European Un

The cross-party Public Administration and Constitutional Affairs Committee has revealed “concerns” about Parliament’s lack of ability to scrutinise and amend emergency provisions in the Coronavirus Act over the last two years. In a new analysis published today, the committee critic

The Sheriff Appeal Court has ruled that a sheriff hearing a divorce action was entitled to find that the relevant date on which the parties ceased cohabiting fell after a period in which the husband was staying regularly at the matrimonial home at his wife’s invitation. The sheriff had found t

Ed Sheeran's High Court copyright cases has revealed that he and his co-writers earn about £5 million a year from the song in dispute, Shape of You, despite royalties being frozen. The case between Sheeran and rival songwriter Sami Chokri heard that when royalties for the song were frozen in M

I have known my solicitor since 1962. Granted at the time he did not know he was my solicitor because this was in primary one at Paisley Grammar. This is relevant for two related reasons. The first is that was just after the Cuban Missile Crisis when all the world thought it was going to die. Dylan