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An expert group that includes police, fire and animal welfare representatives has called for the introduction of no fireworks zones and tighter restrictions on the purchase and use of fireworks. The independent Firework Review Group has submitted its final report to ministers, urging a fundamental s

Protests will no longer be exempted from Covid-19 restrictions in England under new lockdown rules taking effect from tomorrow. The new regulations do not explicitly ban protests, but do not include the explicit exemption found in earlier regulations, according to media reports.

The Scottish Land Commission has set out a series of proposals to the Scottish government on how regional land use partnerships could help Scotland its climate action and help support green economic recovery.

A reader has informed us of the retiral of Edinburgh solicitor and sole practitioner Magdalen A. Ogilvie. A graduate of the University of Glasgow, she obtained her LLB in 1972. She moved to Edinburgh around 1974 and joined Keir Moodie, Solicitors, becoming a partner in that firm for severa

Ledingham Chalmers is hosting a free webinar this month for professionals. If you’re in professional services — perhaps you’re an accountant, financial advisor, surveyor, consultant or solicitor — grab a coffee and join the firm for an informal chat about the issues that matt

What's in a legal system? Benjamin Bestgen supplies the principal ingredients. See his last primer here. Last week’s article ended with lawyer and author Christopher Brown’s suggestion that fantasy authors could do more to make law and legal systems an explicit focus point in their works

A surprisingly considerate bank robber left and came back after he was reminded to wear a face mask when walking into his target. The man approached a bank clerk on Saturday afternoon but was told he needed to wear a mask as a Covid-19 precaution.

In this article, Mark Conway describes his experience as a party litigant. Mr Conway was convicted and imprisoned in 2017 after defrauding Dundee City Council of more than £1 million, due to a gambling addiction. He represented himself at the High Court after his case was referred to the

The Inner House of the Court of Session has ordered a transport firm to make reparations to a man who was on one of their buses when it left the road and rolled over, after the company was originally assolzied by the Outer House. The pursuer and reclaimer, Allen Woodhouse, argued that

Guidance for Scottish solicitors on publishing pricing, which aims to help consumers better understand the cost of legal advice and services, is due to come into effect in January 2021. Under the new price transparency guidance, firms will publish indicative price information about their services. T

Dundee solicitor Ross Paton, described as the life and soul of any party, has died aged 71. Born James Kinross Paton but known as Ross, he died suddenly on October 13 at his adopted home of Insh.

A Holyrood committee has called on the Scottish government to set out how it intends to address the "gendered" impact of the pandemic while also having regard to "intersectional" issues. As part of the Scottish Parliament’s Equalities and Human Rights Committee pre-budget scrutiny, MSPs heard

David Rennie has joined Mansefield Investments as legal counsel. Mr Rennie, former managing partner of Stronachs, joins the family investment firm as it explores opportunities in the energy sector which have the potential to reduce carbon emissions and accelerate the use of electrification.

An updated volume of the Stair Memorial Encyclopaedia, edited by a member of the Faculty of Advocates, has been published. In the Health and Safety at Work volume, Dominic Scullion describes recent statutory developments and examines recent case law from across the UK.

The corporate team at Shoosmiths has advised Extreme E in securing additional funding. Extreme E is an international off-road racing series that brings electric racing to remote parts of the world to highlight climate change challenges.