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The Scottish Environment Protection Agency (SEPA) is to submit a report to the Crown Office over a potential prosecution in relation to the flaring at the Mossmorran complex in April 2019. Over 900 complaints were received by the agency’s pollution hotline, the highest number the agency has re

Administrative law expert Paul Daly explores the Supreme Court's judgment in R v Adams. On two occasions in the 1970s, Gerry Adams, allegedly a leading member of the Irish Republican Army at the time and later a prominent Sinn Féin politician, was convicted of attempting to escape from lawful

One of Scotland’s leading experts on immigration law, Alan Caskie, will be speaking in the last of the series of webinars on EU citizens’ rights, organised by the Citizens Rights Project. Applications for settled or pre-settled status can be refused if an applicant fails a ‘suitabi

BTO Solicitors LLP has announced the launch of a new online product for its wills & estates and family law clients. This artificial intelligence tool will ease the process for new clients seeking advice on their circumstances. The product, which has been created in conjunction with legal tech co

The Scottish Young Lawyers' Association (SYLA) has launched its new podcast series: Conversations with SYLA.

A man who stole a 2,000-year-old Roman relic has returned it as he believes "the end of the world is near” and wants to clear his conscience. Moshe Manies, who returned the 'ballista stone' on behalf of the man who stole it, posted about the relic on Facebook.

An oil and gas group had has its petition for sanction of schemes of arrangement under part 26 of the Companies Act 2006 granted by the Outer House of the Court of Session. Premier Oil plc and Premier Oil UK Limited proposed identical schemes with the same Scheme Creditors,

The Lands Tribunal for Scotland has rejected an application by a landowner for the discharge of a real burden that would have deprived three proprietors in Glasgow's West End of their servitude right of use of a garden. The real burden bound owners in a disposition from 1882 "not to erect any buildi

With lockdown measures extended by at least another three weeks in Scotland, ESPC and its member solicitor estate agents are calling on the Scottish government for parity across the UK for solicitor estate agents accessing the business rates relief scheme. The differences in approach between the Sco

A lawyer in Scotland's first virtual Sheriff Court hearing has praised the process and suggested areas where it can improve. Craig Watt, a solicitor advocate at Brodies, said on Twitter that he was "very proud" to have appeared in the hearing, over which Sheriff Principal Pyle presided.

Former Sinn Féin president Gerry Adams has won a Supreme Court appeal against his two convictions in 1975 for attempting to escape from detention. In the judgment delivered this morning, the Supreme Court unanimously held that the interim custody order (ICO) made in respect of Mr Adams i

Bosses at the home of golf have failed in a legal battle over the rights to the name 'St Andrews', The Times reports.

A licensing specialist has said local authority licensing boards need to "step up" and support the drinks trade to recover from the impact of the coronavirus pandemic, The Courier reports. Licensed premises were ordered to close to stem the spread of the virus in March.

Andrew Phillips explores the potential abuses of the furlough scheme.  In their recent COVID-19 update, the Serious Fraud Office (SFO) sought to assure us that they will continue to investigate suspected fraud, bribery and corruption, adapting ways of working where necessary to adhere to govern

The law firm used by celebrities including Robert De Niro and Madonna has reportedly been hacked. Hackers claim to have 756 gigabytes of data taken from Grubman Shire Meiselas & Sacks, including emails and contracts.