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Holyrood’s Local Government and Communities Committee is seeking views on a new bill which aims to increase private tenants’ protection by limiting rent increases and allowing them to seek a “fair” rent. The Fair Rents (Scotland) Bill, a member’s bill from Pauline McNei

Personal data transfers between the UK and the EU after Brexit are "in jeopardy" because the UK's privacy watchdog does not meet strict EU standards, privacy experts have warned. The need for the UK to pass an adequacy assessment to allow frictionless data transfers to continue after Brexit was high

On Wednesday 21 October, the Equality and Human Rights Commission Scotland will host a webinar to discuss the use and impact of sexual history evidence and personal information in rape and sexual assault trials in Scotland. The webinar follows on from the commission’s review of legislation, ca

Three new videos will present short biographies of inspiring women in the Scottish legal profession. President of the Mental Health Tribunal for Scotland, Laura Dunlop QC, will feature in the first in the series of short films produced by Ashurst Women's Network, in collaboration with First 100 Year

Sexual orientation discrimination cases have increased 165 per cent since 2015, according to new data from compliance training specialist DeltaNet International and the Ministry of Justice (MoJ). The study analysed over 120,000 discrimination cases that went to employment tribunals and included case

Our sister publication Scottish Construction Now has added a legal section on its busy website. Sponsored by Compass Chambers, Construction Law in Scotland will host news and developments in construction, planning and property law in Scotland.

A 32-year-old solicitor with Grenadian and Irish parents is set to become the youngest-ever deputy master in the High Court in England and Wales. Jason Raeburn, an associate at Baker McKenzie in London, is due to be sworn in as a deputy master in the Chancery Division of the High Court.

A leading member of the parody Church of the Flying Spaghetti Monster is facing up to six years in prison for alleged illegal political activities. Mikhail Iosilevich, the Russian head of the fake religion whose followers call themselves "Pastafarians", is accused of links to a banned Russian opposi

The environmental organisation Greenpeace has had its petition for judicial review of the decision to allow the development of a North Sea oil field refused. The Secretary of State for Business Energy and Industrial Strategy, the first respondent to the petition, granted consent to BP

The UK government is being sued over its failure to disclose details of over £3 billion worth of Covid-19 contracts that it has awarded to private companies. Three MPs and the Good Law Project are seeking judicial review of the government's failure to disclose the information, arguing it is br

Scots criminal lawyers who want to address the concerns of their profession have formed a group to promote the interests of new and aspiring practitioners.

MacRoberts has promoted property lawyer Kyle Moir to the partnership and has also appointed private client specialist Chris Gardiner. Mr Moir is a highly experienced and well regarded real estate lawyer. He deals with all manner of property work including development site acquisition and disposal, f

Graeme MacLeod comments on a recent Inner House judgment in which police officers in a WhatsApp group lost an appeal against a decision to investigate them. The case of BC v the Chief Constable of the Police Service of Scotland was pursued by a group of 10 Scottish police officers, all of whom were

Police and courts will gain powers to remove suspected abusers from victims’ homes and ban them from re‑entering under new legislation published today. The Domestic Abuse (Protection) (Scotland) Bill, if passed by Parliament, will also allow social landlords to end or transfer a tenancy of a

Restoration works are now complete at the Category B listed Nairn Courthouse.