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Major retail property owner Legal & General has changed its leasing model from one of long-term leases to flexible terms that see rent linked to store performance. The financial services group is implementing the model across its £4.5 billion UK portfolio.

Sarah Stewart, a senior solicitor in the private client team at Harper Macleod, has received a clean sweep of top awards from the Society of Trust and Estate Practitioners (STEP).  Ms Stewart was recently awarded the Worldwide Excellence Award in the STEP Advanced Certificate in Taxation of Tru

The Inner House has agreed that unenforceable parts of an adjudicator’s decision can be ‘severed off’, write Fraser Hopkins and Jilly Petrie. It’s well understood that adjudication is a quick way of resolving construction disputes, on an interim basis at least (albe

Debbie Fellows urges employers and staff to come to an arrangement on how to treat a period of quarantine for employment and pay purposes. Quarantine following travel from Spain and other countries not featured on the Scottish government’s list of exemptions is a legal requirement and employee

An independent investigation report has found that police were justified in discharging PAVA spray during the arrest of a woman acting violently.

The Citizens Rights Project has announced a new free webinar in its series of events on EU citizens’ rights in Scotland.

Nominations are now open for the 2020 Law Society of Scotland In-house Rising Star award. The award recognises the outstanding achievement of a newly qualified Scottish solicitor or trainee working in-house.

A software engineer has been arrested after allegedly hacking into his former employer's database in an attempt to get his job back. Vikesh Sharma, 35, was sacked from his job as a senior software engineer at a Delhi-based company earlier in the COVID-19 pandemic.

The First-tier Tribunal for Scotland (Housing and Property Chamber) has resumed issuing written decisions in Case Management Discussions following the resumption of proceedings from 9 July 2020. Rescheduled CMDs are currently taking place by teleconference to allow all parties, representat

The Scottish Courts and Tribunals Service (SCTS) has opened a new court annexe in Kirkcaldy today.

Victims of historic child abuse in Scotland have been given more than £4 million. More than 400 victims of abuse in care were given the money by the Scottish government.

TLT has continued its growth in the UK posting a 13 per cent rise in turnover from £87.6 million in 2018/19 to £98.8m for the financial year ending 30 April 2020. Growth across its focus sectors continues to drive the firm’s revenue increase, with major projects for financial servi

Alan McIntosh calls for an extension to emergency laws aimed at helping Scots who are struggling financially in the midst of the pandemic. As Scotland enters phase 3 of the route map to exit the lockdown, there is a danger of being seduced into believing the Scottish economy will bounce back an

Illegal activity at historic sites in Scotland has increased during the lockdown, it has been reported.

An Edinburgh Law School academic is set to be part of a new £2.1m research study investigating the risks of COVID-19 on Black, Asian and minority ethnic (BAME) healthcare workers. Jointly funded by UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) and the National Institute for Health Research (NIHR), the Uni