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Penalties imposed by Revenue Scotland (RS) over the late filing of a land and buildings transaction tax (LBTT) return have been quashed after the tax agency failed to produce evidence that it had taken a decision to impose the penalties, as required by legislation. The Upper Tribunal

Profits in Scotland’s legal sector have fallen by over a quarter in the last 10 years, according to French Duncan. The accountants compared the most recent Law Society of Scotland Financial Benchmarking report for 2018 with the society’s 2008 Benchmarks and Costs of Time survey.

The European Court of Human Rights has ruled that UK authorities fulfilled their duty to carry out an effective investigation into the killing of six military policemen in Iraq in 2003. John George Miller, whose son Corporal Simon Miller was among those killed, complained to the court that the inves

Jonathan Tait discusses the concerning details of a popular new app. The latest craze to hit social media involves an app which can edit an image you upload, to show younger or older versions of yourself. Of course it’s a bit of fun and thousands have taken to using the app and taking up the #

Shepherd and Wedderburn has expanded its private client service in Aberdeen with the appointment of solicitor Kirsten McKinnon. Ms McKinnon has joined the firm from Burnett & Reid to work alongside former colleague Gillian Campbell, who joined Shepherd and Wedderburn in April as partner and head

House prices in Aberdeen city and suburbs rose by 2.4 per cent in the latest quarter, according to new figures.

Facebook has been ordered to pay a record-breaking $5 billion penalty by the US Federal Trade Commission (FTC) for privacy violations following an investigation into its role in the Cambridge Analytica scandal. The FTC alleges that Facebook failed to safeguard user data from third parties and used t

In a series of three full-day workshops this year, funded by the Royal Society of Edinburgh, academics and practitioners will critically review the role and impact of the Scottish Parliament on child and family law in Scotland. 2019 marks the twentieth anniversary of the re-establishment of the Scot

Ampersand’s Lauren Sutherland QC was one of the speakers at the XXXVIth International Congress on Law and Mental Health Conference in Rome this week. The conference was held at the University of Rome and delegates attended from all around the world.

There are only a limited number of places remaining for the next Legal Entrepreneurs' Breakfast Club event in August. The Breakfast Club, which is organised by HM Connect, will reconvene on 13 August at the offices of Harper Macleod LLP in Glasgow.

CMS has secured sponsorship of the Scottish chapter of Startup Grind, a global initiative aimed at supporting fledgling entrepreneurs. Startup Grind is the largest independent start-up community, actively focused on educating, inspiring, and connecting more than 3.5 million entrepreneurs in over 600

A team of walkers from Scullion LAW in Hamilton have raised over £2,500 for local charities after completing a 23-mile Kiltwalk in Glasgow.

An angry judge postponed sentencing of a man found guilty of threatening behaviour after he turned up to court wearing shorts. Judge Olann Kelleher, delaying the case until Friday, said: "You cannot come to court in shorts."

A long-term prisoner who claimed that the prison authorities acted “unlawfully” in failing to progress his application for home detention curfew has had his legal challenge dismissed. Niall Dinsmore, then a prisoner at HMP Castle Huntly serving a five-year sentence for a firearms offence

Her Majesty The Queen has approved the appointment of Lord Reed as the next president of the UK Supreme Court. Lord Reed will succeed Baroness Hale of Richmond as president, alongside three additional appointments as justices.