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A man who claimed that both a house and the land on which it was built should not be considered “matrimonial property” after his wife raised an action for divorce has had his appeal dismissed. A sheriff had ruled that the land on which the house had been built was not matrimonial property while

The number of potential human trafficking victims identified and given help in Scotland has risen over the last year. There were 213 referrals to Police Scotland in 2017, a 42 per cent increase from 2016. The greatest increase was in labour exploitation referrals, and over half of reports referred t

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A free seminar, aimed at current or prospective owners of historic buildings, will be held in Perth next month. Perthshire Solicitors Property Centre (PSPC) is organising a ‘Property Repair Seminar’ to help people care for their historic home, and to raise awareness of the potential pitfalls and

Tracey Singlehurst-Ward More small businesses are bringing claims to the Intellectual Property Enterprise Court (IPEC), according to a new report.

The Bar Standards Board (BSB) has set out a revised approach to improve transparency standards for clients of the bar.

One of the many areas of law in Scotland which will be significantly affected by “Brexit” is environmental law. That topic will be one of the questions which will be examined by a “Brexit Update” seminar, which is being held in Edinburgh on the morning of Monday, 26 March. Dr Annalisa Savare

Heather McKendrick The Lawscot Foundation won the silver award in the ‘Most Innovative Development by an Association’ category in the 2018 European Association Awards on Friday.

Michael Matheson New electronic monitoring technologies intended to better protect victims of crime form part of the Management of Offenders Bill published today.

House prices in Edinburgh and Glasgow are predicted to rise by 22 per cent and 17 per cent respectively in the coming five years, according to figures from property consultancy JLL. Growth of 10 per cent is expected across Scotland – lower than the forecast of 12 per cent for the UK as whole.

A former part-time sheriff who experienced “despair, distrust and desolation” following the breakdown of his marriage has been given three months to allow him and his ex-wife to reach an agreement over their finances after she was granted a divorce without him knowing about it. Raj Jandoo, who r

Pictured (L-R): Alice Normand, former JA to Lord Hope of Craighead, James Fagan, Chris Maile, head of HR at the court and Ewan McCaig

Liam McArthur A Holyrood committee has outlined a number of significant outstanding concerns about the performance of some of the Scottish Police Authority (SPA) board members.