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Roseanna Cunningham Recorded wildlife crime has fallen by eight per cent, according to the latest official figures.

Community ownership is increasing in Scotland, new figures from the Chief Statistician show. The Estimate of Community Owned Land in Scotland 2017 publication presents the area of land in community ownership, the number of land parcels/assets in community ownership and the number of community groups

The Pinsent Masons team A black-tie quiz fundraiser held in Glasgow last month raised an incredible £168,000 for charity.

Concerns over “rigid control” of the Scottish Parliament and a greatly altered balance of power between Edinburgh and London have been raised by the Faculty of Advocates in evidence to MPs about the European Union (Withdrawal) Bill. An inquiry by the Public Administration and Constitutional Affa

The UK government has said that leaving the European Union will “bring about an end to the direct jurisdiction of the Court of Justice of the European Union”.The House of Lords EU Justice Sub-Committee has this week launched a new inquiry on this issue and the question of enforcement and dispute

A scaffolder who was sentenced to 12 months’ imprisonment after pleading guilty to having a kitchen knife in his car which was found following a police search has successfully appealed against his sentence. A sheriff had rejected the accused’s plea in mitigation that the knife was used as “wor

Helen Moore Housing associations in Scotland could be subject to freedom of information (FOI) laws from April 2019, subject to a parliamentary vote, it has been announced.

A supplier of luxury goods can prohibit its authorised distributors from selling those goods on a third-party internet platform such as Amazon and this does not, in principle, go beyond what is necessary to preserve the luxury image of the goods. Coty Germany sells luxury cosmetic goods in Germany.

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There is no "legal or logical bar" to the UK remaining in the EU single market and customs union after Brexit, The Bar Council has said. A report from the Bar Council's Brexit working group, seen by The Brief, says there "is no logical or practical necessity for the UK to be a member of either the E

Eric McQueen User satisfaction with services provided by Scottish Courts and Tribunals Service staff has risen to record levels, with 92 per cent of people declaring overall satisfaction in a new survey.

Burness Paull has announced that its private capital team has been awarded "Platinum Employer Partner" status, the highest level of accreditation of the STEP Employer Partnership Programme. The team currently has four full members of STEP, with two more close to qualifying.

Ameeta Panesar The Scotland real estate team at DAC Beachcroft has advised Liberty Retirement Living (Chapelton) Limited on the acquisition of a site in Aberdeenshire, which closed at the beginning of September.

A FTSE 100 company which is seeking to enforce a contractual restriction preventing a former employee setting up a rival partnership business has had a motion for interim interdict refused. A judge in the Court of Session said she was not persuaded to exercise her discretion by granting the interim

Kevin Stewart New legislation to simplify and improve the planning system has been set out by local government minister Kevin Stewart.