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Andy Wightman Legislation to transform how land is used and governed has been passed by the Scottish Parliament.

The Law Society of Scotland has called on the UK government to use the remaining stages of the Scotland Bill’s passage throughParliament to ensure the Sewel convention is fully incorporated into law. Holyrood yesterday passed the Scotland Bill, which will devolve new powers over tax and welfare to

A ferry operator that sued the Scottish Government after it unsuccessfully bid for a contract to provide services between the Northern Isles and mainland Scotland has failed in a £12 million damages action. A judge in the Court of Session dismissed the claim by Shetland Line (1984) Limited because

The Scottish Parliament Information Centre has published a briefing looking at stage 1 and 2 consideration of the Bankruptcy (Scotland) Bill. The bill is a consolidation bill and as such makes no changes to the substantive law in this area.

Brian Inkster Crofting experts are gathering in Edinburgh this week at their annual conference where attendees will call on the Scottish government for reform of the law,The Scotsman reports.

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The European Court of Justice has dismissed an action by The Body Shop to have a decision of the Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market (OHIM) to reject its application for registration of the trade mark “SPA WISDOM” annulled. In 2010, The Body Shop International, established in Littleh

Theresa May MPs backed the Investigatory Powers Bill at its second reading in the House of Commons yesterday by 281-15.

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The Inner House of the Court of Session has published its reasons for refusing an appeal by a man found guilty of murder against a decision to refuse his freedom of information request for CCTV images which he claims “undermine his conviction”. Judges refused the appeal by David Gilroy, who was

Scottish Legal News can reveal that the the Duke of Buccleuch’s proposed annual £10 charge, to be levied on walkers and joggers accessing his Dalkeith CountryPark at certain times from March 21, may be illegal.

(L-R): Heather Cameron, Christine McLintock and Zosia Kuczok at the Law Society office opening in Edinburgh.

The Accountant in Bankruptcy (AiB) is currently carrying out a review of the Protected Trust Deed (PTD) legislation that was introduced by the Protected Trust Deed (Scotland) Regulations 2013. This review will assess, wherever possible, the impact of the changes made to PTDs through this legislation

Professor Fergus McNeill Experts have warned of “mass supervision” by the justice system following news the number of Scottish offenders serving community sentences has increased sevenfold while the prison population remains stable, The Herald reports.

The Scottish Legal News Annual Review 2016 is now being delivered across Scotland. The full colour magazine features core updates in criminal, public, employment, commercial, property, family and human rights law. A digital version of the Review can be downloaded by clicking on the banner. In this y