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The question whether enhanced protection depends on a right of permanent residence has been referred to the Court of Justice of the European Union by the Supreme Court in a case in which the Home Secretary tried to deport an Italian national following completion of his sentence for manslaughter. Lor

Gordon Jackson QC The Dean of the Faculty of Advocates, Gordon Jackson QC, has sounded a note of concern about access to justice in light of proposed increases in civil court fees.

Lady Smith A senior judge, the Right Honourable Lady Smith will lead Scotland’s independent public inquiry into the abuse of children in care from August, following the resignation of Susan O'Brien QC earlier this month.

Harriet Harman The UK government should reconsider its counter extremism strategy, use the existing extensive legal framework for dealing with people who promote violence, and introduce new legislation only if it can demonstrate a significant gap, according to a new report by the Joint Committee on

Kenny Crawford The volume of residential property sales rose 4.9 per cent in the first quarter of 2016-17 (April-June) compared to the same period last year, according to official statistics published today by Registers of Scotland (RoS). A total of 25,760 properties changed hands between April and

A defence lawyer has called on a sheriff whose brother is a Labour MSP to recuse himself in a case involving former shadow chancellor Ed Balls, suggesting a conflict of interest. But Sheriff Tony Kelly declined to recuse himself after John Flanagan made a motion on the basis of a conflict of interes

Alan McIntosh Alan McIntosh of Govan Law Centre writes about the different ways PPI claims and protected trust deeds are dealt with in court.

The article 3 and 5 rights of a Kyrgyz national detained in Russia for more than a year and threatened with extradition were violated, the European Court of Human Rights has ruled. The applicant, Mr U.N., is a Kyrgyzstan national who was born in 1991 and lives in Vladivostok in Russia. The case conc

After more than four centuries, a book that once belonged to Scots poet Alexander Hume has returned home to the University of St Andrews. Dating from 1548, the rare legal manuscript described by scholars as “Scotland’s first great law book” was gifted to Hume by his maternal uncle, Alexander H

CLT Scotland’s advanced offer for the next event in the Scots Law 2016Exhibition/Conference Series ends on Monday.

Lynsey Walker HBJ Gateley has appointed two of its former trainees to senior positions within the firm.

The Scottish Ministers have successfully challenged a judge’s decision to reduce a planning consent granted for the development of a new wind farm near Fort Augustus. Appeal judges in the Inner House of the Court of Session overturned a decision of the Lord Ordinary, who allowed a petition for jud

The Scottish government has issued a consultation on raising fees in the Court of Session, the High Court of Justiciary, the Sheriff Appeal Court, the Sheriff Court, the Sheriff Personal Injury Court, and the Justice of the Peace Court. Court fees are a major source of income for the Scottish Courts

Andy Wightman

Gillian Craig The SLN Spotlight falls on MacRoberts partner Gillian Craig this week. Gillian joined MacRoberts in 2002 and has a particular interest in property litigation including lease disputes, rectification, variation of title conditions and CPO compensation claims. Clients say she “impresses