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Ahead of a showdown in the Commons next week, the Home Secretary, Theresa May (pictured right) has made concessions over the so-called "Snoopers’ Charter" including a restriction on the use of mass surveillance. Ms May has made the changes to assuage the concerns of the Intelligence and Security C

The Council of Mortgage Lenders’ (CML) latest research of the interest-only mortgage market has revealed that the number of outstanding mortgages extended under such terms has fallen by almost a third over the past four years. The number of outstanding interest-only loans dropped from around 3.2 m

(L-R): Peter Mason M & M, Alastair Robb M & C, Neil Speight M & C, Morag MacIntosh M & M, Alison Martin M & M

Richard Turnbull TLT has appointed Richard Turnbull as a real estate partner. He will work out of the firm’s Glasgow and Edinburgh offices.

Two key advisers on the sale of BHSto Retail Acquisitions were asked to reveal their fees yesterday. MPs responsible for overseeing one of the two inquiries into the BHS fiasco, have called for the two key advisers involved to reveal how much they were paid for their work in the sale.

Roseanna Cunningham Environment Secretary Roseanna Cunningham has outlined a number of priorities including the creation of a land commission next year.

Neil Sugarman The Association of Personal Injury Lawyers (APIL), has launched a campaign targeting cold callers. The “can the spam” campaign has the backing of lawyers and includes a short video encouraging the public to report cold callers.

A man who was born severely disabled as a result of incest has won the right to claim compensation. The Upper Tribunal ruled that Y, 28, whose mother was raped by her father, was eligible for compensation under the Criminal Injuries Compensation Scheme.

The man found guilty of the murder of Elaine Doyle, who claimed that the jury’s verdict was “unreasonable”, has had an appeal against conviction refused. John Docherty, who was sentenced to life imprisonment with a punishment part of 21 years in 2014 for the 1986 murder, also argued that the m

Kevin Engel Business confidence levels in Scotland have fallen into negative territory for the first time in almost a year, making them among the lowest in the UK according to the latest ICAEW/Grant Thornton UK Business Confidence Monitor survey.

A ban on wearing headscarves in companies may be admissible if it is based on a general company rule which prohibits political, philosophical and religious symbols from being worn visibly in the workplace to ensure religious and ideological neutrality, in the opinion of an advocate general of the Co

Vikki Melville Reform of third party rights is very much overdue, writes Vikki Melville.

DWF has completed its move into new premises at 110 Queen Street in Glasgow, which will see the firm’s circa 90 Glasgow-based employees with a new, open-plan working environment. Located at the centre of Glasgow’s business district, 110 Queen Street is BREEAM rated excellent and has secured high

Neil Stevenson The Scottish Legal Complaints Commission (SLCC) has been made an official partner organisation of 50:50 by 2020 and in the same month has been accredited as a Living Wage employer.

The Law Society of Scotland has welcomed the announcement that First Minister Nicola Sturgeon has recommended the appointments of James Wolffe QC as Lord Advocate and Alison Di Rollo as Solicitor General. Eilidh Wiseman, president of the Law Society of Scotland, said: “I congratulate both James Wo