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Douglas Milne highlights a recent case in the Court of Session which considered the application of the Environmental Impact Assessment Regulations. An important part of the process for consenting to a development which is likely to have significant effects on the environment is Environmental Impact

A Moroccan national who attempted to claim asylum in the UK based on his membership of an “ultra group” supporting a Casablanca football team has lost a judicial review claim of the decision to reject his application. Petitioner AC, who was temporarily residing in Glasgow while his appli

In October 2021 the Scottish government published its Space Strategy setting out Scotland’s ambition to become Europe’s leading space nation, writes Jamie Watt. Committing to the delivery of a dedicated launch capability by summer 2023, and with five spaceports in development across the

Scullion LAW and the Soldiers, Sailors, Airmen and Families Association (SSAFA) will host a ‘Fireside Chat’ for members of the Armed Forces community next month. The aim of the event is to facilitate an environment for learning and socialising to enhance members’ understanding of t

Domestic abuse allegations and convictions of parents who have perpetrated abuse are not being adequately captured by Scottish civil courts during child contact hearings, a new study by the Universities of Glasgow and Edinburgh Napier claims. Researchers discovered family lawyers were heavily relian

Professor Justin Borg-Barthet, convener of the University of Aberdeen’s Anti-SLAPP Research Hub, has provided expert evidence at the European Parliament. Last Thursday, Ramona Strugariu MEP convened the first “shadows” meeting of the European Parliament’s Committee on Civil L

Jen Ang will deliver this year's Law & The Common Good Lecture at Glasgow Caledonian University on 20 February. The lecture brings togethers students, academics, practitioners and others to think about how we can make a positive difference in our communities.

Walk through any city or major town and you will inevitably pass numerous big, shiny, new buildings and office blocks. Pre-pandemic there seemed to be a race among big firms to offer their employees almost palatial surroundings in which to carry out the day to day of their job. While there has been

A police force which uses local mugshots in a parody version of US game show Wheel of Fortune is facing legal action from a disgruntled winner. In the weekly "Wheel of Fugitive" video posted on social media by the force in Florida's Brevard County, the local sheriff spins a wheel with photos of what

GMB is now the union for judges after the first union branch in the country specifically for judges was opened this week. The branch consists of union members who work in the judicial system, which is traditionally a sector without trade union representation.

A former advocate who was convicted of historical sexual abuse against four complainers between 1973 and 1987 has lost an appeal against conviction and sentence before the High Court of Justiciary based on the existence of a paedophile ring of prominent advocates in Edinburgh in the 1970s. John Watt

Burness Paull is to relocate its Aberdeen team to a new prime office in the Marischal Square development. The firm will occupy the entire second floor of 2MSQ, the grade A building which is helping to regenerate the east end of the city centre.

A significant settlement will see hundreds of thousands of pounds recovered by the Civil Recovery Unit from an East Lothian businessman linked to unpaid tax. Goljar Singh, 44, will relinquish £600,000 under proceeds of crime legislation following an agreement with the Civil Recovery Unit (CRU)

The former British soldier who shot and killed an unarmed 23-year-old man on his way to a Gaelic football match has received a fully suspended three-year sentence following his conviction of manslaughter. Former Grenadier Guardsman David Holden, who shot Aidan McAnespie in the back in 1988, is the f

Scottish Legal News was saddened to learn this week of the tragic death of solicitor advocate Jane Davey, at the age of 59.