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A housing association that refused to consent to the assignation of a social rented sector tenancy has failed in its appeal against the grant of decree ordering it to allow the tenant to assign the tenancy.  Tollcross Housing Association Ltd, the defender in the action originally brought by its

House of Lords committees have criticised the UK government for its growing use of skeleton legislation and the shift in power from Parliament to the executive. Chairs of three influential select committees, with responsibility for scrutinising all legislation before Parliament, have written to Jaco

The Lord Justice General, Lord Carloway has issued a practice note aimed at reducing the current summary case backlog, whilst ensuring physical distancing, in the sheriff courts. Currently, many summary sheriff court cases resolve on the day when the trial is scheduled by an agreed guilty plea betwe

A new report has made 81 recommendations for improving police complaints handling, investigations and misconduct issues, having identified many poor practices. The report, produced following an independent review jointly commissioned in June 2018 and undertaken by Dame Elish Angiolini QC, assessed t

Ruaridh Cole has been made up to partner at Burness Paull. Mr Cole is a member of the firm’s funds team and specialises in the formation, structuring and closing of private investment funds and acts for institutional investors in relation to their investments in funds around the world.

Charles Green, the former Rangers chief executive, will be compensated for the malicious prosecution made against him by the Crown Office. Mr Green, 67, was told at the Court of Session that prosecutors were wrong to take legal action against him.

Morton Fraser has been appointed to provide legal services for public local inquiries (PLIs) by the Scottish ministers and UK government. PLIs are a part of the consent process governing some of the country’s largest trunk road infrastructure projects. They ensure that ministers are fully

Solicitor Allan Argue has started his own practice in Glasgow, Argue & Co Legal, specialising in personal injury claims and employment law.   Mr Argue, formerly of Carpenters, was part of the Scottish management team there.

The City of Edinburgh Council has appointed Sir Geoff Palmer OBE to lead the Edinburgh Slavery and Colonialism Legacy Review Group. The group will review features such as statues and street names in Edinburgh which commemorate those with close links to slavery. Sir Geoff, a professor emeritus in the

Demand remained strong in Scotland’s housing market last month, according to the October 2020 RICS Residential Market Survey. However, key indicators began to ease back from their high levels in September, and sales expectations are muted.

Techno is music, a top German court has ruled in a move with tax benefits for the country's legendary clubbing scene. The Federal Fiscal Court (BFH) agreed that tickets to club nights should benefit from the same VAT discount as concerts, Euronews reports.

The Appeal Court of the High Court of Justiciary has quashed three convictions arising from an incident in Edinburgh in which a man was said to have assaulted a restaurant owner whilst brandishing a broken bottle.  Kenneth Thomson was convicted of three charges arising out of the

Gillian Mawdsley remembers Archibald Stewart, procurator fiscal at Campbeltown, whose memory we honour today.

Retail giant Amazon has been charged by the European Commission over its use of sales data on independent retailers to "illegally" obtain an advantage in the European marketplace. In July last year, the Commission opened an in-depth investigation to assess Amazon's use of sensitive data. The data co

Stewart & Watson has announced the appointment of Catherine Bury, who will join the firm's head office in Turriff as an associate.  Accredited as a specialist in agricultural law by the Law Society of Scotland, she will be part of the agriculture team.