4 days ago · Edinburgh-based solicitor and estate agent Ralph Sayer has promoted Robyn Donaldson to partner in the firm. At 31, she becomes one of the youngest to hold such a senior position in the sector in Scotland, making the major career move less than eight years after gaining her legal diploma from Edinbur

1 day ago · The report highlights Scotland’s pivotal role in attracting overseas investors, with a focus on the nation’s thriving industries, city rankings, and transformative initiatives like Green Freeports.. Scotland’s major cities continue to impress investors. Edinburgh and Glasgow are ranked among the most attractive UK locations for FDI, …

3 days ago · The Regulation of Legal Services (Scotland) Bill proposed giving Scottish ministers sweeping new powers to intervene in the way lawyers work. These powers were met with unanimous condemnation from the legal profession, including warnings that it could lead to Scotland being “viewed internationally as a country whose legal system is open to abuse”.

3 days ago · The UK government has seen off a legal challenge to the introduction of a new protected geographical indication (PGI) for "Scottish salmon". The salmon industry warmly welcomed the Conservative government's decision in April 2024 to support their bid to replace the existing PGI for "Scottish farmed

3 days ago · The UK government has seen off a legal challenge to the introduction of a new protected geographical indication (PGI) for "Scottish salmon". The salmon industry warmly welcomed the Conservative government's decision in April 2024 to support their bid to replace the existing PGI for "Scottish farmed

Jan 10, 2025 · As we enter a new year, there has been a key update in the implementation of the Moveable Transactions (Scotland) Act 2023 (MT(S)A). Scottish ministers have passed regulations which will bring the remaining provisions of the MT(S)A into force on 1 April 2025, writes Samir Younes. The MT(S)A will sig

3 days ago · The Aberdeen Law Project has been shortlisted as a finalist for the ‘University Pro Bono Award’ in the LexisNexis Legal Awards 2025. The new University Pro Bono Award celebrates universities which "have made a significant …

Jan 22, 2025 · Scotland's news service for lawyers. A dispute over an incorrectly served Low Emission Zone penalty charge notice that was ruled unenforceable by the First-tier and Upper Tribunals has been remitted to the First-tier Tribunal for reconsideration after a successful appeal by a local authority to the Inner House of the Court of Session.

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The Scottish Land Commission has proposed changes to the Land Reform Bill, currently being considered by Holyrood. The bill introduces some important new steps to increase transparency, widen ownership opportunities, and regulate large land holdings in the public interest, including: