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Updates to short-term lets licensing scheme approved

Published 4 months ago

MSPs have backed a range of technical updates to the short-term lets licensing scheme in response to engagement with accommodation operators.

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Technology experts urge Scottish legal sector to embrace AI

Published 4 months ago

The growing importance of AI and technology for the legal sector has been examined at a conference hosted by the Law Society of Scotland.

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Four-day week enhances productivity and profits for Glasgow legal firm

Published 4 months ago

Glasgow-headquartered legal firm Complete Clarity Solicitors, which also owns Simplicity Legal, has posted a boost in turnover to £1.9 million, alongside a permanent shift to a four-day working week for all employees.

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Opportunity to enhance tenant farming could be lost in current land reform bill

Published 4 months ago

Provisions in the land reform bill regarding the resumption of farming tenancies will further weaken the sector, not enhance it, Scottish Land & Estates has said.

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Murderers can no longer be executors

Published 4 months ago

New powers have come into force allowing a court to prevent those convicted of murder or culpable homicide from acting as an executor on their victim’s estate.

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Addleshaw Goddard named Times top 50 employer for gender equality

Published 4 months ago

Addleshaw Goddard (AG) has been included in The Times Top 50 Employers for Gender Equality 2024.

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First Scots prosecution for sale of elephant ivory

Published 4 months ago

A Dundee woman who sold jewellery and ornaments online made from illegally traded ivory taken from the tusks of elephants has been fined £1,400.

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Scottish pension fund wins $434m settlement from Under Armour

Published 4 months ago

A Scottish pension fund, representing 71,000 council workers, has secured a $434 million (around £342m) settlement from US sportswear giant Under Armour.

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Businessman jailed for defrauding Edinburgh University of £3.3m in decade-long cleaning supply scam

Published 4 months ago

A salesman who was found guilty of being part of a £3.3 million fraud against Edinburgh University has been jailed for seven years.

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Cladding Remediation Bill receives royal assent

Published 4 months ago

Legislation giving Scottish Ministers powers to assess and remediate buildings which have unsafe cladding, where consent of the owners cannot be provided, has received royal assent.

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Judges call for abolition of PM’s honours

Published 4 months ago

Labour and the Conservatives must stop giving honours to their friends and allies, according to a senior group of politicians, judges and civil servants.

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More progress needed on procurement reform

Published 4 months ago

Despite improved transparency, a Holyrood committee has found that inconsistency, bureaucracy, and inflexibility are still creating challenges for small businesses and third sector organisations looking to participate in public procurement.

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Edinburgh ai startup Wordsmith raises $5 million to automate legal tasks

Published 5 months ago

Edinburgh-based AI legal assistant platform Wordsmith has received $5 million (around £3.94m) in seed funding.

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Biffa sues Scottish government for £200m over failed bottle deposit scheme

Published 5 months ago

A waste services firm has gone to court to recover £200 million from Scottish ministers over losses sustained from investing in the government’s bottle recycling scheme.

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Haulage firm director jailed for £110,000 police escort fraud

Published 5 months ago

A former director of a haulage firm has been imprisoned for 16 months over a fraud involving police escort contracts.

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