Law
Businessman jailed for defrauding Edinburgh University of £3.3m in decade-long cleaning supply scam
Published 5 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 5 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.
Read on www.scottishconstructionnow.com →
Judges call for abolition of PM’s honours
Published 5 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.
Read on www.scottishlegal.com →
More progress needed on procurement reform
Published 5 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.
Read on www.scottishlegal.com →
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.
Read on www.scottishfinancialnews.com →
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.
Read on www.scottishlegal.com →
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.
Read on www.scottishlegal.com →
Agriculture Bill to become law
Published 5 months ago
MSPs have backed legislation that will change how the Scottish government supports farming and food production.
Read on www.scottishlegal.com →
CMS launches new ESG specialist team in Scotland
Published 5 months ago
CMS has launched a new team to support Scottish-based businesses in managing the opportunities and challenges of environmental, social and governance (ESG) issues.
Read on www.scottishlegal.com →
Few Scottish law firms being transparent to consumers about costs
Published 5 months ago
The Scottish Legal Complaints Commission (SLCC) has published a report on the benefits of price transparency and clear costs.
Read on www.scottishlegal.com →
Concern over Scottish government’s election reform proposals
Published 5 months ago
The Scottish government has been asked to clarify why it wants to reform elections by secondary legislation.
Read on www.scottishlegal.com →
New Dundee procurator fiscal premises opened
Published 5 months ago
Lord Advocate Dorothy Bain KC has unveiled a plaque to mark the official opening of new office accommodation in Dundee for the city’s Crown Office staff.
Read on www.scottishlegal.com →
Ledingham Chalmers opens new Inverness office
Published 5 months ago
Ledingham Chalmers has invested in new premises in Inverness.
Read on www.scottishlegal.com →
Pupils swap classroom for mock court in MiniTrial at UWS
Published 5 months ago
Secondary school pupils had the opportunity to practise their advocacy skills by taking part in a mock trial at the University of the West of Scotland using materials from the MiniTrials initiative.
Read on www.scottishlegal.com →
Aberdeen sheriff orders discharge of £1.15 million standard security over agricultural property intended for development
Published 5 months ago
An Aberdeen sheriff has ordered a property developer to discharge a £1.15 million standard security granted in his favour by another developer after ruling that all the conditions of discharge had been complied with.
Read on www.scottishlegal.com →
Businessman jailed for defrauding Edinburgh University of £3.3m in decade-long cleaning supply scam
Published 5 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.
Read on www.scottishfinancialnews.com →
Cladding Remediation Bill receives royal assent
Published 5 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.
Read on www.scottishconstructionnow.com →
Judges call for abolition of PM’s honours
Published 5 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.
Read on www.scottishlegal.com →
More progress needed on procurement reform
Published 5 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.
Read on www.scottishlegal.com →
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.
Read on www.scottishfinancialnews.com →
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.
Read on www.scottishlegal.com →
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.
Read on www.scottishlegal.com →
Agriculture Bill to become law
Published 5 months ago
MSPs have backed legislation that will change how the Scottish government supports farming and food production.
Read on www.scottishlegal.com →
CMS launches new ESG specialist team in Scotland
Published 5 months ago
CMS has launched a new team to support Scottish-based businesses in managing the opportunities and challenges of environmental, social and governance (ESG) issues.
Read on www.scottishlegal.com →
Few Scottish law firms being transparent to consumers about costs
Published 5 months ago
The Scottish Legal Complaints Commission (SLCC) has published a report on the benefits of price transparency and clear costs.
Read on www.scottishlegal.com →
Concern over Scottish government’s election reform proposals
Published 5 months ago
The Scottish government has been asked to clarify why it wants to reform elections by secondary legislation.
Read on www.scottishlegal.com →
New Dundee procurator fiscal premises opened
Published 5 months ago
Lord Advocate Dorothy Bain KC has unveiled a plaque to mark the official opening of new office accommodation in Dundee for the city’s Crown Office staff.
Read on www.scottishlegal.com →
Ledingham Chalmers opens new Inverness office
Published 5 months ago
Ledingham Chalmers has invested in new premises in Inverness.
Read on www.scottishlegal.com →
Pupils swap classroom for mock court in MiniTrial at UWS
Published 5 months ago
Secondary school pupils had the opportunity to practise their advocacy skills by taking part in a mock trial at the University of the West of Scotland using materials from the MiniTrials initiative.
Read on www.scottishlegal.com →
Aberdeen sheriff orders discharge of £1.15 million standard security over agricultural property intended for development
Published 5 months ago
An Aberdeen sheriff has ordered a property developer to discharge a £1.15 million standard security granted in his favour by another developer after ruling that all the conditions of discharge had been complied with.
Read on www.scottishlegal.com →