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The decision in the case of A v B Limited and C Council (2022) CSOH 34 was recently issued by the Outer House of the Court of Session. The Pursuer's…

THE script on any legal challenge to the competence of the Scottish Government’s Referendum Bill seemed well settled. At least until yesterday…

Feminists have succeeded in convincing civil appeal judges that Scottish Government plans to expand the legal definition of the word ‘woman’ breaches equalities laws.

Welcome to our annual summary of 2021's top contract law cases from north and south of the border for Scots lawyers.

Court: SNP Government planning changes so unfair as to be unlawful TWO companies bidding to build hundreds of new homes in Stirling have called on the Scottish Government to back the move following the outcome of a new court case brought by the developers. Scottish businesses Graham’s The Family Dairy and Mactaggart & Mickel are working together to deliver a mixed-use development of up to 600 homes including 150 affordable homes, a primary school and public park on land in Stirling, a dev...

By Scott Crichton Styles Updated: May 4, 2021, 2:43 pm © Andrew Maccoll/Shutterstock At some point between 2021 and 2023 it is almost inevitable that Holyrood will pass a bill to hold IndyRef2, writes Scott Crichton Styles Sign up for our daily newsletter featuring the top stories from The Press and Journal. Thank you for signing up to The Press and Journal newsletter. Something went wrong - please try again later. Sign Up Does the Scottish Parliament have the power to legally aut...

Updated: February 5, 2021, 3:50 pm © Andrew MacColl/Shutterstock Thank you for signing up to our Politics newsletter. Something went wrong - please try again later. Sign Up A legal bid to establish whether Holyrood has the power to hold a second independence referendum without permission from Westminster has been dismissed as “hypothetical, academic and premature”. Independence campaigner Martin Keatings argued voters should know the correct legal position before voting in May’s ...

Scottish independence: Court dismisses bid for indyref2 ruling Updated: 05/02/2021, 3:50 pm © Andrew MacColl/Shutterstock A legal bid to establish whether Holyrood has the power to hold a second independence referendum without permission from Westminster has been dismissed as “hypothetical, academic and premature”. Independence campaigner Martin Keatings argued voters should know the correct legal position before voting in May’s Scottish Parliament elections and sought backing for his v...

THREE convicted rapists have had their cases referred to the High Court after developments in medical science.

Convicted rapists have cases referred to High Court Sign up for our daily newsletter of the top stories in Courier country Thank you for signing up to The Courier daily newsletter Something went wrong - please try again later. Sign Up Three convicted rapists have had their cases referred to the High Court after developments in medical science. David Pugh, Kevin Kane and Brian Meighan were found guilty of rape at the High Court in Edinburgh in October 2000, with the Crown Office relying o...