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The ability to avoid parking fines by refusing to name a driver who parked a vehicle incurred on private land may soon be a thing of the past as reports indicate that Scottish Government officials … Read more

A new report has suggested that people buying new build homes should be able to hold back 5% of the purchase price until they are satisfied that the house builder has fixed any problems or … Read more

New powers were introduced on 20th February 2019. One of the main changes is the ability to seek service by advertisement. This is a particularly helpful change to proceedings for Landlords who have tenants abandon … Read more

Most Scottish civil court actions tend to resolve short of proof (i.e. an evidential hearing).   That’s usually because the parties settle, but there can be other procedural reasons.  Sometimes a case can be knocked out … Read more

The EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) provides 8 key rights for individuals. These key rights are as follows: The right to be informed – This right entitles individuals to be informed about the collection … Read more

The General Data Protection Regulation, or more commonly known as GDPR, came into force on 25 May 2018. The regulation was designed to modernise laws that protect the personal information of individuals. The Regulations Organisations … Read more

The chamber has issued a note today confirming that it has been just over 25 months since new legislation came into force which transferred jurisdiction in relation to applications in Private Sector Rented Cases and … Read more

Scots law contains a mechanism whereby claim can no longer be pursued through the courts after the passage of a specific amount of time. Once the time limit is reached the claim is entirely extinguished. … Read more

The pressures on high street landlords are often not part of the recent headlines and articles about the fall-out coming from the collapse of big name high street tenants, but landlords have to grapple with … Read more

New research by SafeDeposits Scotland has found that more than a third of private tenants do not know how to claim their deposit back at the end of their tenancy. Regulations that came into force … Read more