Environment law
Challenge of balancing Scotland's people and wilds - inside the Natural Environment (Scotland) Bill
Introduced in February 2025 and now at Stage 1 of the parliamentary process, the Bill puts forward measures to protect Scotland’s natural environment.
60 seconds with… a Sustainability Committee member
Sophie McIvor sat down with Kirsty MacArthur to discuss how she started her own environmental consultancy with her husband, her love of Scotland and what she hopes solicitors will learn from climate change being put back on a global stage.
Climate change bill passed
Carbon budget approach to setting climate targets agreed. Legislation that will see Scotland move to using five-year carbon budgets to set climate targets has been passed.
60 seconds with the Society's Rural Affairs Committee Convener
Sophie McIvor spoke to Jamie Whittle about his career, being the Society's Rural Affairs Committee convener, and the recent response to crofting law reform.
Advancing climate justice efforts
As the climate crisis intensifies, the concept of climate justice has gained prominence, linking environmental protection with law, human rights and social equity.
Regulation or resilience?
The next In-house Sustainability Toolkit event, taking place this month, will explore supply chains scrutiny.
Navigating greenwashing
Greenwashing has gained more scrutiny within organisations in recent years as recognition of an increasing requirement for environmental sustainability and corporate responsibility grows.
So what is it and how does it impact the legal landscape?
A contract consultation
It has been six years since the SLC Review on Contract Law Report was published. This consultation seeks to establish whether the landscape around this area of the law has changed, and, if yes, then whether the changes are material to the recommendations contained in the report.
Harvesting natural capital benefits from land
In recent years considerable attention has been paid to the potential for land in Scotland to generate benefits by utilising and enhancing, rather than diminishing, our natural capital.