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President of the Scottish Law Agents Society (SLAS), Darren Murdoch, details issues the organisation has with the Scottish Legal Complaints Commission's (SLCC) proposed budget and operating plan – and its fear that the SLCC is losing focus of its core mission. The crucial role of the SLCC is i

The Scotsman has published an obituary of Mark Dennis, "heraldist, painter, piper, dowser, builder, actor, historian and man of law". "Mark Dennis, the Californian who made Scotland his home, became one of the nation’s finest heraldists and a trusted figure within the legal system. In both dis

There were 54 deaths recorded in prison custody in 2023-24, according to statistics published by the chief statistician today. This is the highest annual figure recorded between 2012-13 and 2023-24 and an increase of 15 from 2022-23. Overall, from 2012-13 to 2023-24, there were 399 deaths recorded i

New proposals to combine Right to Buy legislation to simplify the process for community groups to take over land and assets have been published. The Community Right to Buy Review examined the existing powers introduced since 2003:

A man who raped a vulnerable teenage girl in his vehicle after offering her a lift home has been jailed. Victor Popa, 35, attacked the stranded 14-year-old after picking her up from a taxi rank in Aberdeen in the early hours of 15 January 2023. 

Afroman has won defamation proceedings brought against him by police officers whom he mocked in music videos after a raid on his home. The Because I Got High singer used his own home CCTV footage in videos for songs he released about the incident, such as Will You Help Me Repair My Door, Lemon Pound

The UK's human rights institutions have issued a joint statement reaffirming the importance of the European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR) and the Human Rights Act in protecting fundamental rights.

Greyhound racing has been outlawed in Scotland after MSPs approved legislation banning the sport, which had already declined following the closure of the country’s last track in Fife last year. The Prohibition of Greyhound Racing (Scotland) Bill, introduced by Green MSP Mark Ruskell, makes it

A group litigation claim has been launched in Scotland against the pharmaceutical giant Johnson & Johnson on behalf of women who say they developed mesothelioma, ovarian, and other female reproductive system cancers. All the claimants either used the firm’s talc products which, it is alleg

A solicitor who sought leave to appeal two decisions of the Scottish Legal Complaints Commission that complaints made against him by the Faculty of Advocates and the Law Society of Scotland were not totally without merit has been granted permission solely in respect of the second complaint by the Ex

A high school pupil from Dumfries has been awarded first prize in a Scottish Sentencing Council essay competition. Lia Dymkovska, an S4 pupil at Dumfries High School, was presented with an award and certificate by the Lord Justice Clerk, Lord Beckett, during a visit to Parliament House.