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A pensioner who embezzled almost £40,000 from a charity that supports vulnerable women and children has been imprisoned for 20 months. Jay Reid, 67, was a manager of Argyll and Bute Women’s Aid in Dunoon when she stole the money over a five-year period.

A man sentenced to 100 hours of unpaid work for assaulting his wife in front of her child has lost an appeal by stated case against his conviction after the High Court of Justiciary found that evidence from a friend of a de recenti statement could be used as a primary source of evidence in the absen

The Scottish Land Court’s dismissal of a landlord’s application to evict a tenant farmer following what the court described as an "inordinate and inexcusable delay" spanning nearly two decades has been welcomed. In a new decision, the court ruled in favour of tenant James Stewart Miller,

An appeal by a man refused compensation following the lifting of an account freezing order over two of his bank accounts under the Proceeds of Crime Act 2002 has been refused by the Inner House of the Court of Session after it confirmed that no exceptional circumstances applied that were sufficient

Peter Murrell, former chief executive of the SNP, is to appear at the High Court next month after having been charged with embezzlement. Mr Murrell, the estranged husband of Nicola Sturgeon, was charged in April 2024 after a police investigation into the party's finances.

Two former nuns and a retired support worker have been convicted of abusing vulnerable young people at children’s homes more than 40 years ago. Carol Buirds, 75, Eileen McElhinney, 78, and Dorothy Kane, 68, were found guilty of subjecting multiple victims to cruel and unnatural treatment betwe

Lord Colbeck will lead the independent public inquiry into the circumstances surrounding the death of Sheku Bayoh, following the resignation of former chair Lord Bracadale. Deputy First Minister Kate Forbes notified Holyrood of the appointment yesterday. Lord Colbeck takes up the role from Monday 2

A football fan who struck one of his own players with a plastic seat thrown from a stand has been imprisoned for 18 months. David Gowans, 32, of Aberdeen, has also been banned from attending football matches for 10 years.

A man has been awarded more than £3,300 after a clerical mistake at court resulted in him being unlawfully held in custody for seven days. Duncan Welsh was imprisoned in HMP Barlinnie between December 6 and December 13, 2023 after an error by court officials meant a grant of bail was wrongly r

The Crown Office has lodged a first notice to begin the court process for a fatal accident inquiry (FAI) into the death of James Steel. Mr Steel, 65, farmer and owner of Ballochmartin Farm, Isle of Cumbrae, died on 25 September 2024, after an accident involving a tractor.

An undertaker who sexually assaulted two female colleagues while they attempted to arrange funeral services has been jailed for two years. James Jarvie, 63, from Rutherglen, Lanarkshire, was found guilty of subjecting the women to indecent remarks, inappropriate touching and groping. 

A woman who kept more than 20 dogs and puppies in squalid conditions inside stables and farm outhouses has been fined a total of £1,975 and banned from keeping dogs for three years. Several dogs belonging to Jamie-Lee Harper, 36, were matted and dirty and left to sleep on concrete floors in da

The Scottish Criminal Cases Review Commission has referred the case of EF to the High Court of Justiciary, following an application on his behalf by his welfare guardian. In 2010, EF was convicted after trial of two charges of breach of the peace. The sheriff remitted his case to the High Court, whi

Practices and processes for claims in Scotland’s personal injury civil court system have changed a lot in the last 10 years. So where are we now, and what lies ahead? Vikki Melville takes a look. Probably the most significant change in the last decade was the opening, in 2015, of the All-Scotl