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A former nurse who stalked and terrified a woman after matching with her on a dating app has been jailed again – this time for breaching a non-harassment order. Adele Rennie, 34, from Kilmarnock, pled guilty at the town’s Sheriff Court yesterday. She admitted contacting a woman she had p

A South Lanarkshire woman has been sentenced after pleading guilty to threatening and abusive behaviour toward an elected official. Elspeth Wood, of Hamilton, was given a community payback order with three years supervision and ordered to attend counselling.

Wright, Johnston & Mackenzie LLP (WJM) has announced the appointment of Amanda Masson as head of family law. Ms Masson, who joins from Harper Macleod, has 25 years of experience and is an experienced litigator in both the Sheriff Court and Court of Session.

A man who robbed an Aberdeen shop at knifepoint and stole cigarettes worth around £350 has had his sentence of imprisonment extended after the Crown challenged the sentence as unduly lenient. John Gallagher was given an in cumulo sentence of three years and four months’ imprisonment for

Family members involved in deaths in custody fatal accident inquiries (FAI) are to have immediate, free access to legal aid support and advice. Justice Secretary Angela Constance confirmed that she is using existing ministerial powers to remove means-testing for legal aid in such cases, so that from

The Crown Office has lodged a first notice to begin the court process for a fatal accident (FAI) inquiry into the death of 48-year-old Gary Wallace, who died on 17 April 2021 at HMP Inverness.   A preliminary hearing will be held on 8 May 2025 at Inverness Sheriff Court.  

An appeal against conviction by a university student convicted of sexually assaulting another student on his course at a night in with friends and then in a taxi has been refused by the High Court of Justiciary after it found there was no basis for the jury to consider the issue of reasonable belief

Defence solicitors are to boycott the Scottish government’s new Summary Case Management scheme in protest over legal aid fees. In the face of the Scottish government’s continued refusal to engage in meaningful talks with the profession, the Scottish Solicitors Bar Association (SSBA) "has

Eleven recommendations have been made in the conjoined fatal accident inquiry into the deaths of babies Leo Lamont, Ellie McCormick, and Mira-Belle Bosch. All three died within hours of their births. Leo died at Monklands Hospital on 15 February 2019. Ellie and Mira-Belle both died at Wishaw General

A former residential social worker who physically and sexually abused boys at an East Lothian children’s home has been jailed for two years and six months. Peter Livingstone was found guilty of six charges on 14 February 2025 following a trial at Edinburgh Sheriff Court. The 67-year-old was em

A man who damaged and obstructed access to a badger sett has been fined £400. Dylan Boyle, 52, was seen placing nets on a slope and digging with a spade near active badger setts at a farm near Cupar, Fife, in January last year.

The Crown Office has lodged a first notice to begin the court process for a fatal accident inquiry (FAI) into the death of 71-year-old Joseph Glass. Mr Glass died on 15 May 2021 at HMP Glenochil. The Crown Office is obliged to investigate deaths in custody and a fatal accident inquiry is mandatory.

The Crown Office has lodged a first notice to begin the court process for a fatal accident inquiry into the death of 36-year-old Michael McDonald. Mr McDonald died on 5 July 2022 at HMP Shotts. The Crown Office is obliged to investigate deaths in custody. A preliminary hearing will be held on 7 Apri

The Lord President, Lord Pentland, has appointed Lady Drummond as the new chair of the Judicial Institute. Lady Drummond, who has been vice-chair since 2023, succeeds Lord Beckett, who stood down following his appointment as lord justice clerk.

The Crown Office has lodged a first notice to begin the court process for a discretionary fatal accident inquiry (FAI) into the death of Alexander Gray. Mr Gray, aged 73, was killed by his son Christopher Gray on 23 February 2021 in the flat they shared in Falkirk.