Alison McInnes MSP A CCTV operator has alleged regular breaches of protocol at a council in Scotland, The Ferret reports.
Search: Scots syndicate 1901 bought land in Glasgow for £5000
The Accountant in Bankruptcy (AiB) is currently carrying out a review of the Protected Trust Deed (PTD) legislation that was introduced by the Protected Trust Deed (Scotland) Regulations 2013. This review will assess, wherever possible, the impact of the changes made to PTDs through this legislation
Crofting law has been called "one of the worst pieces of legislation ever passed by the Scottish government", a "mess" and "a highly unsatisfactory guddle".
The Scottish government has set out how to meet its potential for “effective, economic and environmentally sustainable” land use. The revised Land Use Strategy sets out policies and proposals for the next five years and beyond. Getting the best from our land is Scotland’s second land use strat
A man accused of assault and a statutory breach of the peace who was acquitted after a sheriff refused to grant a further adjournment in a part-heard trial will now have to face the charges after the Crown successfully challenged the decision. The Sheriff Appeal Court passed a Bill of Advocation tak
Over £11,000 has been spent on gowns, wigs and wig boxes worn by Scottish legal staff in the last three years, The Scotsman reports. An additional £240,000 was paid to cover uniforms for court officials, figures from the Scottish Courts and Tribunals Service (SCTS) show.
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Charities have called Scottish Labour’s proposals to make the purchase of sex illegal a “rapists’ charter”, The Herald reports. SCOT-PEP and UK-wide National Ugly Mugs argue the proposed changes, which would see only buyers punished, would still leave sex workers vulnerable to criminal sanct
Back, from left – Graeme Wilson, Gordon Cairns, Christian Melville Front, from left – Scott Milne, Clare Macpherson
Eric McQueen Earlier this year, in a speech to the Council of the Law Society of Scotland, Lord Carloway, the Lord President, discussed a five-year redesign of the court room to reflect the 21st century. In his speech, he heralded the development by the Scottish Courts and Tribunals Service (SCTS) o
The Scottish Civil Justice Council (SCJC) has set up a new working group to take forward legislative changes to inquiries into fatal accidents and sudden deaths. Nominations were sought for membership appointments and considered by the Lord President. The working group comprises:
Young people, particularly young women, experienced the highest level of stalking and harassment in the last 12 months according to a new survey. The Scottish Crime and Justice Survey (SCJS) 2014/15: Sexual Victimisation and Stalking presents statistics on adults’ experiences of sexual victimisati
Michael Matheson The proportion of people being reconvicted within 12 months has reached the lowest level in 17 years.
Brenda (left) and Ken
A magistrate was not entitled to impose a driving ban on a motorist convicted of driving while using a mobile phone and without insurance having already determined that “exceptional hardship” had been established, the Sheriff Appeal Court has ruled. Daniel Hamand successfully appealed against hi