The body representing rank-and-file police officers has called for stronger stop and search powers to tackle youth knife crime after new figures showed more than 140 young people were caught carrying blades in the past year. Police Scotland found knives during 145 searches involving young people bet
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Scotland could unlock major benefits for communities, public services and the economy by modernising how it collects and uses land information, according to new research published by the Scottish Land Commission. The report – which examines land data systems in Finland, Estonia, Belgium, the N
The Court of Session has approved a group legal action against pharmaceutical giant Johnson & Johnson over claims its talcum powder caused cancer. Around 300 people in Scotland who were diagnosed with cancer after using the company’s baby powder have been granted permission to pursue the c
A Peruvian university has been ordered to introduce a permanent vegan meal option after a court ruled that failing to cater for vegans breached students’ fundamental rights. Lima constitutional court issues historic first-instance judgment ordering leading Peruvian university to offer permanen
A self-described neo-Nazi found guilty of performing a Nazi salute during a screening of a Holocaust film has avoided a criminal conviction after telling a court his political beliefs had made him unemployable. Nathan Bull, 24, was convicted of performing a prohibited Nazi salute after he and others
A worker who embezzled thousands of pounds from an energy utility company and a family firm has been sentenced. Margaret Jacovelli, 48, of Kilwinning, Ayrshire, stole a total of almost £150,000 from a branch of Together Energy and Hayward Contracts Ltd between January and July 2022.
In a case raising “an important legal issue”, the Inner House of the Court of Session has dismissed a property developer’s appeal against a sheriff’s decision ordering him, on the basis of a prior oral agreement, to discharge a standard security granted in his favour by a bus
The Insolvency Service has warned that its new taskforce targeting so-called "abusive phoenixism" will not be enough on its own to tackle the estimated £800 million in tax lost through the practice each year.
The sheriffs principal have published a new practice note which applies to all applications made to the Sheriff Court under the Adults with Incapacity (Scotland) Act 2000. This is the latest all Scotland guidance, which has been produced by the sheriffs principal over the last few years.
With momentum building for the 25th annual UK Pro Bono Week in November, organisers have revealed the theme and logo for this year’s silver anniversary programme of events involving lawyers and charities from all four corners of the UK: “Celebrate a tradition. Inspire action. Shape the f
Views are being sought on plans to introduce two new council tax bands for properties worth more than £1 million and £2m respectively to help fund local public services across Scotland. A public consultation seeks responses on possible increases of around £720 and £3,600 abov
A politician in Poland has been charged with insulting the country’s president after prosecutors claimed a social media post compared Karol Nawrocki's wife to a character from Shrek. Wojciech Ślusarczyk, a county councillor in central Poland, faces up to three years in prison if convicted.
The Scottish government has been asked when it will implement domestic abuse protections – which are still not in force despite being passed by parliament five years ago. Pressing John Swinney at First Minister’s Questions over a sharp rise in sexual crime, Scottish Liberal Democrat lead
A second award in a month is proof beyond reasonable doubt that a true crime podcast from the University of Dundee is essential listening. Inside Forensic Science has been named winner of the True Crime, Mystery and the Dark Stuff category at the 2026 Scottish Podcast Awards. It is the second succes
The Sheriff Appeal Court has refused an appeal by self-represented housing association tenants against the grant of an order for recovery of possession on the basis of anti-social behaviour, notwithstanding their complaints of an inequality of arms. The appellants, who were tenants of a property own
