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Lady Scott At the High Court in Glasgow today, Lady Scott discharged Daniel Cieslak absolutely after the accused pled guilty to the rape of a 12-year-old girl.On making the order for absolute discharge, Lady Scott made the following statement below in court.

A new bill to strengthen the laws against those who psychologically abuse their partners using coercive and controlling behaviour has been published today. First Minister Nicola Sturgeon met survivors of abuse at Glasgow Young Women’s Movement (YWCA) centre on the day the Scottish government intro

Groundwork is due to begin today on Scotland’s first purpose-built justice centre in Inverness, the Press and Journal reports.The news comes after confirmation of a demolition warrant for a derelict bus garage on the site at the Longman industrial estate following approval by Highland Council.

Pictured (L-R): Journalist and broadcaster Alastair Stewart (awards host), Clare Munro (Brodies), Bill Drummond, Stephen Goldie (Brodies), Nick Scott (Brodies), Lorna Jack (chief executive of the Law Society of Scotland) and Mark Stewart (Brodies).

An Australian rapper called '2pec' ran up a £360 bill in a seafood restaurant, before diving into the sea and swimming off to avoid paying, a Queensland court has heard. Police gave chase on jetskis and apprehended the man.

From today the Tax Chamber within the First-tier Tribunal for Scotland takes on the functions and members of the former First–tier Tax Tribunal for Scotland. The new Chamber President is Anne Scott.

Members of the public will have the chance to make their voices heard on the transformation of Scotland’s summary justice system at a meeting in Edinburgh on Tuesday 25 April. The meeting, from 4:30 to 6pm at the Apex Hotel in Edinburgh’s Grassmarket, is the first of a number of roadshows being

Solicitors and members of the public are being encouraged to submit their views on hate crime legislation in Scotland. Lord Bracadale, who was appointed in January this year by the Scottish government to conduct an independent review of hate crime legislation, has invited members of the legal profes

Jackie Baillie The chair of the Scottish Police Authority (SPA) appears to have “behaved inappropriately”, according to a Holyrood committee.

James Wolffe QC A Scottish government strategy to help train professionals to spot the signs of human trafficking and provide new powers to disrupt trafficking activity has been published.

The Scottish Parliament’s Rural Economy and Connectivity Committee is encouraging individuals and organisations to share their views on the potential impact of new, devolved legislation for forestry, as it examines the Scottish government’s Forestry and Land Management (Scotland) Bill at stage

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Artist Isobel Williams, whose book, The Supreme Court: A Guide for Bears was featured in SLN yesterday has also recorded scenes from the court's historic Edinburgh sitting in the illustrations below.

The Prison Reform Trust has urged the Scottish Prison Service (SPS) to take a "sensible and considered" approach to smoking in prisons. SPS yesterday announced plans to achieve "smoke-free" prisons by late 2018 following research into the impact of second-hand smoke on prison workers.

Peterhead Sheriff Court (Google Street View) Solicitors have hit out at court chiefs' plans to stop using a north east court for jury trials.