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An Iraqi police officer who sought asylum on the basis that he was at risk of persecution if he returned to Iraq has been refused permission to appeal against a decision not to allow him to proceed with a judicial review of the decision to reject his application. The appellant, referred to as COF, h

More alleged victims of sexual abuse have joined a class action suit against Celtic FC. It means that there are now around 35 people who claim to have been victims of molestation at Celtic Boys Club.

The age of criminal responsibility in Scotland will increase from eight to 12 next month. Children’s minister Clare Haughey has confirmed the Age of Criminal Responsibility (Scotland) Act 2019 will be fully in place from 17 December.

New laws will ban drivers from scrolling through playlists on their phones from next year as part of a UK government tightening of road safety. It is already illegal to text or make a phone call – other than in an emergency – using a hand-held device while driving. Next year, laws w

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The Scottish Parliament’s Delegated Powers and Law Reform Committee is beginning an inquiry looking at the Scottish government’s use of emergency regulation making powers. The regulation making power, known as the ‘made affirmative procedure’, has been used over 100 times by

People sometimes tell me that they prefer barbarism to civilisation. I doubt if they have given it a long enough trial. Like the people of Alexandria, they are bored by civilisation; but all the evidence suggests that the boredom of barbarism is infinitely greater.

UK banks will be forced to refund victims of Authorised Push Payment (APP) scams under new changes to the law published by the Payment Systems Regulator (PSR). A consultation launched by the PSR yesterday, announced proposals today to make reimbursement for scam victims mandatory.

A millionaire German shepherd is selling a nearly $32 million Miami mansion that previously belonged to Madonna. Undoubtedly one of the richest dogs in the world, Gunther VI benefits from a $500 million fortune inherited from his grandfather, Gunther IV (also a dog).

A former investment firm employee who became convinced that his activities were being monitored by a Russian gang has lost an appeal against an employment tribunal’s decision that he did not have a mental disability. Stephen Sullivan was employed by Bury Street Capital Ltd, a small capital-rai

Scotland is to introduce 'sobriety tags' for offenders who commit alcohol-fuelled crimes. Offenders guilty of such crimes will have to wear the tags upon their release. The devices will trigger an alarm if the wearer has a drink during their probation period.

Expectation is the grandfather of disappointment. The world can never own a man who wants nothing.

A paper that brings together the evidence about Covid certification has been published. The paper reports on the operation of the current certification scheme, reviews the approaches adopted by other countries and examines the evidence behind expanding the scheme. It considers Covid transmission, pu

New homes and buildings such as supermarkets and workplaces, as well as those undergoing major renovation, will be required to install electric vehicle charge points from next year, under new UK government legislation announced today. Up to 145,000 extra charge points will be installed across Englan

On Thursday 18th November 2021 I appeared on John Beattie’s Drivetime Show on BBC Radio Scotland to discuss the circumstances surrounding the tragic death of Esther Brown – and the criminal proceedings that followed. It occurred to me that there were certain public misconceptions about t