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A qualified welcome has been given by the Faculty of Advocates to plans for periodical payment orders, which will introduce major change to personal injury litigation. Ministers propose to bring Scotland into line with the rest of the UK by giving courts power to impose PPOs without the consent of p

Lord Carloway An update on a new model for case management will be published tomorrow, the Lord President has announced.

Eric McQueen Changes to summary criminal court procedure including running pre-trial procedures as part of a digital case management process have been suggested by justice experts.

A couple outraged public decency after they were caught having sex in a branch of Domino’s Pizza. Daniella Hirst, 29, and Craig Smith, 31, were recorded on CCTV in the pizza takeaway earlier this year performing various sex acts after placing their order.

A woman who challenged a sheriff’s ruling that a pre-divorce agreement she made with her ex-husband was “unfair” because her former spouse had signed it without receiving legal advice has won her appeal. The Sheriff Appeal Court ruled that the man’s decision to sign the agreement without see

Alison Di Rollo QC New research commissioned suggests that around half of the growth in all recorded sexual crimes between 2013-14 and 2016-17 has been due to growth in sexual cybercrime.

A police officer who was found guilty of careless driving after crashing into another vehicle while responding to an emergency call has had an appeal against her conviction and sentence rejected. The Sheriff Appeal Court upheld a sheriff’s decision to convict and impose a fine after ruling that a

Shepherd and Wedderburn has made two senior appointments to its business development and marketing team.Scott Thomson joins the firm as director of business development and marketing, while Camillo Fracassini has taken up the newly-created post of head of marketing and communications. Mr Thomson was

An accused man’s request for legal assistance was denied after he asked police for a “lawyer dog”. Failing to understand the colloquial use of "dog", a judgment from the Louisiana Supreme Court ruled that 24-year-old Warren Demesme’s constitutional right to legal advice had not been denied,

Nicola Sturgeon A new group has been created to advise the Scottish government on the action needed to tackle gender inequality.

Alexander McCall Smith International best-selling author, Alexander McCall Smith, is teaming up with a nameless 17th century girl to help the fight against modern slavery and people trafficking.

The Pinsent Masons team A black-tie quiz fundraiser held in Glasgow last month raised an incredible £168,000 for charity.

Andrew Thin A “dysfunctional land market” lies at the root of Scotland’s housing crisis and intervention is required to increase the supply of land for new homes, according to a new discussion paper.