In the last 10 years the value of the Scottish residential property market increased by 45 per cent, from £15.7 billion to £22.7bn, according to the latest Property Market Report published by Registers of Scotland (RoS). Over the past 10 years:
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A man who changed his name to Lucifer Of-Darkness had his assault charge called at Edinburgh Sheriff Court on Friday the 13th. Of-Darkness, 41, is accused of punching a man at Edinburgh Waverley station. Formerly Berkani Nahim, Of-Darkness allegedly caused severe injury to Christopher Jamieson
A police operation to track down members of grooming gangs has been announced by the Home Office. The National Crime Agency (NCA) will target those who have sexually exploited children as part of a grooming gang, and will look at cases that were previously dismissed.
A piece of legislation that empowers police across England and Wales to fine or imprison people for rough sleeping or begging looks set to be scrapped after more than 200 years.
Work to develop a new policy document on the management of transgender prisoners in Ireland is nearing completion, the Irish Prison Service has said. A spokesperson for the prison service told our sister publication Irish Legal News that it was engaging with internal stakeholders on practical matter
Defendants could be given the right to opt for trial by judge alone under proposals forming part of a major reform package aimed at addressing record delays in the Crown Court system. An independent review chaired by Sir Brian Leveson is set to recommend that ministers introduce judge-only trials as
Seven partners at a major American law firm are leaving in the wake of its agreement with the Trump administration and joining one which successfully challenged the president’s punitive orders in court. The lawyers departing Willkie Farr & Gallagher for Cooley include Simona Agnolucci and
Two Scottish pensioners who lost their entitlement to Winter Fuel Payment and the equivalent Scottish benefit to be introduced in winter 2024/25 after changes were made to the eligibility rules have lost a judicial review challenge to the decisions of both the UK and Scottish governments. Petitioner
Recently caught up in the Iberian power failure, Robert Shiels, ponders on the lessons of Oliver Letwin’s prophetic book on the subject. This small book bobbed along for four years after publication, perhaps un-noticed, or ignored in part due to the argument around potential disasters, and pos
An American police force has come under fire after inviting officers to join the SWAT unit if they are "jonesing to fire less lethal rounds at fleeing suspects". Oregon State Police tried unsuccessfully to prevent the release of the internal recruitment email to The Oregonian, arguing that it reveal
House prices in Scotland rose over the past three months at the slowest rate seen since the beginning of 2024, according to the latest Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) Residential Market Survey. However, with new buyer activity rising, surveyors expect price growth to pick up over the
Holyrood’s Rural Affairs & Islands Committee has today launched a call for views to ask people with knowledge of the crofting sector what they think about proposals set out in the Crofting and Scotland Land Court Bill. The Scottish government has committed to simplifying crofting law. This
The Inner House of the Court of Session has refused an appeal by a doctor against a decision of a mental health tribunal preventing the transfer of a patient subject to a compulsory treatment order from Scotland to London after finding that the tribunal had correctly applied the doctrine of res judi
Celtic Football Club has settled 85 per cent of claims brought against it by survivors of sexual abuse connected to the former Celtic Boys Club, a court has heard. At a hearing in the Court of Session, it was confirmed that compensation has been paid in 24 out of 28 claims raised in ongoing group pr
Amnesty International has warned Scottish ministers they must be transparent about a review of human rights due diligence processes for awarding public grants to arms companies. Amnesty previously called the process in place at Scottish Enterprise inadequate after it emerged that not one company has
