A doctor convicted of voyeurism offences after secretly recording more than two dozen people over the course of three years has been jailed for 18 months. Dr Ju Young Um was found guilty of 23 charges following a trial at Glasgow Sheriff Court. The 34-year-old installed hidden cameras at his Hyndlan
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The Crown Office has lodged a first notice to begin the court process for a discretionary fatal accident inquiry into the death of David Ainsworth. Mr Ainsworth, 59, was admitted to Hairmyres hospital on 20 January 2020 following concerns raised by a home carer. His condition deteriorated and he die
A lord ordinary has ruled that a decision of Glasgow City Council to award a four-year contract for homelessness assistance services to the Salvation Army, even though another charity scored higher in the bidding process, was lawfully taken after a challenge was mounted by the highest-scoring bidder
A business owner who conned dozens of customers out of more than £100,000 by breaking promises to build garden sheds and summerhouses has been jailed for three years and four months. Alistair Baxter, 36, took thousands of pounds for the work from almost 70 people, some of them pensioners in th
House prices in Scotland rose over the past three months at the slowest rate seen since early 2024, according to the latest Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) Residential Market Survey, and respondents expect this weaker price growth trend to continue in the short-term amid an increase
A woman who was compared to Darth Vader at work has won nearly £30,000 from an employment tribunal. The NHS blood donation worker had temporarily left a room when her colleagues decided to take a personality quiz which would tell them what Star Wars character they were, the tribunal heard.
A prisoner convicted on indictment of possession of offensive weapons at Perth Sheriff Court following a trial at which he was unrepresented has lost an appeal against his conviction. Appellant Richard Mullen maintained that allowing the trial to continue following the dismissal of his solicitor and
A High Court judge has referred solicitors and a barrister to their professional regulators after discovering that five non-existent case citations were knowingly submitted to the court in a judicial review. Mr Justice Ritchie said the lawyers involved in Ayinde, R v The London Borough of Haringey h
Criminals who refuse to appear in court for their sentencing hearings could face up to two additional years in prison and stricter conditions behind bars, under new powers to be granted to judges across England and Wales. The measures – to be introduced in the UK government’s Victim
Lord Penrose, a former senator of the College of Justice, has passed away after a long illness. There will be a celebration of his life at a service at Cramond Kirk on Tuesday 13 May at 2:30pm, to which all are invited.
The Scottish government needs to be wary of workforce pressures that are hitting the police as new figures confirmed that there remain around 1,000 fewer officers today than when Police Scotland was formed, the Scottish Liberal Democrats said. New figures reveal there were 16,553 full-time equi
A man with indefinite leave to remain in the UK who suffered from long-term memory problems affecting his ability to learn English has lost a challenge against a decision that he was required to meet knowledge of life and language (KOLL) requirements in order to obtain UK citizenship. Shorsh Mohamma
The Solicitors Regulation Authority has authorised the first law firm providing legal services through AI. While many firms are already using AI to support and deliver a range of back-office and public-facing services, Garfield.Law Ltd is the first purely AI-based firm authorised to provide regulate
The Glasgow Centre for International Law and Security is to host a lecture by Sally Langrish later this month. Ms Langrish was appointed foreign, commonwealth & development office legal adviser (director general, legal) in May 2022.
A consultation has been published on the potential for certain exemptions from rent controls or increases above the rent cap.
