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Lord Lang Another House of Lords committee has called for the Scotland Bill to be halted owing to fears it will create “serious risks of future disputes and instability” in the country.

A witness who failed to attend court after his son was rushed to hospital following an accident has had a finding of contempt of court quashed. The Criminal Appeal Court observed that the sheriff had failed to take up an invitation to hear evidence before making the finding and therefore did not hav

Paul Wheelhouse The overall number of racist incidents recorded by the police in Scotland in 2013-14 was up by 3.9 per cent compared to 2012-13.

A Scottish man jailed in the US for three decades is awaiting a decision that could set him free or see him retried and sentenced to death in a landmark case that may result in the erosion of protections afforded by the sixth and 14th amendments of the Constitution. Tom Richey was jailed in 1987 age

Reform of legislation relating to the private rented housing sector has been applauded by the Faculty of Advocates, although it has queried some aspects of the proposed changes. In a written submission to MSPs on the Private Housing (Tenancies) (Scotland) Bill, the Faculty said it was “undesirable

Police and women's campaigners have backed proposals to allow judges to instruct jurors to dismiss preconceived ideas about rape, rapists and victims of rape. Rape Crisis Scotland said trials are affected by ideas such as how soon a rape should be reported or whether a woman resisted. A bill is curr

Lesley Ward The School Closure Review Panel (SCRP), a new statutory body, independent of the Scottish government, has refused consent to Aberdeenshire Council’s plans to close two dyslexia units, and has remitted the proposal back to the council.

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A judge in Wisconsin who handed a lawyer a five-day jail sentence for contempt of court decided to add a creative punishment he called a “moving jail” Judge Philip Kirk in Waupaca County told lawyer Michael Petersen, 33, that over the course of his probation he will have to tell every client he

Kenneth Shand Rumours are circulating that English firm Addleshaw Goddard has negotiated a merger with Maclay Murray & Spens LLP, though both firms have played down the suggestions.

Calum Steele The general secretary of the Scottish Police Federation has made a plea to the Scottish government to end cuts to the service in the wake of the Paris attacks and to realise Scottish police are under-equipped and ill-prepared for a similar attack on home soil.

Robert Sharp Following calls from over 100 authors last week for reform of Scotland's antiquated defamation laws which not only endanger free speech but could lead to libel tourism, Scottish Legal News spoke to English PEN about the developments south of the border that culminated in the Defamation

Drink-driving offences in Scotland have plummeted, falling at nearly double the rate of the rest of the UK following the introduction of a new lower limit last December. In the period December 2014 to August 2015, offences fell by 12.5 per cent compared with the same time in the previous year. The f

Stronachs LLP has strengthened its corporate team with the appointment of Ross Gardner as partner.

The European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) is holding a Grand Chamber hearing today in the case of Ibrahim and Others v. the United Kingdom. The case concerns the temporary delay in providing access to a lawyer during the police questioning of suspects involved in the 21 July 2005 London bombings an