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Prime Minister Keir Starmer has told First Minister John Swinney that the role of the lord advocate should be reformed in the wake of Operation Branchform and the decision not to charge Nicola Sturgeon. Mr Starmer said the Scottish government should abolish the dual role of the lord advocate who is

An antiques expert tricked the Palace of Versailles into buying fake 18th century royal chairs, a court has heard. Pontoise Criminal Court, near Paris, was told that Bill Pallot, 61, convinced the palace to pay €840,000 for two chairs that its experts thought had belonged to the Comtesse du Bar

First Minister John Swinney has paid tribute to Christina McKelvie MSP, the Scottish government minister for drugs and alcohol policy, who has passed away. Mr Swinney said she was "one of the kindest and most generous people I have ever met".

A Glasgow sheriff has ruled that a £70,000 payment by a deceased father to his youngest son in 2009 was not a loan and did not impose a repayment obligation on the son, now also deceased, after an action was raised by his elder brother seeking repayment. Pursuers Jonathan Russell, the eldest s

Council of Europe Commissioner for Human Rights Michael O’Flaherty has expressed concern at the continuing plight of the people in Ukraine. Mr O’Flaherty visited the country from 17 to 21 March, during which he focussed on placing human rights at the heart of the discussions towards peac

Denmark has made no progress in addressing corruption, according to the Council of Europe. The Council of Europe Group of States against Corruption (GRECO) has published two compliance reports on Denmark, assessing progress made in the implementation of the recommendations it made in 2014 and 2019.

The Crown Office has lodged a first notice to begin the court process for a fatal accident (FAI) inquiry into the death of 48-year-old Gary Wallace, who died on 17 April 2021 at HMP Inverness.   A preliminary hearing will be held on 8 May 2025 at Inverness Sheriff Court.  

Registers of Scotland (RoS) has published its annual report providing insights into who owns Scotland's land. The Country of origin report 2024 shows where land and property owners and tenants were based at the time of purchase, including locations within Scotland, the rest of the UK, and beyond.

An appeal against conviction by a university student convicted of sexually assaulting another student on his course at a night in with friends and then in a taxi has been refused by the High Court of Justiciary after it found there was no basis for the jury to consider the issue of reasonable belief

Defence solicitors are to boycott the Scottish government’s new Summary Case Management scheme in protest over legal aid fees. In the face of the Scottish government’s continued refusal to engage in meaningful talks with the profession, the Scottish Solicitors Bar Association (SSBA) "has

A house listed on Rightmove has sparked intrigue with its unusual interior featuring a living room entirely adorned with beer cans.

Proposed legislation to let terminally ill adults on the Isle of Man choose to end their lives has been agreed by the Manx parliament. The result means it is the first parliament in the British Isles to legalise assisted dying.

There were 345 deaths in prison custody over the period 2012-13 to 2022-23, with the annual number of deaths generally increasing over this time, new statistics from Scotland's chief statistician show. The statistics should not be taken as indicative that the risk of death changes specifically becau

The family of Sheku Bayoh have settled out of court with Police Scotland over his death in custody 10 years ago. Mr Bayoh, 31, died in Kirkcaldy on 3 May 2015, after being restrained on the ground by six officers. The Crown Office decided not to take legal action against the officers involved.

A supermarket lorry driver has been awarded over £56,000 in damages in a personal injury action against his employer after a sheriff found that his claim had not been exhausted by a previous agreement between the pursuer and the first defender. Thomas Ward raised the action against his employe