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Murderers whose crimes involve sexual or sadistic conduct will receive whole life orders by default under proposals announced by Prime Minister Rishi Sunak. The move will place a legal expectation on judges to hand down whole life orders, except in extremely limited circumstances.

Twin brothers who left a charity cyclist to die on a remote Highland roadside after hitting him with their pick-up truck before hiding his body in a pit set aside for animal carcasses have been jailed for a total of 17 years and three months. Alexander McKellar, 31, was driving the vehicle at high s

Two siblings who alleged that their stepmother forged the signature of their late father in a codicil altering the manner in which his property was to be distributed have succeeded in an action for reduction in the Outer House of the Court of Session. David Niven and Carole Melaisi, the children of

Clyde & Co recently held its annual Scottish golf competition at Ladybank Golf Club.

Davidson Chalmers Stewart has announced the appointment of real estate lawyer Andy Tyler, who has been recruited as its newest partner. Mr Tyler joins from Burness Paull where he spent four-and-a-half years supporting commercial and residential real estate clients on a broad spectrum of transactions

A fugitive scaled an electric pole where he remained perched for close to 24 hours before coming down to face the law. Officers from Brazil's southeastern state of Minas Gerais had approached the 38-year-old man on Friday with the intent of arresting him for parole violations.

The government has granted a general licence to enable UK lawyers to provide legal advice to non-UK individuals and businesses in relation to their compliance with international sanctions on Russia, without breaching UK sanctions regulations themselves, writes Stacy Keen. UK Russian sanctions r

A tram company has been fined £240,000 following the tragic death of a 53-year-old pedestrian. Edinburgh Trams Limited, which operates the tramway system on behalf of the City of Edinburgh Council, pled guilty to a breach of health and safety legislation at Edinburgh Sheriff Court yesterday.

A sheriff of the Upper Tribunal for Scotland has rejected an appeal by a local authority in which it sought to challenge a First-tier Tribunal decision that it could not issue a Penalty Charge Notice to a vehicle parked on private land owned by a church accessed by crossing pavement. The City of Edi

Hearings in the Sheku Bayoh Inquiry resume at 10am on Monday, 28 August, and are due to run until Friday, 1 September. They will take place at Capital House in Edinburgh and will be live-streamed here. Videos, transcripts and evidence will be published on the site as soon as possible after a hearing

Lord Chancellor Alex Chalk and Attorney General Victoria Prentis have ordered an independent inquiry into the circumstances and handling of Andrew Malkinson’s case after his conviction for rape was quashed by the Court of Appeal last month. The inquiry will investigate the handling and the rol

The concept of command, as a way to decide on strategies to achieve objectives, or as an assertion of authority, has been essential to military action and leadership. Sir Lawrence Freedman pursues that proposition and shows how it is also deeply political.

The Scottish Courts and Tribunals Service (SCTS) has been accused of violating a Scottish government agreement that prohibits the use of zero-hours contracts, which are often exploitative. In a report viewed by The Herald for 2021/22, 26 staff members at SCTS were found to be on zero-hours contracts

The office manager of an Edinburgh property firm who embarked on a luxury lifestyle after obtaining more than £900,000 through embezzlement and fraud has been sentenced to three years’ imprisonment. Emma Hunt, 37, spent thousands on parties, hospitality at sporting events, hotel stays, a

The Scottish Sentencing Council has finalised its first ever offence guideline, covering the statutory offences of causing death by driving. The guideline aims to bring greater consistency in sentencing and assist public understanding of how these highly complex and sensitive cases are dealt with by