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The Scottish Courts and Tribunals Service (SCTS) has announced plans for a new Tribunals Centre in Glasgow. SCTS has worked with HM Courts and Tribunals Service (HMCTS) to find accommodation in Glasgow and the new Tribunals Centre will be located at 3 Atlantic Quay.

It is the responsibility of the Crown Office to prosecute Scottish Limited Partnerships (SLPs) which have failed to comply with transparency rules, a UK government minister has said. The Herald reports that UK business minister Margot James admitted that 28,000 SLPs, which are used as tax haven shel

Dundee Sheriff Court (Credit: Google Street View) A woman who failed to pay £24,500 in parking fines she ignored has been declared bankrupt, with fines exceeding £37,000.

A man dressed as a shark to promote an electronics store called McShark has been fined for falling foul of Austria's full-face burqa ban. Police confronted the man after an anonymous tip-off and gave him a €150 fine (£135) when he refused to remove the shark head.

A car insurance company which sought to avoid paying a claim on the basis that the owner of the vehicle had given a false address on his application form has had its legal bid to avoid the policy rejected. The motorist had stated on his form that his address was at a house in Giffnock, when there wa

Planned new guidelines on the use of covert surveillance in Scotland fail to give sufficient protection to communications between lawyers and clients, the Faculty of Advocates believes. Draft new Codes of Practice under the Regulation of Investigatory Powers (Scotland) Act 2000 have been prepared by

Two solicitor members have been appointed to the Scottish Civil Justice Council and will take up their three-year posts on 16 October. The new members are Elena Fry (pictured right), a new appointment, and Jacqueline Harris, who has been reappointed to the post.

A 63 year-old man who subjected his wife to decades of abuse has been sentenced to 32 months' imprisonment at Lerwick Sheriff Court. Robert Simmons, a self-employed crofter, pled guilty to 11 charges related to the physical and verbal abuse of his wife.

Alan Borthwick BTO has revealed profits of £7.82 million in the twelve-month trading period to 31 March 2017 as well as revenue of £18.91m.

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A team of 13 colleagues from Davidson Chalmers, along with a small dog, have raised hundreds of pounds to help some of the most vulnerable people in Scotland get free access to legal services.

More than two dozen people were discovered smuggling gold in their rectums on two flights to India in an operation of unusual size. Over 10kg of the metal was found on 37 passengers across two flights from Sri Lanka to India, with 29 of the smugglers opting to stow their booty in their booties.

The views of local people and organisations on the future of Scotland’s islands will come into focus when members of the Scottish Parliament’s Rural Economy and Connectivity Committee visit Lewis and Harris on October 19th and 20th. The committee will examine the potential impact of the Scottish

Ms Stephanie Harrison QC and Ms Shu Shin Luh (instructed by Bhatt Murphy) for the 1st – 3rd Claimants; Mr Christopher Buttler and Ms Ayesha Christie (instructed by Duncan Lewis) for the 4th – 8th Claimants;