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The Criminal Justice Committee has backed the general principles of the Criminal Justice Modernisation and Abusive Domestic Behaviour Reviews (Scotland) Bill at stage one. The committee gives support to the introduction of a review process into deaths related to abusive behaviour within relationship
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A software developer who set up his employer's computer systems to fail in the event of being fired is facing up to 10 years in prison after his plan came to fruition. Texas man David Lu, 55, began to sabotage his employer's systems after being effectively demoted in 2018, according to the US Depart
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The Crown Office has lodged a first notice to begin the court process for a discretionary fatal accident inquiry (FAI) into the death of Alexander Gray. Mr Gray, aged 73, was killed by his son Christopher Gray on 23 February 2021 in the flat they shared in Falkirk.
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A High Court judge in Birmingham has ruled that the insurer of a stolen motorbike that was involved in an accident at a crossroads that injured a 15-year-old pillion passenger on the bike was liable to pay damages for the injuries he sustained, albeit with a 20 per cent reduction for contributory ne
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Revolut and Visa have launched legal challenges against the UK's Payment Systems Regulator (PSR), disputing its proposed cap on international digital transaction fees. The companies argue the PSR has exceeded its statutory powers with the plan, which aims to limit interchange fees on cross-border on
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A lawyer has been awarded compensation from a cinema chain after complaining that it showed too many adverts before a film. The 31-year-old lawyer from Bangalore said he missed a work call as a result of the 25 minutes of adverts shown before a screening in 2023.
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People who are committing livestock offences are going unpunished, an MSP has claimed. Between April 1, 2024, and January 31, 2025, the Crown Office received 57 charges of livestock worrying. Six cases were prosecuted and two convictions were obtained — representing four per cent of the
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Anderson Strathern has stepped up its longstanding support for social mobility within the legal sector by signing up as a corporate sponsor of the Lawscot Foundation. The firm will provide a donation of £2,750 per year, enough to cover the foundation’s annual bursary payment to one Scott
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A commercial judge has determined that a reporter instructed to provide an opinion on the reasonableness and cost of repairs to an office building in Edinburgh following the end of a commercial lease had not fully discharged his remit and issued directions for further investigations. Rutland Court R
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The Regulation of Legal Services (Scotland) Bill has reached an advanced stage at Holyrood and the Scottish Law Agents Society welcomes many of the changes made to it. For the five reasons set out below, however, it is extremely concerned about the review provisions.
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Craig Naylor has been reappointed as His Majesty’s Chief Inspector of Constabulary in Scotland for an additional three years. Mr Naylor, who first took up the role in 2022, will continue to lead HM Inspectorate of Constabulary Scotland (HMICS) to deliver a programme of independent inspection,
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Lawyers have threatened to boycott the Scottish government's new swifter justice scheme unless legal aid fees are increased. Members of the Scottish Solicitors Bar Association (SSBA) will not take part in summary cases heard as part of the new Summary Case Management (SCM) initiative.
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A hotly contested debate on the rise of online teaching has sent four schools from across Scotland to the final of this year’s Donald Dewar Memorial Debating Tournament. Pupils from Bearsden Academy, Broxburn Academy, Nairn Academy and Trinity High School saw off competitors in the penultimate
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A bumbling thief allegedly swallowed hundreds of thousands of dollars worth of Tiffany jewellery to conceal his crime before admitting he would have been better off throwing them out of a window. Texas man Jaythan Gilder, 32, was invited into the VIP room of a Tiffany & Co. jewellery store after
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Albania is to shut down TikTok for 12 months, blaming the social media platform for inciting violence and bullying, especially among children. The country's education minister, Ogerta Manastirliu, said that officials are in contact with TikTok on adding parental controls and age verification as well
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