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A man who placed staff in a lingerie store in a state of “fear and alarm” after asking “wholly inappropriate” questions and telling a worker he wore fishnet stockings at home has had an appeal against his conviction for breach of the peace refused.  

A homeowner who was declared bankrupt after failing to pay more that £11,000 in council tax has had an appeal to have an award of sequestration granted against her reduced despite claiming that she never lived in the property. Judges in the Inner House of the Court of Session said “exceptional ci

A heroin addict who was jailed for selling ecstasy at a rave to fund his habit has won an appeal against sentence. Andrew Fisher was sentenced to three years imprisonment after being found with over 100 ecstasy tablets at a dance event, but appeal judges reduced the custodial term after ruling that

This weekend will see celebrations and events across the world to mark International Women’s Day. The dean of the Faculty of Advocates, James Wolffe QC (pictured) said: “Sunday will be International Women’s Day.

The son of a woman with Alzheimer’s disease who challenged a decision of the Mental Health Tribunal for Scotland (MHTS) to make a compulsory treatment order (CTO) in relation to his mother has had his appeal refused. Judges in the Inner House of the Court of Session upheld a ruling of the sheriff

A juror who trawled Facebook for information about a witness despite being told not to has avoided going to jail for contempt of court. Elisabeth Howden, 49, also said one of the accused looked at her in a “funny” way.

The amount of heroin discovered being smuggled into Perth Prison has risen by 500 per cent in the past year. Heroin seized by the Scottish Prison Service (SPS) rose from 1.6 grams in 2013/14 to 9.5 grams in 2014/15.

Gordon Lindhorst (left) and Prime Minister David Cameron

The future earnings of two people who committed fraud have been seized by the Crown Office under confiscation orders for £1 each. The Crown acquired the confiscation orders against a financial embezzler and a benefits fraudster.

Westwater Advocates’ Isabella Ennis (pictured) has seen success in a recent family case. The case of AM v RM was the first case in Scotland to consider the question of whether or not a parent who has had parental rights and responsibilities removed by order of the court in a part 1 order under the

A solicitor who stole thousands of pounds from clients as well as his boss to fund his gambling addiction has been ordered to undertake unpaid work in the community and pay the money back to his victims. David Nightingale, 32, took the money after saying his father was in mortgage arrears and requir

A motorist who was convicted of breach of the peace after being accused of conducting herself in a “disorderly manner” by “following” two people in her car and placing them in a state of “fear and alarm” has had her conviction quashed on appeal. The Criminal Appeal Court held that the dr

An 82-year-old American woman has been arrested after she attempted to shoplift a bottle of “Sexual Fantasies” body spray which claims to “drive any man wild” from a shop in Georgia. Anneliese Young was allegedly found trying to steal the body spray from a pharmacy close to her home in Augus

An appeal by two landlords against a decision requiring them to pay a tenant thrice the deposit for a lease which they failed to timeously repay has been refused by judges in the Court of Session. An Extra Division of the Inner House comprising Lord Drummond Young, Lord Malcolm and Sheriff Principal

Gus Macaulay (pictured) discusses the prospect of raising a small claims action in Scotland for a very small sum following the recent news story from England of a parent making a claim against another over their child’s failure to attend a birthday party.