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A lord ordinary has allowed a proof before answer in a civil damages action raised by the family of Emily Drouet, a University of Aberdeen student who committed suicide after being abused by her boyfriend, but only in respect of the claims of her siblings who were under 16 at the time of her death.

A company accountant jailed for defrauding thousands of pounds from his employers has been ordered to hand over £77,000 under proceeds of crime legislation. John Brown, 61, of Cumbernauld, was sentenced to 21 months’ imprisonment in March 2023 for defrauding £275,000 from Farmfoods

Janie Law, one of the founding partners and latterly consultant at Family Law Matters Scotland LLP, will be leaving legal practice at the end of this month to take up the post as head of professional practice for mediation at Relationships Scotland. Ms Law holds a post-graduate diploma in counsellin

A new consultation seeks views on a considerable increase in court fees from November this year. Court fees are already due to rise by two per cent from the beginning of next month.

Following the success of last year's series, the Edinburgh Sheriff Court Spring Talk Series has returned. The talks will cover the same material as last year’s but will allow people who could not attend the 2023 series to attend this year.

A police department has begun issuing photos of suspects with Lego heads superimposed on their bodies to comply with a new privacy law. Since the start of the year, California law has prevented police from sharing photos of individuals accused of non-violent crimes, KRCR-TV reports.

The Crown Office and Procurator Fiscal Service (COPFS) has lodged a first notice to begin the court process for a fatal accident inquiry into the death of baby Sophia Smith. Baby Sophia died at the Royal Hospital for Children at the Queen Elizabeth University Hospital Campus, Glasgow on 11 April 201

The Wildlife Management and Muirburn Bill has been passed by Holyrood. The bill includes a range of measures that will help tackle raptor persecution, and ensure that the management of species on grouse moors is done so sustainably and with animal welfare as a priority.

A motorcycle dealership which was found liable for most of the expenses of an abandoned action against it in relation to a faulty bike it sold to a customer has lost a Sheriff Appeal Court challenge to the sheriff’s findings on expenses. Original pursuer and respondent Norman Christie abandone

A round-up of human rights stories from around the world. Israeli limits on Gaza aid may be ‘war crime’, UN warns

1848, sometimes known as The Springtime of the Peoples, saw revolutionary fervour sweep across Europe and the ominous publication by Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels of The Communist Manifesto. Robert Shiels finds a new history of this European turning point by the eminent historian Sir Christopher Cl

A health board has incurred a fine of £220,000 for safety breaches after two patients died after falling from hospital windows in separate incidents, the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) has said. NHS Lothian was given the penalty following the deaths of two men, aged 55 and 79, who were pati

A landmark lawsuit that accuses tech giant Apple of monopolising the smartphone market has been filed in the US. The Justice Department argues that the company abused its control of the App Store to "lock in" customers and developers.