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Criminals who plead guilty at the earliest opportunity could see their sentences cut by up to a third under new proposals by the Sentencing Council. The council said its plans, currently out for consultation, would spare victims the trauma of trial.

The High Court in Belfast has ruled in favour of an unmarried mother who launched legal action over her inability to access a widowed parent's allowance. Siobhan McLaughlin won the action against the Department for Social Development (DSD) in a case that could have implications for the delivery of b

A bill which would both abolish Scotland's “not proven” verdict and change the majority required in jury trials for a conviction has failed to receive the backing of Holyrood’s Justice Committee. A clear majority of the committee supported the intention to abolish not proven verdicts, but the

A dyslexic woman has won a disability discrimination case against her employer after she was accused of falsifying documents. An employment tribunal found that Starbucks discriminated against Meseret Kumulchew, a supervisor in one of its London stores.

The Faculty of Advocates will welcome a group of school students for a look at life at the Scottish bar. The visit is part of an Edinburgh University project, "Pathways to the Professions", which provides advice and guidance to pupils from S4 to S6 who are interested in applying for law, medicine, v

Liberal Democrat MP for Orkney and Shetland Alistair Carmichael (pictured right) has lost a bid to have his legal fees paid following a failed challenge to his election in the wake of the Frenchgate affair. In last year's landmark case, four of his constituents raised an action against him under the

Harper Macleod has hit a significant milestone in Edinburgh with the appointment of two new partners taking its tally to 20 in the capital – almost doubling its total over the past six months. The firm, Scotland’s third largest professional services partnership, now has 72 partners across the co

Ten solicitors are among the first appointed to the new judicial office of summary sheriff, created under the Courts Reform (Scotland) Act 2014. Christine McLintock, president of the Law Society of Scotland, said: “This is a significant step in the ongoing reforms to our courts in Scotland which w

Legislation which aims to provide a modern framework for burials and cremations in Scotland has been supported by Holyrood's Health and Sport Committee. However, to ensure that historic poor practices are never repeated, the committee has called for clarification and amendment to strengthen a number

New laws to strengthen the rights of carers will be debated by the Scottish Parliament for the final time this afternoon. Mental health minister Jamie Hepburn met young carers at Edinburgh Young Carers Project this morning ahead of the stage 3 debate of the Scottish government’s Carers Bill at Hol

Edinburgh University officials have been forced to scrap a plan calling on tutors to leak private information about students who told them about debt problems. Lecturers were instructed to pass the information of hundreds of students who had fallen behind in their tuition fee payments on to official

The High Court in London has ruled that Lord Lucan, a peer who disappeared 42 years ago, is presumed to be dead. A death certificate has been issued for the peer who vanished after his children's nanny, Sandra Rivett, was bludgeoned to death in London.

The volume of residential sales in Scotland rose 14.5 per cent in the third quarter of 2015-16 compared to the same period in the previous year, according to official statistics published today by Registers of Scotland (RoS). A total of 28,779 properties were submitted for registration between Octob

A man involved in the supply cocaine was subjected to a renewed proceeds of crime action after property worth £35,000 was uncovered during a 2006 investigation into his activities. David Rush, 50, plead guilty in April 2006 to involvement in the supply of cocaine, which triggered a proceeds of crim

The Law Society of Scotland has supported plans to remove the need for suspects to pay a contribution towards the cost of legal advice they receive while held in custody at police stations but has cautioned that fundamental difficulties with legal aid arrangements for police station work remain. Reg