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Harper Macleod chief executive Martin Darroch and Sammi Kinghorn

A judge has banned a man from ordering pizza as part of his bail conditions. Randy Riddle, 49, was charged with four counts of harassing phone calls, two counts of first-degree petty theft and one count of second-degree petty theft.

A man accused of drugs-related offences who challenged the admissibility of “expert” evidence of a police officer whose report included content copied from the “Ask Frank” government-funded website has failed in an appeal. The Criminal Appeal Court upheld the sheriff’s decision to repel th

Two former teachers were today jailed for a total of 15 years for physical and sexual abuse over a four year period against a number of boys in their care. John Farrell and Paul Kelly, former members of the Christian Brotherhood, carried out the abuse from January 1979 until July 1983 while they wer

Trade union GMB is celebrating a landmark legal victory over German-owned, low-cost supermarket Lidl. The Central Arbitration Committee (CAC), the independent tribunal with statutory powers over trade union recognition, dismissed Lidl’s attempts to block warehouse operatives employed at the compan

Lewis Crofts and Alison Mackay

An international investigation has lead to lengthy sentences for a captain and first officer over drug smuggling offences. Mumin Sahin, 47, and Emin Ozmen, 51, from Turkey, have today been sentenced to 22 and 20 years' imprisonment respectively for their role in the smuggling of more than 3 tonnes o

Derek Hamill Gilson Gray has played a crucial role in facilitating the latest fan-led takeover at a Scottish football club.

Katherine Grainger British rower Katherine Grainger has become the most decorated female Olympian after winning silver with Victoria Thornley in the double sculls at Rio 2016.

Professor Donald Nicolson OBE The University of Strathclyde Law Clinic is now the biggest in the UK, according to its director.

Caroline Levesque-Bartlett Figures obtained under a freedom of information request have revealed that the number of people found not guilty of avoiding the TV license fee has risen to 20 per cent in Scotland over last year's figures.

Joshua Browder The creator of a chatbot that successfully challenged 160,000 parking tickets in London and New York has now written a program to provide the homeless with legal aid.

Trials: On Death Row in Pakistan by Isabel Buchanan

A Crown Court judge hit back at a foul-mouthed neo-Nazi's verbal abuse by throwing back some of her own. John Hennigan, 50, told Judge Patricia Lynch that she was a "bit of a c**t" as he was being sentenced for breach of an ASBO.

A man accused of a statutory breach of the peace and resisting arrest has had the complaint against him dismissed after successfully challenging a summary sheriff’s decision to adjourn his trial. The Sheriff Appeal Court deserted the complaint simpliciter after ruling that the sheriff failed to �