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A man who murdered his wife has had his appeal against conviction on the basis the trial judge was biased towards the prosecution thrown out. Alan Humphrey, 57, from Glasgow, claimed he had suffered a miscarriage of justice after he was found guilty of murdering his wife Angela in 2014. He claimed L

Frank Mulholland QC Three of the families of the Glasgow bin lorry victims have launched their bid to privately prosecute driver Harry Clarke.

Alexander Litvinenko A public inquiry has found that the 2006 murder of Alexander Litvinenko was “probably” approved by Russian President Vladimir Putin.

Dr Carolyn Côté-Lussier Social inequality is directly linked to public support for increasingly harsh criminal justice policy in the UK despite falling crime rates, a study by the London School of Economics (LSE) has found.

Neil Richardson Police officers caught up in a spying row have been invited to a hearing by a Holyrood committee – for the fourth time.

Scottish Legal News has today broken through the 10,500 barrier with the total number of subscribers to the free daily news service reaching 10,514.

Jonathan Smithers The Law Society has welcomed what it called the “measured” proposals put forward by the Migration Advisory Committee (MAC) in its report on skilled migration and is pleased that the report reflects some recommendations by the Law Society.

A woman who was found guilty of dangerous driving after falling asleep at the wheel and crashing into an oncoming vehicle has lost an appeal against conviction. Judges in the Criminal Appeal Court ruled that in the absence of special circumstances the act of falling asleep is a “voluntary act” a

A Buddhist monk who went on a tyre-slashing rampage because he accidentally squashed an insect has been jailed. Julian Glew, 45, who lives in a wood in Pocklington, slashed the tyres of 162 cars after the transgression.

A retired academic who contracted a rare form of cancer which he claimed was the result of exposure to asbestos during the course of his employment at a university has had an action for £180,000 damages dismissed. A judge in the Court of Session assoilzied the defenders after ruling that the pursue

Sheriff Principal Pyle A sheriff principal has suggested a number of reforms to the handling of domestic abuse cases, among them bringing serious cases to trial within weeks.

Michael Gove Failure to timeously publish the UK government's plans to replace the Human Rights Act with a UK bill of rights could affect May's Holyrood elections MPs have warned the Justice Secretary Michael Gove.

Children should help design new legal documents to ensure the views of youngsters are heard whenever possible in family court cases, says the Faculty of Advocates. Currently, forms are used to inform a child of an action and to seek his or her views, but the forms have been widely criticised.

Thomas Ross Following the news one of the families involved in the Glasgow bin lorry crash as well as two families in an earlier case are to launch private prosecutions, advocates have appeared on the BBC to discuss some of the issues related to private prosecutions.

MSPs on the Delegated Powers and Law Reform Committee have recommended that the Bankruptcy (Scotland) Bill should proceed as a consolidation bill, in a report published today. The Bankruptcy (Scotland) Bill is what is known as a consolidation bill and it is the first such bill to be referred to this