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Plans to reward people who report corporate crime within their own organisation are to be taken forward by the UK’s Serious Fraud Office (SFO) over the next year, writes Tom Stocker. In its latest annual business plan the SFO lists “progress whistleblower incentivisation reform” as

Lord Scott will lead the independent public inquiry into the investigation of Emma Caldwell’s murder. Justice Secretary Angela Constance announced the appointment of Lord Scott in an update to the Scottish Parliament.

The Scottish Legal Complaints Commission (SLCC) has today laid its budget for 2025-26 at Holyrood after the SLCC Board approved its draft budget and operating plan following a statutory consultation. Commenting on the budget, SLCC chair, Jane Malcolm said: “We’re grateful to those organi

US-based private equity house Lime Rock Partners has succeeded in its case against oil and gas businessman, Robert Kidd in what is understood to be the single biggest damages claim in Scottish legal history. In March 2024, after having heard weeks of evidence, the commercial judge (Lord Tyre) found

A Dundee sheriff has refused an appeal by a trust against a decision of the Scottish ministers to allow a community body to exercise the right to purchase derelict land in St Andrews owned by the trust, in the first appeal of its kind in Scotland. Forthtay Ltd Employee Trust, which owned a plot of l

The state of Scotland’s police estate has been revealed in new figures obtained by the Scottish Conservatives.  A freedom of information response received by the party details that 333 police stations require repairs.

Two men who plotted to ferry cannabis with a street value of up £1.5 million into Scotland from Europe hidden inside a lorry load of watermelons have been imprisoned for a total of 13 years and two months. Scott McSeveney, 37, masterminded the cross-border plan and enlisted HGV company owner S

In the wake of World Intellectual Property Day, Alastair Smith explores the crucial significance of intellectual property rights in protecting the creative work and ensuring the commercial success of musicians and composers. It is arguably the most iconic movie signature tune of all time, recognisab

Scottish building and fire safety regulations are set to change significantly in light of the Grenfell Tower fire inquiry, writes Katherine Metcalfe. The Scottish Government’s acceptance of all recommendations from the public inquiry into the Grenfell Tower fire signals further significant cha

Ledingham Chalmers has promoted 11 legal professionals across its Aberdeen, Edinburgh and Inverness offices in one of its largest-ever promotion rounds. Five lawyers — Edinburgh-based litigation lawyers Laila Kennedy and Mitchell Bell, and Aberdeen-based commercial property lawyer Taylor Morri

A new statement of prosecution policy sets out the circumstances in which the use of diversion or referral are appropriate where a child has been accused of rape or other serious sexual offences. The Crown Office and Procurator Fiscal Service (COPFS) said the new document recognises the seriousness

Sean Austin and Katie Docherty have been reappointed as members of the Children’s Hearings Scotland (CHS) board. The pair have been appointed by Natalie Don-Innes, minister for children, young people and the Promise, for a further four-year term running from 1 July 2025 to 30 June 2029.

The Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC) has published an interim update on the practical implications of the UK Supreme Court's landmark judgment on the meaning of "woman" in equality law.

Police are on the hunt for a drug dealer believed to have hidden drug-filled eggs across a city as part of an Easter scavenger hunt. Five plastic eggs containing around seven grams of cannabis were allegedly hidden in spots across Lufkin, Texas, with clues to their locations posted on Facebook.

The Trump administration has been accused of seeking to intimidate the judiciary after a sitting judge was arrested and charged with allegedly helping a defendant evade arrest by immigration enforcement officers. Judge Hannah Dugan of Milwaukee County Circuit in Wisconsin was arrested on Friday afte