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Angela Constance A phone number and website allowing complaints about the conduct of Scotland’s charities have gone live today.

Justice Minister Heiko Maas Germany's parliament has approved legislation to introduce a wider definition of rape and toughen sanctions for sexual assaults.

A man in Delhi has been caught after orchestrating an ingenious plan to make up losses from his business by renting a car, selling it as his own, then stealing it back. Mintoo Kumar, 28, listed the rental car on an online auction site and quickly sold it on.

The sole director of a company which failed to provide adequate insurance for its employees was not personally liable in damages to the appellant who suffered an injury while working. By a majority of 3:2, the Supreme Court has today upheld the majority decision of the Inner House in a case brought

The "circumstances in which it was decided that there was a legal basis for UK military action" in Iraq were "far from satisfactory", according to Sir John Chilcot, who today published the 2.6 million word report following his seven-year inquiry into the Iraq War. The Iraq Inquiry was asked to consi

Education Secretary John Swinney A new controversial law in Scotland could see parents taking schools to court if their children do not perform well, a politician has warned.

Maria Botha-Lopez ESPC’s first house price report since the EU referendum has reveled an almost immediate shock to the housing market in east central Scotland as the number of people bringing their home to market stalled.

Two women have been sentenced to 23-and-a-half-years and 24 years in jail after they were found guilty of the murder of a two year old boy in Fife. The court heard that Liam Fee died having suffered a blow to his abdomen. Rachel and Nyomi Fee had tried to blame the injuries on another boy.

Students at Edinburgh Law School’s Freedom of Expression Law Clinic have submitted a petition to the UN Working Group of Arbitrary Detention, urging the group to support detained Vietnamese bloggers, Nguyễn Hữu Vinh and Ngô Hào. Supported by experienced practitioners, the final year LLB stud

CLT Scotland, in association with the University of Strathclyde, has launched the next event in the Scots Law 2016 Conference/Exhibition Series.

Lord Reed The longstanding Lord Rodger Baltimore/Maryland Summer School Lecture will be delivered by Lord Reed this year.

Balfour+Manson recently announced that it raised over £5,200 for MS Society Scotland between April and June this year. The staff have been extremely busy participating in a number of challenges and testing their stamina and nerves.

Matthew Gray A Scottish law firm is adding to the positivity surrounding Watsonians FC’s New Myreside home – by agreeing a four figure sponsorship deal.

Mark Roscoe (left) and Gordon Jackson QC

Lionel Messi, the Argentina and Barcelona footballer phenomenon has been sentenced to 21 months in prison for tax fraud. According to Spanish media reports, the prolific goal scorer’s father, Jorge Messi, was also given a jail term for defrauding Spain of €4.1m (£3.5m; $4.5m) between 2007 and 2