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Justice Secretary Angela Constance has announced a funding boost for a specialist centre aimed at tackling violent crime. The Scottish Violence Reduction Unit is to receive a seven per cent boost in funding to £1.2 million due to concerns about a “youth violence epidemic”.

A pedestrian safety activist is facing a criminal trial after making his own crossing with chalk. Charlottesville, Virginia man Kevin Cox used what he said was spray chalk to create a makeshift pedestrian crossing at an intersection where a fatal accident took place last October.

There is a “real danger” to the UK’s international reputation if issues such as court backlogs remain unaddressed, the deputy president of the Supreme Court has warned. Lord Hodge told the Lords Constitution Committee that persistent problems weaken "our sell of the UK as a success

Two charity employees and directors of St Mirren FC have lost a defamation case against a former director of the club based on statements he posted online and made to journalists while seeking election to the board of the club’s supporters’ association after it was found they were based

Perth law firm Kippen Campbell LLP has raised £3,380 by participating in Will Aid. Jacqueline Dow, from the firm, said: “Will Aid is a fantastic initiative, and we’re thrilled to have helped so many people put their affairs in order while raising such a substantial amount for chari

The UK government has said it will not amend the law to make it easier to establish safe drug consumption facilities, even if Glasgow’s new pilot site proves successful. The Thistle in Glasgow, which opened earlier this year, is the first such centre in the UK and is intended to address Scotla

The introduction of a bill aimed at simplifying the law around crofting is a welcome step towards long-awaited and much needed reform, according to the Law Society of Scotland. The Crofting and Scottish Land Court Bill was introduced by the Scottish government this week and proposes to amend the law

Burges Salmon has advised the majority shareholders of Aberdeen-based Encomara, a floating wind and subsea engineering firm, on the sale of the business to Inverness-headquartered Aurora Energy Services. Encomara will maintain its brand and product identity while gaining access to Aurora’s glo

The average selling price of property across Edinburgh, the Lothians, Fife and the Borders during March-May 2025 was £283,335, 3.6 per cent higher than the same time last year. The most expensive region to buy a property was Edinburgh, with an average price of £301,077, while the most af

SSSTs – does conversion have a permanent effect on the tenancy? This is the question the Sheriff Court grappled with in a recent RSL eviction action, writes Claire Mullen. In this case, the Scottish Secure Tenancy (SST) had been converted to a short SST, and then back again to an SST.

A US city has announced a $105 million reparations initiative aimed at addressing the enduring harm of a massacre that took place a century ago. The 1921 race massacre in Tulsa, Oklahoma, is one of the worst episodes of racial violence in US history. The plan includes investments in housing, educati

The Sheriff Appeal Court has refused an appeal against a sheriff’s decision that two residential landlords were not in breach of occupiers’ liability legislation as a result of their tenant’s children falling into a scalding hot bath she had run for herself. Appellant NM raised an

A man who coated pheasant carcasses in rat poison to bait and injure other legally protected wildlife has been ordered to carry out 135 hours of unpaid work. Clive Burgoyne, 38, of Forfar, carried out the crime as part of an ongoing feud with a local landowner over shooting rights. He hoped tha