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Over a third of Scots believe Police Scotland’s service is inferior to that of its predecessors. A poll carried out by The Sunday Post found that 38 per cent of people think the service offered by the single force has worsened following the amalgamation of the eight former police forces in 2013.

The Law Society has announced that it would appeal a High Court decision over government changes to the way duty solicitors are provided to those accused of a crime. The High Court rejected legal challenges brought by the Law Society and the Criminal Law Solicitors' Association and London Criminal C

The Law Society of Scotland has published a report following an independent review of consumer protections for people buying and selling property in Scotland. The review, by former Sheriff Principal Edward Bowen CBE QC, examined the current consumer protections in place as well as conveyancing pract

A juror has been found guilty of contempt of court and fined £400 after he told a judge he forgot to turn up at Perth Sheriff Court. Jordan Hutchison slowed two trials at the court and inconvenienced over 70 members of the public as well as court staff.

Sending children to prison may make them more likely to commit sexual offences in adulthood according to a study set up by a charity which seeks to reduce crime. The study by the Commission on Sex in Prison, a group established Howard League for Penal Reform reached its conclusion after hearing evid

The organisation representing rank-and-file police officers has accused politicians of ignorance in relation to non-statutory stop and searches. The Scottish Police Federation (SPF) has attacked politicians as well as Police Scotland’s leadership over plans to remove the police’s right to search

Scottish government proposals for land reform need to be coherent, clear and workable, the Law Society of Scotland has said. The Law Society has submitted its response to the Scottish government’s consultation on the future of land reform in Scotland.

The Scottish Law Commission has published its “ninth programme of law reform”. The programme will form the basis for most of the commission’s work over the next three years.

Scotland’s police force is considering ending non-statutory stop-and-searches. The first minister, Nicola Sturgeon (pictured), revealed to MPs that she discussed the issue with chief constable of Police Scotland Sir Stephen House after a BBC Scotland investigation.

A sheriff has ruled stricter checks on motorists would not have stopped the death of a cyclist who was hit bit a 93-year old woman. In an incident in the Highlands in 2011, Elaine Dunne, 30, was struck by Alice Ross, now 96, who is suspected of having blacked out while driving.

The Law Society of Scotland has responded to growing use of gender neutral titles to include "Mx" among the option of titles available as part its registration process. Neil Stevenson, director of representation and support at the Law Society, said: “We work very hard to ensure that the society ad

Scientists working for the Scottish Police Authority(SPA) Forensic Services can now identify DNA in smaller and lower quality samples than before following substantial investment in forensic technology. Established within the Scottish Crime Campus at Gartcosh, scientists working at the Scottish Poli

Long term prisoners will no longer be eligible for automatic early release after two thirds of their sentence following first minister Nicola Sturgeon's announcement of an end to the current system of automatic early release for all offenders serving more than four years. Ms Sturgeon (pictured) said

The Law Society of Scotland is seeking feedback from members in order to gauge how many Scottish solicitors could be affected by new regulations for letting agents set out under the Housing (Scotland) Act 2014. The Scottish government is in the process of preparing to implement a new scheme for the

In response to the announcement by the lord president, Lord Gill on the timetable for reform of Scotland’s civil courts, Alistair Morris, president of the Law Society of Scotland said: “The timetable for reform set out by the lord president is set to transform our civil courts through the use of