The Cleveland Torso Murderer, also known as the Mad Butcher of Kingsbury Run, was an unidentified serial killer who was active in Cleveland, Ohio in the 1930s. In parenthesis, it should be acknowledged immediately that these sorts of designations assume that there is one responsible person but that
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Drivers who receive an endorsement to their licence can now pay any associated fines online. Anyone given a penalty that adds points to their driving licence will have the option to settle their outstanding amount via the Scottish Courts and Tribunals Service website. This is an alternative to havin
A Crown appeal against what it considered to be the unduly lenient sentencing of a sexual offender has resulted in the High Court of Justiciary concluding that it would have reached the same overall result as the trial judge. Respondent Alistair Fergusson was convicted of 16 sexual offences against
Five in-house solicitors have been announced as finalists for this year’s In-House Rising Star Award. The five shortlisted solicitors for the Law Society of Scotland’s annual award were chosen from an impressive set of 10 nominations as the award looks to spotlight in-house solicitors wi
The Scottish Parliament will be asked to approve the emergency release of some short-term prisoners to address the impacts of a rapid rise in the prison population. The legislation was announced to Parliament earlier this month by the Justice Secretary as an emergency response. If the regulations ar
The Sheriff Appeal Court has ruled that a sheriff who awarded sole guardianship of a 24-year-old man with autism to his mother without a proof hearing should have ordered one before making a decision. Colin Boyle, the father of the adult “Andrew” appealed against the order granted in fav
The Scottish Land Commission has published its response to the Call for Views on the Land Reform Bill issued by the Scottish Parliament’s Net Zero, Energy and Transport Committee. Michael Russell, chair of the Scottish Land Commission, said: “We welcome the Land Reform Bill, introduced b
Ireland has formally recognised the State of Palestine. As of yesterday, the Irish government recognises Palestine as a sovereign and independent state and has agreed to establish full diplomatic relations between Dublin and Ramallah.
The Scottish government is to review a law that effectively bans wood-burning stoves in new build homes after ministers admitted the regulations were “inflexible”.
Legislation concerned with flexible working will form a key focus at CLT Scotland’s Employment Conference which will take place online on 12 June. Conference chair Lindsey Cartwright of Morton Fraser MacRoberts will look at how the new legislation on flexible working and carers leave is likely
MSPs have backed legislation giving councils a new power to introduce a visitor levy to raise funding for local visitor facilities and services. The Visitor Levy (Scotland) Bill will enable local authorities to apply a levy on overnight stays with all money raised to be reinvested in services and fa
An expert report on the division of the dual role of the lord advocate is expected in the coming weeks. The SNP had promised to make progress on considering reform of the role in its 2021 manifesto.
The New York Court of Appeals has concluded in an appeal based on a dispute between two classes of shareholder in a wound-up Scottish fantasy sports company that the plaintiffs had sufficient cause for an action of breach of fiduciary duty under Scots law. Nigel Eccles and other appellants, includin
An octogenarian who allegedly spent close to a decade menacing his neighbourhood with a catapult has been apprehended. Prince King, 81, is accused by police in southern California of being a "serial slingshot shooter", NBC News reports.
A total of 1,153 executions took place around the world in 2023 – excluding China – marking an increase of more than 30 per cent from 2022. It was the highest figure recorded by Amnesty International since 2015, when 1,634 people were known to have been executed. Despite this increase, t
