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Police Scotland is pushing for a centralised CCTV network governing all of Scotland's streets, public spaces and shops following a warning that the majority of its current cameras are unreliable and possibly unlawful. The single force told Scottish ministers it wants to abolish the current “piecem

Lady Stacey A prisoner whose confidential correspondence was opened by prison authorities had his human rights breached, a judge in the Court of Session has ruled.

Colin Borland, the FSB’s head of external affairs in Scotland Plans to create a “lobbyist register” risk discouraging business from taking part in public policy debate, the Federation of Small Businesses (FSB) has warned.

Fans Against Criminalisation (FAC) has demanded that a Scottish government minister withdraw inaccurate remarks he made about the campaign organisation's position during a Holyrood debate. Community safety minister Paul Wheelhouse told the Scottish Parliament's debating chamber that FAC had welcomed

The National Union of Journalists (NUJ) is to demand answers of Police Scotland after the force failed to deny it had used surveillance powers to spy on journalists in order to flush out their sources. Paul Holleran, NUJ organiser in Scotland, will call on police to reveal whether they used their po

Shami Chakrabarti This week's SLN Spotlight falls on Shami Chakrabarti (pictured), who has been director of Liberty since 2003. She was called to the English bar in 1994 and was a lawyer in the Home Office between 1996 and 2001. She will be discussing themes from her book On Liberty at a CPD-accredi

Marianne Russell Bond Dickinson has recently recruited three new lawyers into its Aberdeen office following its results for the 2014/2015 financial year.

Malcolm Hurlston CBE The number of business debt judgments recorded in Scotland rose sharply in the first half of 2015, according to new Registry Trust figures.

One of Scotland’s most notorious court cases, the trial for sedition of the political reformer Thomas Muir of Huntershill, is to be re-examined at an event to mark the 250th anniversary of his birth. The event is being staged by the Faculty of Advocates within Parliament House, Edinburgh - home of

Inksters Solicitors are sponsoring “This is Your Trial” at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe.

Lorna Davis Following the decision of the EAT in Scotland's first social media misconduct case, Lorna Davis discusses the guidelines that can be drawn from the emerging caselaw.

Shuna Stirling Brodies' corporate and commercial team has advised on deals with a value of more than £8.2 billion this year so far, the firm has announced.

James Dornan MSP A Scottish Parliament committee has opened consultation on a bill to extend the boundaries of the Pentland Hills Regional Park.

Richard Lochhead Growing genetically modified (GM) crops will not be permitted in Scotland, Rural Affairs Secretary Richard Lochhead has announced.

Landowners and representatives of Registers of Scotland (RoS) have taken further steps towards the completion of Scotland’s Land Register with meetings in the Highlands to discuss the process of voluntary registration. RoS has been asked by the Scottish government to complete the country’s land