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Calum Steele A senior police officers' representative has warned that the Scottish government would be foolish to continue police cuts following the terrorist attacks in Paris.

Lesley Ward The School Closure Review Panel (SCRP), a new statutory body, independent of the Scottish government, has refused consent to Aberdeenshire Council’s plans to close two dyslexia units, and has remitted the proposal back to the council.

A new system for disclosing criminal records has been given a seal of approval by the Faculty of Advocates, but not quite a guarantee. Changes had been prompted by a decision of the UK Supreme Court in an English case which said that the blanket disclosure of all convictions fell foul of article 8 o

Margaret Martin Ireland should look to Scotland to help inform its legislative approach to stalking, a major conference in Dublin was told yesterday.

Ian Maxwell Speaking at the organisation's 2015 annual general meeting the national manager of FNF Scotland, Ian Maxwell, issued a call for a cultural change in both Scottish family law and the way that Scottish family courts operate.

A croft in Shetland has become the 2,000th croft to be registered by Registers of Scotland (RoS) on the online Crofting Register. It joins the 2,000th common grazing, a shared area of community land in Assynt, also registered this week.

Graeme Bissett Anderson Strathern has appointed Graeme Bissett to its board as a non-executive director.

Paul Wheelhouse Tenants with leases over 175 years long will now become owners of their property as a result of legislation that has come into force.

Ewan Alexander The head of Pinsent Masons’s Edinburgh office, Ewan Alexander, has been elected to theCBI Scotland council for a three year term.

Dr Jo Bradley Marks & Clerk, the UK’s largest firm of patent and trade mark attorneys, has boosted its presence in Edinburgh by adding to its patent team.

Philip Gormley QPM Philip Gormley QPM is to replace Sir Stephen House as chief constable of Police Scotland.

The Law Society of Scotland is operating from its Victorian townhouse offices on Drumsheugh Gardens for the last time today. The Society confirmed its plans to move from the B-listed buildings to new Edinburgh offices at Atria One on Morrison Street in May this year, with the new office premises off

The Law Society of Scotland has confirmed the outcome of its review into the handling of the case of Christopher Hales. Mr Hales was suspended by the Law Society in 2011 and subsequently prosecuted before the Scottish Solicitors’ Discipline Tribunal (SSDT) where he was struck off for misconduct in

Michael Matheson Only 5 per cent of Scots opt to drive after consuming alcohol on an evening out while 82 per cent believe that drink driving is unacceptable.

A judge’s decision not to make a finding of contempt of court against a company which allegedly failed to comply with court orders allowing the recovery of certain documents has been successfully challenged on appeal. Judges in the Inner House of the Court of Session held that the Lord Ordinary â€