The Crown Office and Procurator Fiscal Service (COPFS) has lodged a first notice to begin the court process for a fatal accident inquiry into the death of baby Sophia Smith. Baby Sophia died at the Royal Hospital for Children at the Queen Elizabeth University Hospital Campus, Glasgow on 11 April 201
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A man who sent unsolicited photos of his erect penis to a 15-year-old girl and a woman has become the first person in England and Wales to be convicted and jailed for cyber-flashing. Cyber-flashing became a specific criminal offence in England and Wales on 31 January 2024. Similar legislation took e
Dear Editor, It is astonishing to me that in the current brouhaha concerning the plaque on the Melville monument that no mention has been made of the judicial oppression of democratic reformers that was orchestrated by Henry Dundas and his nephew Robert, whom Uncle Henry ensured was appointed lord a
Tesco has lost an English court appeal against a finding that its yellow-and-blue Clubcard logo infringed on the trade mark of rival supermarket chain Lidl. The High Court last year agreed with Lidl's argument that the Clubcard Prices logo led to a "perception of price matching by Tesco to Lidl", up
The average price of a property in Scotland reached £190,000 in January 2024, an increase of 4.8 per cent when compared to the same time last year, according to the UK House Price Index. Compared to the previous month, house prices in Scotland increased by 1.3 per cent on a non-seasonally adju
Godzilla was appointed as chief of a Tokyo police station for a day in a bid to raise awareness about road traffic law. The iconic Japanese kaiju — known as the "King of the Monsters" in America — took over the Ikebukuro police station on Monday.
The Sheriff Appeal Court has refused the substantial part of an appeal against an interdict pronounced against an environmental campaigner and researcher who trespassed onto fish farming sites to take video footages of the fish, but allowed for amendments to tighten its scope. Pursuer and respondent
An American pilot who was found to be almost two-and-a-half times the alcohol limit as he prepared to take charge of a trans-Atlantic flight from Edinburgh to New York has been jailed for 10 months. Captain Lawrence Russell, 63, was sentenced at Edinburgh Sheriff Court after pleading guilty to repor
Dear Editor, I read yesterday's article by Thomas Mitchell and surely sympathise with the campaign to make roads safer for motorcyclists. Certainly he is right in pointing out the poorer accident outcomes for motorcyclists than for other road users.
New legislation to reform judicial factors is a step in the right direction but could be further improved to ensure clarity, accessibility and efficiency, according to the Law Society of Scotland. The Law Society has provided written evidence on the Judicial Factors (Scotland) Bill, including its pr
Controversial UK legislation providing for the permanent deportation of asylum seekers to Rwanda may not now be enacted before Easter. MPs yesterday voted to undo 10 amendments to the Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Bill which were made in the House of Lords earlier this month.
Legislation to reform the governance of men's football in England and "put fans back at the heart of the game" has been introduced in Parliament today. The bill comes at a critical juncture for English football, following the attempted breakaway European Super League, and a series of high-profile ca
A man who trafficked sheep parts from Kyrgyzstan as part of a bizarre plot to clone "massive hybrid sheep species" is facing imprisonment. Arthur "Jack" Schubarth, 80, from the US state of Montana, last week pleaded guilty to two wildlife offences committed as part of what prosecutors describe as "a
An application for permission to appeal a decision of the First-tier Tribunal for Scotland’s Social Security Chamber by a man who sought additional living and mobility points in respect of Adult Disability Payment on the basis of an enlarged prostate has been refused by the Upper Tribunal for
