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A new show investigates how the Post Office's Horizon scandal ruined lives in Scotland. For more than a decade, Scottish prosecutors took dozens of former postmasters to court based on potentially flawed computer data. In Scotland's Post Office Scandal, reporter Mark Daly investigates how the Post O

An Edinburgh sheriff has ruled that the former solicitor of a widow’s late husband who had been renting out a flat the couple owned without her knowledge was required to pay £14,4000 in rent payments from 2007 to 2009, plus over £17,000 in interest, after she raised an action for c

The Scottish Liberal Democrats have urged the Scottish government to "get serious" over the funding challenges facing policing as new figures reveal that police officer numbers are now at their lowest level since the second quarter of 2008. The Police Officer Quarterly Strength Statistics show

Holyrood's Standards, Procedures and Public Appointments Committee is looking at the Scottish Elections (Representation and Reform) Bill and is asking those affected by the changes to have their say on what impact these will have. Measures in the bill include allowing foreign nationals with limited

The Court of Session (Outer House) recently issued an opinion on unfair prejudice, in the case of Adrian Richard Hawkins OBE and Othman Akbar Rafay, petitioners, writes Lorna MacFarlane. The petitioners sought an order under sections 994 and 996 of the Companies Act 2006 confirming that the aff

Dentons is advising the Foreign Commonwealth & Development Office (FCDO) on its anchor investment in The Green Guarantee Company (GGC), the world’s first climate-focused guarantee company. GCC is set to unlock billions in climate finance for developing countries by providing guarantees for

Property sales were up in the November 2023 – January 2024 period, according to the latest ESPC House Price Report.

Florida legislators are considering a bill to tackle home invasions by bears high on crack cocaine – a phenomenon which does not appear to exist. Jason Shoaf, a Republican member of the Florida House of Representatives, has proposed House Bill 87, which would remove penalties for killing a bea

A decision to give prison officers immunity from prosecution over one of Scotland's most high-profile custody deaths was "incorrect", new documents seen by the BBC show. Allan Marshall, 30, died in March 2015 at HMP Edinburgh after being restrained.

Plans for automatic lifetime anonymity to anyone under 18 involved in criminal incidents have come under fire. The provisions in the Children (Care and Justice) (Scotland) Bill would also give victims and witnesses anonymity.

SEMLA is looking for two volunteers to join its committee. If you are a solicitor or advocate with an interest in these issues, able to give your time and with some ideas to drive change in the sector as part of the SEMLA team, then SEMLA wants to hear from you.

The High Court of Justiciary has found that the conduct of a Scottish League Cup final attendee who was charged with a breach of the peace by shouting the word “hun” at a police officer was not aggravated by religious prejudice but refused to alter the sentence given as a result. David D

The head of the Scottish Prison Service has said inmates may need to be released early as jails are simply too full. Teresa Medhurst told BBC Disclosure that prisons were reaching a "tipping point" and that emergency powers could be needed to release inmates early.

There has been an increase in the number of lawyers reporting workplace bullying, according to legal mental health charity LawCare. Its 2023 report records that 92 people who contacted LawCare for mental health support said that workplace bullying, harassment, or discrimination was their primary rea