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Homicide numbers in Scotland have fallen to their lowest level since comparable records began in 1976, according to official figures. Cases recorded by Police Scotland fell to 45 homicides in 2024-25, down 12 on the previous year.

Ross McDowall urges Scottish businesses to familiarise themselves with new environmental rules ahead of a looming deadline. Businesses that currently hold environmental consents for water, waste and industrial activities in Scotland should check if they will need new or amended environmental authori

A sheriff has ordered a joiner hired to fit a kitchen in East Kilbride to pay just over £20,000 to the homeowner after determining that he had failed to meet the implied standard of work by not building plumb and square plasterboard walls and dismissed a claim for the remaining balance due. Pu

Albania's AI minister is "pregnant" with 83 children, the Albanian prime minister has announced. Edi Rama appeared on stage with "Diella", the AI chatbot appointed as Albania's minister of state for artificial intelligence, at the Berlin Global Dialogue on Saturday.

The average length of criminal trials in the High Court is set to skyrocket to more than two-and-a-half years by 2030 without significant additional funding, a report has warned. The Scottish Courts and Tribunals Service (SCTS) last month set out projected criminal business levels across the High Co

The Sheku Bayoh inquiry's legal team has resigned en masse in the wake of Lord Bracadale's shock decision to step down as its chairperson. Angela Grahame KC, Laura Thomson KC and Jason Beer KC, as well as junior counsel Rachel Barrett and Sarah Loosemore, were reported on Friday to have resigned fro

Jack Boyle takes a look at the thorny issue of Employment Tribunal fees. Employment Tribunals date back to 1964, when they were known as Industrial Tribunals. The system has always been one which is “free” to access, in the sense that (unlike other legal jurisdictions, such as courts) th

In the fourth of a series of interviews undertaken by the Scottish Ethnic Minorities Lawyers Association (SEMLA) for Black History Month, SLN spotlights Brianella Scott, a Scottish government solicitor born in South America and raised in the Highlands. Brianella's story is one of breaking barriers a

Lord Richards is to retire from the UK Supreme Court and the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council in June next year. His retirement brings to an end a 52-year career in law spanning company law and corporate insolvency, as well as time spent as a judge at both the High Court and Court of Appeal i

Ben Finnie of Gilson Gray explains why property tax reforms south of the border matter for Scotland, and what they could mean for buyers, sellers, and investors here. The ongoing debate over property tax reform in England and Wales continues to make headlines. With talk of major changes – from

Roisin Higgins KC has been appointed to the Scottish Law Commission for a five-year term. Ms Higgins was called to the Scottish bar in 2000 and took silk in 2015. Her practice has focused on commercial, property, intellectual property and construction law disputes, with many years' experience leadin

A convicted murderer who as a teenager played in the lower leagues of Scottish football, given a life sentence with a 22-year punishment part for the murder of his partner by serious, repeated physical attacks, has lost an appeal against his sentence after the High Court of Justiciary found that the

The Scottish Civil Justice Council (SCJC) is gathering views to shape the development of efficient and effective court procedures on group proceedings. The Civil Litigation (Expenses and Group Proceedings) Scotland Act 2018 allowed rules of court to be introduced to provide for group proceedings in

Cyclists are often thought of as vulnerable road users, but on occasion, they can injure or even kill the more vulnerable, writes Thomas Mitchell. Readers may remember the much-publicised case of Charlie Alliston who collided with Kim Briggs as she crossed Old Street in London. Charlie was riding a

There are more than 10,000 arrest warrants outstanding across Scotland, new figures show. Data published by Police Scotland reveal that as of 3 September 2025, there were 10,064 outstanding arrest warrants, including seven for murder, five for attempted murder and 40 for rape.