Hikers in the French Alps have been warned they face fines of up to €750 (around £640) if they pick protected flowers on their walks. Thousands of génépi sprigs and edelweiss flowers were seized by French police during a week-long operation earlier this month, with 20 hikers
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The Criminal Cases Review Commission (CCRC), responsible for investigating possible miscarriages of justice, is set to review the case of Andrew Malkinson. Mr Malkinson wrongly served 17 years behind bars for a rape conviction.
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Macdonald Henderson has advised the shareholders of Anderson Engineering (Generator Specialists) Ltd on the disposal of the company to Wernick Power Solutions Limited.
An Ellon-based tyre company has been fined £9,800 for health and safety breaches which came to light as part of an investigation into the death of an employee. Kairdson Tyres Limited, who provided vehicle recovery services to Police Scotland, pled guilty to failing to ensure their employees ha
Highlands and Islands Enterprise (HIE) has received £11 million in an out-of-court settlement relating to the original design and construction of the Cairngorm funicular railway in the 1990s and early 2000s and guarantees in place with the previous operator.
The Sheriff Appeal Court has rejected a challenge to a sheriff’s decision that a partnership agreement which was altered without the understood consent of one of its partners to introduce a new managing partner could be reduced on the grounds of essential error induced by misrepresentation and
The adoption and use of remote hearings varied considerably between different courts during the pandemic, according to a new report. Civil Justice System's Pandemic Response presents findings from research on the impact of remote hearings and other measures introduced or expanded during the pan
A pair of American tourists were left stranded at the top of the Eiffel Tower overnight after drinking too much. The men had tickets to visit the tower on Sunday evening but were found to still be there on Monday morning when staff arrived to open one of the world's most popular tourist attractions.
Two former solicitor generals have supported the demands for a public investigation into the case of a man wrongly convicted of rape after The Guardian reported that the police had held crucial DNA evidence for 16 years before his exoneration. Edward Garnier KC labelled the miscarriage of justi
A final-year dental student at a Scottish university whose studies were terminated due to what the university saw as ongoing professionalism issues has had a petition for judicial review of the decision to uphold his terminated refused. Petitioner SM sought reduction of the decision of the universit
A Glasgow teenager who stabbed a 14-year-old schoolboy and left him dying on a railway platform has been jailed for a minimum of 16 years. Daniel Haig, from Glasgow, murdered 14-year-old Justin McLaughlin with a single knife blow which penetrated the boy’s heart. Haig was 16 at the time. At th
There were no prosecutions relating to individuals who failed to participate in Scotland's census last year, BBC News reports. Seven people were reported to the Crown Office on charges of ignoring the survey. The National Records of Scotland (NRS), which oversees the census, had cautioned that defau
Chinese legislation aimed at tackling video game addiction by restricting the number of hours under-18s can play online video games has failed to curb "heavy gaming" behaviour, according to new research. In November 2019, China introduced a law requiring online video game providers to prevent under-
The next edition of CLT Scotland’s popular Scots Law Series will be returning to Murrayfield Stadium on 30 and 31 October with delegates able to choose from 10 individual conferences. Roy Spiers, CLT Scotland’s Director of Programmes, said: “We are absolutely delighted to return to
