A man with links to serious organised crime has been imprisoned for a drug trafficking offence. Stephen Jamieson, 43, travelled from Scotland to Dubai in November 2020 before he was due to appear in court.
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An Alloa sheriff has granted decree de plano ordering the removal of a couple from a property at the insistence of their son after finding that their pleas resisting their ejection had no relevance in law due to a failure to specify the wording of a promise they alleged had been made to them. Derric
James Ramsay MacDonald moved from a very modest and unpromising background in Lossiemouth to London and became prime minister. Even with a substantial historiography, MacDonald, according to historian Walter Reid, remains a difficult person to interpret. Reid is generally sympathetic towards MacDona
To Perth, and just a few steps from the busy Sheriff Court, Cardo has become an institution in the local dining scene. This year it celebrates its 20th anniversary – and continues to defy the economic and cultural headwinds that are laying waste to Britain’s restaurants. Cardo (Portugues
Lawyers for Luigi Mangione have said he does not support violence following attempts to link him to recent incidents in the US. “As we have stated before in multiple public court filings, Mr Mangione does not support violent actions and does not condone past or future political violence,&rdquo
The Sheriff Appeal Court has allowed an appeal against a sheriff’s decision that the purchaser of a used car via conditional sale agreement was entitled to reject it based on defects discovered when it was being driven back to Dundee from England, but dismissed the claim after finding that no
Tobacco is the leading cause of cancer in Scotland, with around 210 young people starting smoking in Scotland every week – the Tobacco and Vapes Act 2026 could stop children from ever starting. The charity’s researchers first proved the link between tobacco and cancer in the 1950s, and s
The International Bar Association’s Human Rights Institute (IBAHRI) has expressed grave concern over alleged violations of international law arising from the escalation of hostilities in Lebanon. The IBAHRI emphasised that any political progress must be accompanied by full compliance with inte
Taiwan's stock market is now worth more than the United Kingdom's, according to recent Bloomberg data, despite the island's economy being less than a quarter the size of the UK's.
A man who carried out a late-night firebomb attack on a house where a mother and her children were sleeping has been imprisoned for three years. Owen Martin, 21, poured petrol on to the side of the property in Drumchapel, Glasgow, before setting it ablaze not long after midnight on May 12, 2025.
A man sentenced to life imprisonment for murder with a punishment part of 18.5 years when he was aged 22 has lost an appeal against the length of the punishment part before the High Court of Justiciary, after the court held that the severity of the offence and the circumstances in which it was commi
The Scottish Greens have unveiled plans for a new "banker tax" on business properties worth more than £1 million, with the revenue earmarked for local schools and care services. The levy would target sites such as the Barclays and JP Morgan campuses in Glasgow and the Standard Life building in
Six law firms have joined together to launch a new training programme designed to support early‑career lawyers and paralegals entering the Scottish real estate sector. The initiative, developed and delivered by professional support lawyers at Addleshaw Goddard, Burges Salmon, DWF, Lindsays, Morton
A 75-year-old woman charged after taking part in an anti-abortion protest outside a Glasgow hospital has had her case dismissed. Rose Docherty was the first person to be charged under the Abortion Services (Safe Access Zones) Act 2024 after holding a placard outside the Queen Elizabeth University Ho
