The once-notorious “Highland hotel robbers” feature among more than 100,000 historic prison records newly published online. Scotland’s People has released details of inmates held at Ayr and Inveraray jails, offering insight into criminal lives in the 19th and early 20th centuries.
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Advocate General for Scotland Catherine Smith KC is to be awarded an honorary degree by the University of Glasgow. The university is making the awards in recognition of recipients' outstanding contributions in the fields of arts, politics, science and humanities.
The Sheriff Appeal Court has refused an appeal against the grant of summary decree for payment following a breach of a consumer credit agreement after finding that a defence raised by the appellant based on a case concerning hidden commission in car sales was not relevant to the matter subject to li
A bus driver has been dismissed after viral footage shows a woman sitting on his lap at the wheel. Malaysia bus operator Sri Maju Group confirmed the man was its employee and said the footage was "deeply disappointing, alarming and completely unacceptable", adding that it amounted to a serious breac
Businesses across the UK are being invited to explore one of the most pressing questions facing modern organisations: Can artificial intelligence replace HR teams, or empower them to deliver greater strategic value? BTO Solicitors LLP and Emploi, a data-driven and fully integrated HR technology and
This year's Lord Rodger Memorial Lecture at the Royal Faculty of Procurators in Glasgow will be delivered by Lord Doherty, a justice of the Supreme Court, as part of the court's historic sitting in Glasgow. A drink's reception will follow the conclusion of the evening's formalities, hosted in the Ro
The Crown Office has lodged a first notice to begin the court process for a fatal accident inquiry (FAI) into the death of William Matthews. The 57-year-old, the owner and director of a roofing and plastering business based in Paisley, died on 5 August 2024 from injuries suffered after falling from
A domestic abuser whose wife jumped to her death from a road bridge after a prolonged ordeal at his hands has been jailed for eight years. In a legal first, Lee Milne from Dundee was found guilty of culpable homicide after his partner took her own life.
A police officer faces an internal investigation after a news camera caught him swiping on a dating app during a stand-off with an armed suspect. Aerial footage captured by a news helicopter shows the officer swiping on at least three women's profiles during the SWAT operation in California's Rivers
First Minister John Swinney has promised that private tenants will be given the right of first refusal when a landlord decides to sell their home, if the SNP wins the upcoming Scottish elections. Under the proposal, renters would be granted an exclusive period in which to purchase the property at a
Edinburgh Council has suspended a plan to charge second home owners four times the standard rate of council tax, just weeks after it came into force. The pause, which lasts six months, follows legal advice and a series of representations from affected homeowners.
Aberdeen-based legal firm Laurie & Co is marking a milestone year, with turnover reaching £1.8 million and property sales hitting £22m across its offices in the city, Ballater and Aboyne.
The first semi-final of the 2026 edition of the Sheriff Principal's Mooting Competition will take place on Wednesday. Teams from The University of Glasgow and Glasgow Caledonian University will compete in a moot presided over by a distinguished sheriff. The teams will be made up of two first or seco
Prosecutors have issued a warning of the dangers of strangulation – which can cause brain death within minutes but leave no physical signs. Laura Buchan, legal director with the Crown Office, expressed grave concern over the prevalence of non-fatal strangulation (NFS) both during sex and as pa
An Extra Division of the Inner House has refused an application seeking for sheriffs at Aberdeen to state a case in appeals against Interim Compulsory Supervision Orders in respect of a five-year-old child that were rejected as academic, but noted that the application raised a broader issues in resp
