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A woman who was assaulted by her mother when she was a baby has failed in an appeal against a decision to refuse her claim for criminal injuries compensation. The Inner House of the Court of Session held that it was within the Government’s discretion for “socio-economic policy” reasons not to

The electoral commissioner of Papua New Guinea has won a court order against a critical blogger who compared him to a tomato. Patilias Gamato took Martyn Namarong to court after he called him "Patilias Tomato" and allegedly posted an image of him with a tomato for a head.

Kate Allen Amnesty International has called on the UK government to speak out over the detention of top Amnesty officials in Turkey over the past month.

The Treasury has today banned what it has called the “rip-off” charges companies extract from consumers using credit and debit cards to buy goods. The UK government said today that it is unveiling the new rules that will mean card-charging in Britain – where people can be charged 20 per cent e

A lawyer specialising in EU law is staging a show at this year's Edinburgh Fringe - Brexit: The Musical. Chris Bryant, EU and competition law partner at international law firm Berwin Leighton Paisner, was inspired by his day-to-day work to write the original 70-minute musical.

The Scottish Criminal Cases Review Commission (SCCRC) has referred the case of Wendy Patricia Graham to the High Court of Justiciary for review. Ms Graham was convicted at Edinburgh High Court on 15 December 2008 of the murder of her partner.

Christine McKelvie MSP Christine McKelvie MSP writes on Scotland's new revenge porn legislation.

Michael Dempsey Michael Dempsey called to the bar on Friday 14 July, joining Hastie Stable.

Equalities secretary Angela Constance Public bodies in Scotland will become the first in the UK to be legally required to put reducing poverty and inequality at the heart of their decision making, under new proposals outlined by ministers.

Jody Crockett Burness Paull has announced a raft of appointments and partner promotions that it says underpin its ambitious strategy for the future.

The House of Lords' EU committee has warned that conferring legal personality upon Scotland, to enable it to negotiate its own agreements with the EU or third countries, would have "profound and unpredictable constitutional and political consequences". The committee's fourth report, published today,

A man found guilty of being involved in serious organised crime who claimed he was denied a fair trial because the Crown accepted a plea from one of the co-accused in the presence of the jury has had an application for permission to appeal to the UK Supreme Court refused. Michael Stuart claimed that

With the new football season just around the corner, authorities have warned organisers of informal fantasy football leagues not to ask others to join their competition via social media or risk falling foul of UK gambling laws. The Gambling Commission raised the issue in a statement explaining that

Andy Kinsella Work on a £2 billion wind farm off the Fife coast will begin next year after the Royal Society for the Protection of Birds (RSPB) lost a long-running legal battle against the development.

Commissioner Kate Frame The Police Investigations & Review Commissioner (PIRC) found a number of failings in the way police responded to reports of concern about a man suffering from Asperger’s Syndrome, who was later found dead.