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A number of projects to construct new health centres and schools with money from the private sector are to be put on hold amid contractual problems. About £500 million of public cash has been put aside as a contingency plan after confusion arose over how projects under the Scottish government’s n

A number of police officers accused of sex crimes have been put on restricted duties or suspended. Data seen by The Scotsman indicates there are currently 13 officers suspended from Police Scotland while a number of offences are investigated.

The Law Society of Scotland has published new equality standards for the legal profession along with a guide on carrying out an equal pay audit.The new standards and guide for law firms and other organisations employing solicitors follows publication of the Law Society’s third three-year equality

The Scottish Information Commissioner has saidPolice Scotland was not forced to publish “inaccurate” data relating to its stop and searches of under 12s. The news goes directly against the claims chief constable Sir Stephen House (pictured) made to the police watchdog, the Scottish Police Author

Scottish solicitors and members of the public are being warned to be on the alert for fraudulent law firms by the Law Society of Scotland. Qualified solicitors are increasingly being targeted by fraudsters using their details on fake law firm websites and the Law Society is asking its members to be

A key Faculty of Advocates post, convenor of the law reform committee, has changed hands due to the general election. Joanna Cherry QC, stood down as convenor after being selected as a candidate in the election. She has been succeeded by Laura Dunlop QC (pictured).

Justice secretary Michael Matheson has announced a near £1 million funding package for three leading voluntary organisations working to reduce reoffending in Scotland. The funding will allow Apex Scotland, SACRO and Families Outside to continue to deliver a range of specialist services in 2015/16 f

Joseph Beltrami, founder of Beltrami & Company passed away last night. Beltrami & Company was founded in 1958 by Mr Beltrami.

Mike Dailly offers the view that the insolvency industry in Scotland often preys on the misery of the vulnerable. Not every business does badly in a recession. Some do very well indeed. The following case is fairly typical. It illustrates something worryingly wrong and unfair at the heart of the ins

A new law which aims to speed up the process of “getting the deal in writing” and bring benefits to businesses in Scotland, has been passed by the Scottish parliament. Speaking after the stage 3 debate on the Legal Writings (Counterparts and Delivery) (Scotland) Bill energy secretary Fergus Ewin

A fatal accident inquiry (FAI) will not be held into the death of a six-week-old baby over seven years ago, the Crown Office has said. The decision came after discussions with the family of Alexis Matheson – with the Crown Office saying facts and learning points had previously been established in

The protection of human rights, growing the economy and gaining long term clarity on the UK’s membership of the European Union should be among the key priorities for political parties, the Law Society of Scotland said today. The Law Society has published a new document, which sets out four major p

A man caught with 22 mobile phones in his tights at a concert has been jailed for nine months. Ionut Tudorache, 25, had only been in the UK for a few days when he was caught by security staff at a Kasabian concert at Bournemouth International Centre in November last year with the haul of phones.

Armed police have responded to over 1,600 routine incidents despite assurances form Police Scotland last year that the practice would end. Assistant chief constable Bernard Higgins (pictured), giving evidence to Holyrood’s policing committee yesterday, said officers in armed response vehicles (ARV

An increasing number of fake marriages are taking place in Scotland as people attempt to use the system as a means of entry into the UK according to official figures. Registrars have reported a peak of 570 suspected fraudulent weddings in the past year, according to the National Records of Scotland.