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Amnesty International has announced the launch of a new Hong Kong section based overseas, following the closure of its offices in the city in 2021 amid a crackdown on human rights. The new entity, Amnesty International Hong Kong Overseas (AIHKO), will be led by Hong Kong diaspora activists operating
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The Crown Office has lodged a first notice to begin the court process for a fatal accident (FAI) inquiry into the death of 48-year-old Gary Wallace, who died on 17 April 2021 at HMP Inverness. A preliminary hearing will be held on 8 May 2025 at Inverness Sheriff Court.
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The Crown Office has lodged a first notice to begin the court process for a fatal accident inquiry (FAI) into the death of 71-year-old Joseph Glass. Mr Glass died on 15 May 2021 at HMP Glenochil. The Crown Office is obliged to investigate deaths in custody and a fatal accident inquiry is mandatory.
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The University of Aberdeen's Centre for Scots Law hosted an event on the role of the lord advocate featuring advocates Paul Harvey and Dominic Scullion. Mr Harvey, who has served as an advocate depute since 2021, was appointed assistant principal crown counsel for sexual and domestic abuse offences
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The Crown Office has lodged a first notice to begin the court process for a fatal accident inquiry (FAI) into the death of 36-year-old James Stevenson. Mr Stevenson died on 11 October 2021 at HMP Shotts. He was in legal custody and in the care of the state at the time of his death.
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Recorded wildlife crime offences fell by 23 per cent, from 286 offences in 2021-22 to 220 offences in 2022-23, according to new figures from the chief statistician. These statistics also contain data on Crown Office cases, criminal proceedings and scientific evidence and intelligence. Key results fr
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Police Scotland has dropped its criminal investigation into McClure Solicitors, which collapsed in 2021 and left thousands of clients with legal difficulties. Founded in Greenock in 1853, McClure specialised in wills and trusts and had tens of thousands of clients across the UK. Its collapse left so
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Elon Musk's X is to pay $10 million to US president Donald Trump to settle his lawsuit over his suspension in 2021 from what was then Twitter. Mr Trump was banned from most major social media platforms after hundreds of his supporters stormed the US Capitol building on 6 January 2021 in a bid to ove
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Meta is to pay $25 million to US president Donald Trump to settle his lawsuit against the suspension of his Facebook and Instagram accounts after his supporters stormed the US Capitol building in 2021. The settlement agreement, which does not include any admission of liability by Meta, was signed by
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Drinks giant Diageo has been fined more than half a million pounds at Inverness Sheriff Court after a whisky distillery worker suffered burns when he was scalded by boiling liquid in a workplace accident. On March 24, 2021, Michael Thomson was working at the Glenlossie Distillery near Elgin when an
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The Pope's surgeon has been charged with fraud in connection with allegedly fake records of operations he never performed. Sergio Alfieri, who successfully operated on Pope Francis twice, in 2021 and 2023, lied about performing surgeries 29 times, prosecutors claim.
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Some of the former partners of Coulters who retired in April 2021 and June 2022 have belatedly celebrated their retirement at the Royal Scots Club. Alastair Shepherd, Ross Mackay and Louise Williams between them had worked for Coulters and its parent firm, Henderson & Jackson WS and HBJ Gateley
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The Scottish Criminal Cases Review Commission has referred the case of AB to the High Court of Justiciary for determination. In November 2021, the applicant pled guilty to a charge of contravening section 4(3)(b) of the Misuse of Drugs Act 1971. The applicant was sentenced to 50 months’ impris
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Compass Chambers has welcomed Gavin Anderson KC back to practice after serving as a full-time advocate depute in the Crown Office since 2021. As a member of the principal Crown counsel team, Mr Anderson was lead Crown counsel for the Scottish Fatalities Investigation Unit and the Health and Safety I
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Convictions for rape and attempted rape have more than doubled in a year. There were 160 convictions for rape and attempted rape in Scotland in 2021-22 – up 105 from 78 in the previous year – new figures show.
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