TV presenter Noel Edmonds is seeking £70 million in compensation from Lloyds Banking Group over the HBOS fraud scandal. Mr Edmonds' former business Unique is one of those caught up in the scam that took place at HBOS's division in Reading from 2003-07.
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Vanessa Kennedy Gilson Gray has appointed Vanessa Kennedy (pictured) as marketing director in a newly created role.
A man who attempted two bring two stun guns disguised as mobile phones into the UK after buying the weapons while on holiday has had an appeal against his five-year prison sentence refused. The Criminal Appeal Court ruled that Henry Morton failed to show “exceptional circumstances” that would ju
Her Honour Judge Anuja Ravindra Dhir QC A woman from Dundee has become the first non-white judge to be appointed to the Old Bailey, The Courier reports.
Aamer Anwar Criminal defence solicitor Aamer Anwar has been elected rector of Glasgow University.
Miles Briggs A Holyrood member's bill to introduce a law extending free care for dementia to patients under 65 will be launched in the summer, the Scottish Conservatives have announced.
Lord Gill Lord Gill, former Lord President of the Court of Session, heard his final appeal as a member of the UK Supreme Court’s supplementary panel this week.
The Advocate General has launched an attack on the Law Society of Scotland over its position on Brexit, The Herald reports. The Advocate General has launched an attack on the Law Society of Scotland over its position on Brexit, The Herald reports.
Gordon Jackson QC A major new event is being added to the nation’s legal and cultural calendar – a dinner hosted by the Dean of the Faculty of Advocates to celebrate all things Scottish.
Scotland’s police force has been described as “an organisation in crisis” after the Auditor General’s told a Holyrood committee there is a £200 million deficit in the budget. Caroline Gardner, the Auditor General for Scotland, reported last month that the Scottish Police Authority (SPA), wa
Douglas Mill Was the clear winner in last month's challenge to find a title for the ongoing battle between LSS and SLCC. I actually laughed out loud when I read the e-mail. Brilliant-and written by a Paisley boy too. Gerry Rafferty if you are not the same vintage as me. So well done Fraser Oliver of
Plans to withdraw from the European Convention on Human Rights and replace it with a “British Bill of Rights” were rejected by the Scottish Parliament last night after MSPs voted 93-30 in favour of the Scottish government’s motion calling on the UK government not to withdraw from “internatio
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