A convicted murder who was removed from general association with other prisoners was segregated “unlawfully”, the UK Supreme Court has ruled. Five justices unanimously allowed an appeal by Imran Shahid, who was convicted in 2006 along with two co-accused of the racially-aggravated abduction and
Search: Scottish syndicate purchased land 1901 for £5000
Geoff Ogle A Scottish government food crime unit has been set up to crack down on food fraud.
The Scottish Parliament’s Justice Committee has issued a call for written evidence on the Abusive Behaviour and Sexual Harm (Scotland) Bill. The bill, introduced on 8 October, aims to prevent abuse, harassment or sexual harm in a number of ways, via both the criminal and the civil law.
The Law Society of Scotland is calling for judges for the Donald Dewar Memorial Debating Tournament 2015/16. Over 100 schools from all over Scotland will be taking part in what is now Scotland's largest annual school debating competition and a panel of three judges is required for each debating sess
Registration & coffee: 8.30 to 9am Workshop: 9am to 12noon (with coffee break)
A case involving “serious” assault charges has been abandoned of because of an administrative blunder. Muhammad Tariq, 46, was on trial at Aberdeen Sheriff Court accused of assaulting a child and a woman in the city.
Lord Advocate Frank Mulholland QC Two new Libyan suspects have been identified by prosecutors in Scotland and the US over the 1998 Lockerbie bombing.
A series of events to be hosted by the Faculty of Advocates has been announced for the “Securing JUSTICE at 60” appeal. The JUSTICE all-party law reform and human rights organisation is hoping to raise £2 million by its 60th anniversary in 2017.
Plans to wipe driving offences after a year will result in safe motorists being handed higher insurance premiums insurers have warned. A number of insurers have said the Scottish government's plans for a fairer rehabilitation scheme for offenders will mean they cannot identify dangerous drivers and
The House of Commons has voted in favour of the Conservative's English votes for English laws (EVEL) proposals – passed yesterday by 312 votes to 270 amid widespread criticism. Under the new law, the Speaker of the House will determine whether a bill applies only to England or to England and Wales
Lord Carloway A law student found guilty of assault with intent to rape whose grounds of appeal were rejected by sift judges has had an application for leave to appeal to the UK Supreme Court refused by the Criminal Appeal Court.
Opponents of the Scottish government's plans to appoint a named guardian to every child in the country are to take their fight to the Supreme Court next year after they failed in the Court of Session. The No To Named Persons (NO2NP) group's case will be heard by the court in March 2016.
A disgraced Scots lawyer who was jailed after embezzling more than £400,000 from a deceased person’s estate has been struck off the solicitors’ roll. Michael Karus, who was sentenced to three-and-a-half years’ imprisonment after pleading guilty to misappropriating £413,052 while acting as th
Scotland’s chief statistician has released data on domestic abuse recorded byPolice Scotland in 2013-14 and 2014-15 which show, among other things, that female on male abuse now forms 18 per cent of all incidents. The main findings include: in 2013-14 there were 58,439 incidents of domestic abuse
Janet Murray Police Scotland will likely see a £25 million overspend by the end of the financial year according to official figures.