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Two “predatory paedophiles” sentenced to life imprisonment for murder who claimed the prison service denied them the opportunity to visit each other in jail have failed in a claim for damages. A judge in the Court of Session rejected the gay couple’s petition for judicial review, in which they

A self-employed roofer from Falkirk has been fined £8,000 at Falkirk Sheriff Court for health and safety regulatory failings that left an employee severely brain damaged and paralysed from the waist down as a result of a fall. Adam Menzies was found guilty on two charges on indictment contrary to T

Sir Crispin Agnew QC Westwater Advocates has been awarded 32 individual recommendations in 10 categories in the newly-published 2016 edition of the Chambers UK Guide.

A lawyer jailed for fraud has been made the subject of a confiscation order for £7,500 at Edinburgh Sheriff Court. Mark Strachan, 56, must pay the order on top of the £11,663.80 he has already paid the Scottish Legal Aid Board (SLAB)

Michael Matheson The number of additional police officers in Scotland

The Law Society of Scotland has published its 2015-2016 annual plan which sets out the targets for the first year of its new five-year strategy, "Leading Legal Excellence". The plan highlights our key projects to be delivered over the next year. These include:

Two men charged with fraud who claimed that the Scots law provision restricting their right to put the Crown to the proof of facts breached their right to a fair trial have had an appeal refused. A seven-judge bench in the Criminal Appeal Court held that section 258(4A) of the Criminal Procedure (Sc

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A candidate for chief constable of Police Scotland has come under pressure after a watchdog found a unit under his control “seriously” breached a code on the use of spy legislation The Herald reports. The Interception of Communications Commissioner’s Office (IOCCO) is to publish its findings o

Derek Penman Police Scotland has been admonished in a report on its failure to follow up on a car crash which resulted in two deaths.

The House of Commons has passed the Scotland Bill amid criticism from it has not delivered on the Smith Commission proposals. It will now be passed to the House of Lords for consideration and will need approval in the Scottish Parliament before being given royal assent in spring next year – before

Michael Matheson Justice Secretary Michael Matheson has announced a further £450,000 of funding to provide extra training staff for the Mentors in Violence Prevention (MVP) Scotland programme.

Drew McCusker A new organisation for LBGTI legal professionals in Scotland, The Glass Network, has launched.

Frank Mulholland QC The Lord Advocate has attacked the BBC over its “sensationalist documentary” on the Glasgow bin lorry crash whose claims he said were “simply not true”.

Transparency campaigners have called plans to exclude phone calls, emails and letters from proposed lobbying laws “ludicrous” and “a travesty”. The laws would only require that face-to-face contact with MSPs and ministers be declared on a new register, with all other forms of communication l