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Lord Advocate Dorothy Bain KC has accepted a report into how domestic abuse is prosecuted, which has emphasised that the Crown Office and Procurator Fiscal Service must speed up the work it is doing to improve the service it gives to victims. The report assessed the work of COPFS in the management a

A man whose dog had to be put down after he abandoned it and left it inside a crate for several days has been imprisoned for six months and banned from owning or looking after animals for 10 years. Daryl Torrance, 34, of Mauchline, was sentenced at Ayr Sheriff Court after admitting a charge of anima

An insurer which was ordered to pay £1,250 to a man involved in a collision between his van and a car in Edinburgh has had an appeal against the order refused by the Sheriff Appeal Court. Berkshire Hathaway International Insurance Co Ltd argued that, after expert medical evidence led by pursue

A charity has called for the adoption of coroners' courts in Scotland, claiming the Crown Office is failing to do its job. Faces and Voices of Recovery (Favor UK) wants Scotland to adopt the inquests system used elsewhere in the UK, in which a coroner examines the circumstances around sudden deaths.

The wrong couple were divorced after solicitors made a computer error. "Mr and Mrs Williams" were married for 21 years until separating in 2023. But they had not yet sought a divorce.

The Cyber and Fraud Centre – Scotland has appointed former Police Scotland detective superintendent Alex Dowall to a pivotal position. During his 30-year career, he has specialised in investigating organised crime and was the national lead for crimes of kidnap and extortion.

Balfour and Manson has promoted two of its senior associate solicitors from its property and private client teams in Aberdeen to partner, effective from 1 April 2024. The two new partners are Amy McKay and Greg Lawson.

Burness Paull has been named “Scotland IP Disputes Firm of the Year” for the fifth year in a row at the Managing IP EMEA Awards 2024. The disputes team is the busiest in the country, having acted in over half of all actions raised in the Scottish Intellectual Property Court in recent yea

Watermans is gearing itself up for a charity skydive next month in aid of Cash For Kids. Managing director Scott Whyte is leading a group of 22 volunteers who will jump out of a plane 10,000 ft above the Fife countryside on 2 May.

Scotland's prison population has reached its highest since 2020. The Scottish Prison Service (SPS) confirmed the new figure was 8,100 as of yesterday.

A woman who lodged a rejected service complaint against her solicitor after finding out the deeds to her property had previously been in the name of a fake business has been refused permission to appeal a further challenge to the decision not to progress her complaint to the Court of Session. Jennif

Tax expert Scott Webster delves into the new residence-based system which will replace the existing non-dom regime from next year. As part of the recent 2024 Spring Budget, significant changes were announced to the way in which non-UK domiciliaries (non-doms) are to be taxed from 6 April 2025.