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The Scottish Anti-Illicit Trade Group (SAITG) has relaunched this month, with the aim of combating counterfeiting and intellectual property crime in Scotland. Supported by the UK Intellectual Property Office (IPO), the group brings together law enforcement, government and businesses to strengthen Sc

The Scottish Law Commission’s annual report has been published. The 2024 report outlines progress on the commission’s law reform work during 2024. The commission is currently part way through its eleventh programme of law reform which covers the period from 2023 to 2027.

There were 345 deaths in prison custody over the period 2012-13 to 2022-23, with the annual number of deaths generally increasing over this time, new statistics from Scotland's chief statistician show. The statistics should not be taken as indicative that the risk of death changes specifically becau

The Scottish government may have abandoned its proposed misogyny law. The government has officially blamed the delay in introducing its misogyny legislation on the Supreme Court case dealing with the definition of 'woman' despite the fact that that action has been going on for a number of years.

Scottish MPs have backed a call for the UK government to establish an independent public inquiry into the UK's involvement in the Gaza war. An open letter penned by Jeremy Corbyn, the former Labour leader turned independent MP, has been signed by 30 other MPs and five Lords.

The Scottish government is to amend its guidance on the Gender Representation on Public Boards (Scotland) Act 2018 after its defeat in the Supreme Court last week. Social Justice Secretary Shirley-Anne Somerville said that the Scottish government was looking at updating its guidance on single-sex sp

Civic, faith, trade unions and political leaders commit to action. Civic, faith, trade union and political leaders have committed to taking action to safeguard Scotland’s democracy and tackle people’s feeling of being unheard and disempowered.

Scottish prisons had the highest mortality rate in Europe last year as prison death rose by 60 per cent to reach a record 64, according to new research. An annual report from the Scottish Centre for Crime and Justice Research (SCCJR) examined the 244 people – equivalent to four a week –

Artificial intelligence could play a positive role in the justice system as long as it is used carefully and transparently, a Scottish lawyer has told a major conference in London. Professor Peter Watson, solicitor advocate at PBW Law and president of the British Academy of Forensic Sciences (BAFS),

The UK government has been urged to rethink its immigration white paper to "take account of Scotland’s distinct population needs". Following publication of new proposals from the Home Office on immigration, the Scottish government called on the UK government to take account of its own proposal

A Saudi-based Scottish worker whose home in Whiteness was subjected to a second home council tax premium has succeeded in having the case remitted to the First-tier Tribunal following an appeal to the Upper Tribunal for Scotland. A second home levy of £2,048.49 was imposed on Mr A, the appella

The Scottish government must “wake up” to threats posed by online criminal activity, the Lib Dems said after new figures revealed that fraud and computer misuse account for over two-fifths of all crime in Scotland. The 2023/24 Scottish Crime and Justice Survey shows that:

The Scottish Law Commission is holding a hybrid conference on Friday at Edinburgh Law School to mark its 60th anniversary. Entitled “Law Reform: Shaping Society”, the conference is a unique and timely opportunity to critically reflect on the value and challenges of law reform including t

Amnesty International has warned Scottish ministers they must be transparent about a review of human rights due diligence processes for awarding public grants to arms companies. Amnesty previously called the process in place at Scottish Enterprise inadequate after it emerged that not one company has

Two Scottish pensioners who lost their entitlement to Winter Fuel Payment and the equivalent Scottish benefit to be introduced in winter 2024/25 after changes were made to the eligibility rules have lost a judicial review challenge to the decisions of both the UK and Scottish governments. Petitioner