Women and children’s rights campaigners have expressed alarm after research by the group Surrogacy Concern found the majority of single men applying for parental orders in the courts in England and Wales for surrogate-born babies are doing so for children born abroad. Between 2019 and 2025 130
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The Court of Appeal of England Wales has refused an appeal by a company that owned forest land in Cumbria against a successful judicial review of a decision not to confirm an order creating 18 new public footpaths through the woods after finding that the High Court judge was correct to find errors i
Small businesses will "no longer be left chasing money they are already owed", as ministers today introduce landmark legislation to end the "scourge of late payments". The Small Business Protections Bill (formally known as the Commercial Payments Bill) delivers the toughest crackdown on late payment
Four men have been imprisoned for their part in violent clashes between Old Firm fans ahead of the 2024 Scottish League Cup final. They have also received football banning orders extending to matches, commercial premises televising matches and journeys to and from grounds for a number of years.
An application seeking permission to appeal an arbitrator’s decision in an encroachment dispute between two vertically adjacent flats in Glasgow has been refused by a lord ordinary after he concluded that no error could be found in the arbitrator’s approach. It was argued by the petition
The accountant for two Glasgow restaurateurs jailed last year for VAT fraud has been spared prison after admitting reckless behaviour in submitting false returns. Khalid Javid, 67, of Stepps, North Lanarkshire, was handed a community payback order at Glasgow High Court yesterday and ordered to compl
Scottish private sector firms recorded a fresh decline in business activity at the start of the second quarter, the latest Royal Bank of Scotland Growth Tracker has revealed. The headline Royal Bank of Scotland Business Activity Index – a seasonally adjusted index that measures the month-on-mo
A man who hid a cache of foreign guns and ammunition in a storage unit at a marina has been jailed for seven years and six months.
Professor Hector MacQueen is to deliver a lecture this month on Andrew Dewar Gibb's role and motivation in founding the Saltire Society 90 years ago. Andrew Dewar Gibb was one of the first leaders of the Scottish National Party and this political involvement was the reason why his significant role i
Three sheriffs principal in the Sheriff Appeal Court have granted a motion to remit an appeal to the Court of Session in a non-patrimonial loss case raised by the mother of an allegedly unlawfully detained migrant after finding that the case raised issues beyond the scope of the dispute for which th
A sheriff has found there were no precautions which could reasonably have been taken that might realistically have resulted in the death of a prisoner being avoided but has made six recommendations which might realistically prevent other deaths in similar circumstances. Sheriff Jennifer Bain KC has
Dorothy Bain KC has informed First Minister John Swinney that she intends to leave office. Ms Bain, who was appointed by Nicola Sturgeon in 2021, is expected to depart as Mr Swinney prepares to form a new government following next week’s swearing-in of the Scottish Parliament.
