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A petition calling for the release of a Turkish lawyer and Aberdeen University graduate has received more than 3,100 signatures. On 4th July 2018 Dr Hanifi Bariş was arrested in Istanbul. He was charged with "posting items of criminal content” on his Facebook and Twitter accounts.

A self-styled healer has been shot dead by a sceptical client who wanted to test out his magic "bullet-repelling" charms.According to reports, the healer encouraged his buyer to shoot at him while wearing the alleged protective charms around his neck.However, the bullet indeed struck, killing him im

The Court of Session has recently confirmed that there is no ban on fracking in Scotland following a challenge by Ineos Upstream Limited (“Ineos”) and Reach Coal Seam Gas Limited (“Reach”). Jennifer White looks at the case. Ineos and Reach had sought an applica

The Ministry of Justice (MoJ) has announced a series of measures to crack down on crime and violence in English and Welsh prisons, including the wider roll-out of in-cell telephones.Justice Secretary David Gauke revealed the new scheme and other initiatives as he announced a £30

New counter-terrorism powers proposed by the UK government have been criticised by a Westminster committee as being too vaguely defined and lacking safeguards to protect human rights.In its report, the Joint Select Committee on Human Rights said that it doubts whether the&nb

Judith Higson has joined Scullion LAW’s family law team as an associate director, enhancing its collaborative practice expertise. Ms Higson has 15 years' experience practising family law and is an accredited family law specialist, an accredited child law specialist, an accredited family l

Break notices are precarious enough, but some recent cases have suggested that there are occasions when actual receipt of a break notice has to be demonstrated for it to be effective. That can create a significant hurdle for the sender, writes Matt Farrell. In Gateway Assets Limited v C.V. Panels Li

Brodies reports that in its financial year to 30 April 2018 revenues grew to £68.59 million, from £66.68 million in 2016/17. Profits before partner distributions also increased, up 3.5 per cent or £1.1 million, to £32.86 million, compared to £31.73 million the previous

Children 1st’s annual corporate challenge Dragons’ Glen gives participants the chance to improve their business skills, stand out from the crowd, and work closely with some of the top names in Scottish business. And all of this while raising much-needed funds to help protect vulner

Facebook broke the law during the Brexit referendum – by failing to safeguard people’s information after the data of 87 million people was harvested – and could be fined £500,000 for two breaches of data protection legislation, the Information Commissioner's Office 

Orkney solicitor Serena Sutherland has earned the votes of her Highlands and Islands colleagues to become the newest member of the Law Society of Scotland Council. She won the seat over three of her solicitor colleagues and will represent the views and interests of legal professionals in the Dingwal

An ‘easy read’ version of the Victims’ Code for Scotland has been launched to help victims with communications difficulties understand their rights. The Scottish government has also awarded £50,000 to the Royal College of Speech and Language Therapists (RCSLT) to develop a sp

Animal rescue workers have raised concerns over an unexplained sharp spike in reports of drunken seagulls.Staff at the RSPCA said they've received over a dozen calls in recent weeks about gulls so drunk they've nearly passed out.A gull-sized "drunk tank" had to be introduced at the West Hatch Animal