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Police Scotland has run internal training courses to support officers with reading, writing, statement-taking and everyday speech, prompting concerns about the calibre of new recruits. A freedom of information request by The Herald confirmed the training was delivered in collaboration with SEMPER Sc

The Appeal Court of the High Court of Justiciary is to become the first criminal court in Scotland with a regular livestreaming service, allowing hearings to be viewed online by the public. Solemn (jury) criminal appeals will be livestreamed from 29 August, improving access, openness, and transparen

The United Nations special rapporteur on violence against women and girls has called for all member states to ban surrogacy. Reem Alsalem has published a new report calling for states to move towards the total prohibition of surrogacy in all forms, while also raising significant concerns about the p

Lord Advocate Dorothy Bain KC has dramatically increased the number of appeals against sentences judged to be too soft. Figures obtained by The Sunday Times show a 500 per cent rise over the past decade in appeals brought by the lord advocate on the grounds that sentences were unduly lenient.

A German neo-Nazi will begin serving an 18-month sentence in a women’s prison after using new gender recognition laws to register as a woman. Marla-Svenja Liebich, formerly, Sven Liebich, a far-right activist photographed at rallies in Nazi-style uniforms and armbands, was sentenced in July 20

Former shareholders of oil and gas company YPF have failed in a bid to enforce a $16.1 billion US court judgment against Argentina in the largest claim of its kind ever brought before the Irish courts. Ms Justice Eileen Roberts this week refused the High Court application for enforcement of the reco

Sheriff Principal Aisha Anwar talks about her role as Sheriff Principal of Glasgow & Strathkelvin in a new Instagram reel. She was appointed sheriff principal of South Strathclyde, Dumfries and Galloway in April 2020, and was subsequently appointed sheriff principal of Glasgow and Strathkelvin i

An Edinburgh sheriff has determined that two relatives of a man wanted to face trial in Canada for manslaughter could also be extradited with him after taking the view that their conduct following the crime would have constituted the offence of attempting to defeat the ends of justice in Scotland. B

A local authority councillor who groomed and sexually abused a vulnerable teenage girl has been jailed for more than two years. David Graham, of Methilhill, Fife, was found guilty on 23 July 2025 following a trial at Kirkcaldy Sheriff Court.

Police Scotland has been urged to strengthen its data handling after almost 1,400 breaches were recorded over the past three years. Incidents included the loss or theft of technology used by officers, unauthorised access to systems or data, and misplaced identity cards and keys.

The number of Scottish prisoners who have broken prison rules has increased every year since 2022, with almost 100,000 rule breaks in that time, according to new figures obtained by the Scottish Conservatives, who have said such prisoners should not be considered for early release. Responses to free

Dear Editor, Sheriff Principal Abercrombie’s review of the fatal accident system is to be welcomed. In my view, there are aspects of the system which cry out for such a review. The main problem, as I see it, is delay for which, sometimes, there is no explanation.

As Scotland consults upon its minimum marriage age, Caroline Gillespie, family law partner at Weightmans, suggests that the country must also consider aligning its legal definition of a child with the UNCRC to ensure meaningful safeguarding. In 2024, Scotland became the first UK nation to bring the

A London-based minibus driver convicted of being involved in transporting cannabis to Glasgow for supply has lost an appeal against his conviction in the High Court of Justiciary after the court found the sheriff had not failed to address the jury on what the appellant knew about what he was transpo

An English man who purchased a car from Inverness via online auction which he claimed was not properly described at the point of sale has had his simple procedure claim for a loss of just under £3,500 dismissed by a sheriff after no basis for a claim was found. Claimant Richard Town bought a 2