A company has been fined after a worker was killed when granite slabs fell from a lorry loader at the company's premises in Larkhall. Hamilton Sheriff Court heard that on 4 September 2024, Steven White, 61, was offloading granite slabs from a lorry loader at Blyth Marble Limited's premises at 1 Carl
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The Law Society of Scotland, in conjunction with the Law Societies of England and Wales, and Northern Ireland, has successfully campaigned against plans for a new charge on conveyancers. All three UK law societies worked together to urge UK Finance to drop its proposal to charge for access to its Mo
An act of cultural vandalism in Derbyshire prompted outrage amongst locals.
Sheriff Andrew Miller has been appointed as sheriff principal of Grampian, Highland and Islands. Sheriff Miller is a graduate of Glasgow University. After a few years in private practice he joined the Crown Office in 1995 and held a number of posts in the procurator fiscal’s offices in Hamilto
A sheriff conducting an inquiry into the death of a self-employed gardener who died after being struck by falling timber has concluded that his death could have been avoided if the drop zone into which timber was expected to fall had been more clearly identified and there was a clear means of commun
Greenpeace has launched a legal challenge against the UK government's decision to approve the transfer of two exploration licences in the Pacific Ocean to deep sea mining company Glomar Minerals. The environmental group is concerned that the licences in the wrong hands could open the door to destruc
The Unbound the Greyhound coalition – formed of nine animal welfare organisations working together to ban greyhound racing in Scotland – has welcomed the stage one vote in support of the general principles of the Greyhound Racing (Offences) (Scotland) Bill. The bill, introduced by Mark R
Demand for commercial property in Scotland edged up in the last quarter of 2025 according to the latest Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) commercial property monitor, and, despite clear challenges remaining, surveyors appear cautiously optimistic for both rents and capital values this
A man has been jailed for four years after admitting trafficking a female into Scotland and forcing her to work as a prostitute. George Coman, 35, from Glasgow, told the woman she could find work and claim benefits if she agreed to move to the UK from her native Romania.
How do acute political tensions, resolved in national politics, influence local conditions? The deciding factors in decisions at each level may vary even for those who think the same. The Stalinist view was simple: ‘all decisions are taken at the centre, and once a decision has been taken all
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A sheriff has threatened to fine or even jail people who appear before him wearing shorts. Sheriff Christopher Shead took an accused to task at Falkirk Sheriff Court after he showed up at a sentencing hearing wearing grey cargo shorts, STV News reports.
A police-led taskforce will continue its work to tackle shoplifting and violence against staff after securing funding in the draft budget for 2026-27. The Retail Crime Taskforce was launched in April last year following £3 million investment from the Scottish government to combat a rise in ret
Tributes have been paid to the late Lord Jim Wallace, who has passed away at 71. The lawyer-turned-politician served as Scotland's first-ever deputy first minister from 1999 to 2005, and as Advocate General for Scotland from 2010 to 2015.
