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A man found guilty of assaulting and robbing a homeless person who claimed that the sheriff erred in repelling a “no case to answer” submission and that the sheriff “misdirected” the jury has failed in an appeal against conviction. The Criminal Appeal Court refused the appeal after ruling th

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Fergus Ewing The Law Society of Scotland and Faculty of Advocates have backed energy minister Fergus Ewing’s calls this week on the UK government to clearly state where theOil and Gas Authority’s appeals process would be held.

Gordon MacRae Humanists have launched an education campaign called Enlighten Up, calling on the Scottish government to stop allowing unelected religious representatives to sit on council education committees.

Michael Gove The English Justice Secretary Michael Gove has claimed the UK’s renegotiation deal with the EU is not yet legally binding.

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Prison reform campaigners are to send volunteers to Scottish courts amid concerns about how the system treats female prisoners, The Herald reports. The number of women in Scottish jails has doubled in the past decade.

A law professor's widow who passed away last year has gifted £4 million towards the protection of birds and woodland and to fund research into Parkinson's disease, The Herald reports. Margaret Walker left the bulk of her legacy for The Woodland Trust, the Royal National Lifeboat Institution (RNLI),

Three hundred City lawyers have come together to support the UK's continued membership of the European Union, the Financial Times reports. Led by Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer's John Davies, the lawyers from several firms are considering whether to derogate from their firms' neutrality on the issue

Neil Richardson Police Scotland have refused to comply with a Holyrood committee's request to speak to four officers over the its illegal spying activity of journalistic sources on the basis of “critical legal issues”.

Nicola Sturgeon A fair and final deal on the fiscal framework accompanying the Scotland Bill has to be in place by February, First Minister Nicola Sturgeon has agreed with the Prime Minister, David Cameron at a meeting in Downing Street.

A petition challenging the election of Alistair Carmichael (pictured right) as Liberal Democrat MP for Orkney and Shetland has been refused after judges ruled it had not been proved beyond reasonable doubt that he had committed an “illegal practice”. The Election Court dismissed the prayer of th

Michael Gove Government plans to scrap the Human Rights Act have been postponed because of “complex” proposals which could see the Supreme Court become a constitutional court.

Craig McKerracher Harper Macleod has advised the shareholders ofPowerhouse Fitness on its sale to German firm Sport-Tiedje.