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In a significant milestone in Scotland’s land reform journey, five land commissioners and the Tenant Farming Commissioner have been selected for the first Scottish Land Commission. The appointments, which are subject to Parliamentary approval, are as follows:

An electricity company which was fined £1.75 million for breaching health and safety legislation after a worker was badly burned has had the financial penalty reduced by £550,000 following an appeal. Scottish Power Generation pled guilty to breaches of sections 2(1) and 33(1)(a) of the Health and

David Morgan (left) and Graham Mitchell

David Liddell A plan to establish “fix rooms” in Glasgow for drug addicts to inject safely under supervision is likely to get the green light.

A would-be robber was caught and handed over to police after he was tackled by a shopkeeper – with a black belt in martial arts. Liam Meighan, 23, allegedly tried to steal Buckfast and cigarettes using a concealed stick that he claimed was a gun.

Claire Sugden Northern Ireland's Justice Minister Claire Sugden has announced court closures planned by her predecessor will no longer go ahead, our sister publication Irish Legal News reports.

Judges have issued their reasons for setting aside the acquittal of a man accused of the 1998 murder of Surjit Singh Chhokar in Overtown, Lanarkshire. The High Court of Justiciary Appeal Court granted an application by the Lord Advocate to bring a new prosecution against Ronnie Coulter after ruling

Hannah Starritt Hannah Starritt, solicitor at Turcan Connell, explains the purpose of the Government's new Brexit department.

A worker at the Royal Canadian Mint accused of smuggling $180,000 worth of gold, in his rectum, has appeared before a judge – named Justice Doody. Leston Lawrence, 35, was alleged to have taken nugget-sized pieces of gold, known as “pucks” to a gold buyer in Ottawa on multiple occasions, the O

A drug dealer sentenced to seven years in prison was caught after sharing brazen photos of his ill-gotten gains on Instagram. Levi Watson, 29, shared pictures of him posing with cash, jewellery and sports cars, despite telling police he had no regular income.

David Mundell The Scottish Parliament today takes on new powers which will allow it to adapt the existing UK welfare system more closely to Scotland’s needs.

Police Scotland has created the most senior civilian role in its history in order to deliver a “sustainable operating model”. David Page is to become the single force’s new director of corporate services, strategy and change and will earn £173,010 a year.

Pictured (L-R): Owen Wilton, Michaela Guthrie, Jonny Gilmour and Ross Forrest

Inverness Sheriff Court has paid tribute to Golspie procurator fiscal Alasdair MacDonald, who has passed away at the age of 60, The Northern Timesreports. Mr MacDonald passed away after a brief battle with cancer, his funeral was held at the Fountain Road Church Hall, Golspie last week.

Alan McIntosh Alan McIntosh of Govan Law Centre writes about the different ways PPI claims and protected trust deeds are dealt with in court.