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Justice Secretary Humza Yousaf has hailed progress on a strategy to "create safer and more resilient" communities across Scotland. Mr Yousaf thanked partners for the work done to achieve a number of key justice outcomes as part of an annual update.

A new partnership dedicated to tackling rural crime in the north east and improving safety in remote communities has been launched. The North East Scotland Rural Crime & Safety Partnership is comprised of more than 20 partners involved in rural affairs who have pledged a commitment to sharing th

The Supreme Court has ruled a bakery's refusal to supply a cake iced with the message ‘Support Gay Marriage’ was not discriminatory on the grounds of sexual orientation, as the refusal was based on the message and not to any particular person. The court also held that the 

After a short illness, Murray Alexander Sinclair died on 27 September 2018 at Edinburgh Royal Infirmary. Mr Sinclair had been director of the Scottish Government Legal Directorate since 2007.

A woman found guilty of attempted murder who claimed that the trial judge misdirected the jury by failing to give directions on provocation has had her appeal against conviction rejected. The Appeal Court of the High Court of Justiciary ruled that, where the accused's defence was that she

A majority of Scots law students are unaware that their LLB qualifies them to sit the bar exams in both New York and California, according to a poll by the Scottish Bar Association of New York (ScotBarNY). The survey of 370 students at Scottish universities offering qualifying law degrees also found

The 120 Bothwell Street headquarters of Burness Paull have been illuminated in pink and blue lights to show Glasgow ’s support for Baby Loss Awareness Week 2018.

The second of this year’s three Hamlyn Lectures will be hosted by the Faculty of Advocates, and delivered by Robin Allen QC, chair of the Equality and Diversity Committee of the Bar Council of England and Wales. Mr Allen addresses "Why does equality seem so difficult? Three problems in compari

Dentons has announced the sponsorship of two upcoming awards in Scotland with a focus on women and their achievements. The firm is a headline sponsor for the forthcoming Business Women Scotland and Women's Enterprise Scotland Awards 2018 and will also be sponsoring an award category at the Scottish

Gildeas has secured a favourable damages award for a client who was accused of fraud following a road traffic collision. The collision took place near Chapelhall in Lanarkshire in January 2015 when the firm's client was struck by another vehicle.

The European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) has been asked for an advisory opinion clarifying the obligations of authorities in France, where surrogacy is illegal, to transcribe the foreign birth certificate of a child born through surrogacy. France's Court of Cassation, the highest co

A man has been jailed for spraying a pesticide which led to the death of dozens of bee colonies. The 47-year-old man spread chloropyrifos over trees on his property which were attracting bees.

The criminal bar is "ready" if the promises the UK government made to it this year over revised fee rates for Crown Court work are not honoured, the head of their body has said. Carmelite Chambers' Chris Henley QC, 51, the new chairman of the 4,000-member Criminal Bar Association (CBA), to

A man who spat on a sheriff who refused him bail is now facing imprisonment. Gordon Rose, 33, from Govan, carried out the assault when the court convened outside his cell in August.