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A woman has been charged with theft – for allegedly stealing a yoghurt drink from her roommate. The unnamed suspect, who shares a house with five other women, was identified with a DNA test as being the thief.

Proposed reforms to Scotland’s culpable homicide laws aim to make it easier for businesses or organisations to be held to account if they cause deaths, writes James Varney. While the differences between Scots law and English law run deep – from the origins of some of our rules in Roman l

Alan McIntosh discusses a recent case, in which he was involved, at Greenock Sheriff Court that raised some interesting questions about the effects of Time Orders under section 129 of the Consumer Credit Act 1974. A hearing is scheduled for later this month. The Facts

The Scottish Parliament’s Justice Committee is undertaking a fact-finding visit to Oslo as part of inquiries into police and fire reform and the Vulnerable Witnesses Bill, giving MSPs an international perspective on subjects they are currently scrutinising. Like Scotland, Norway also recently

Cullen Kilshaw is to move to new premises in Jedburgh next year. The law firm has purchased the Royal Bank of Scotland building which it hopes will be renovated and ready to open its doors by the end of February 2019.

The United Kingdom is free to revoke unilaterally the notification of its intention to withdraw from the EU and such a revocation, decided in accordance with its own national constitutional requirements, would have the effect that the United Kingdom remains in the EU under terms that are unchanged

Tens of thousands of fraud victims have been denied justice after a computer algorithm dismissed four-fifths of reported cases. The Sunday Telegraph reports that 80 per cent of fraud incidents reported to the police in 2017-18 were rejected.

Pictured (L-R): Ken Thomson, Andrew Kirkhope and Colin Graham Thorntons has expanded its senior team in Edinburgh with the appointment of new partner Andrew Kirkhope.

Relatives of some of the victims of the Glasgow bin lorry crash who are suing Glasgow City Council for damages have been granted applications for their case against the local authority to proceed despite their claims being “time-barred”. A judge in the Court of Session&nbs

Stephen Tierney, professor of constitutional theory at Edinburgh University, comments on today's Brexit judgment from the CJEU. The Court of Justice of the European Union today issued its judgment in Wightman. It endorsed the opinion of Advocate General Campos Sánchez-Bordona to the effect th

A taskforce will be set up to take forward recommendations from the First Minister’s Advisory Group on Human Rights Leadership.The announcement was made by First Minister Nicola Sturgeon on Human Rights Day today, as the group published its final report, with seven recommendations aimed at&nbs

Justice Secretary Humza Yousaf has announced an £825,000 training scheme to assist police officers in dealing with domestic abuse. Mr Yousaf was speaking as Police Scotland began preparing officers and staff for the introduction of legislation next year banning controlling and coercive behavio

Dozens of pairs of designer trainers seized from a convicted gangster are set to be auctioned to raise money for fighting crime. A total of 55 pairs of trainers, together worth almost £20,000, were seized from Isaiah Hanson-Frost, 22, after his arrest.

The Scottish Legal Complaints Commission (SLCC) has launched a new guide to help solicitors avoid the most common complaints in relation to family law. The guide – based on the SLCC’s experience of real cases – includes anonymised case examples and best practice advice.

School pupils debated the social impact of technology at an event hosted by Scullion LAW last week. Holy Cross and Hamilton Grammar battled it out at the firm's 9th Interschool’s Debating Cup held at South Lanarkshire Council HQ over the motion ‘This House Believes That Technology Makes