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Evidence produced at the first trial of Lucy Letby indicating which staff had been in the baby unit she worked in was incorrect, the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) has admitted. The nurse was convicted of murdering seven babies and attempting to kill another six at the Countess of Chester hospital

The Editor of the Scots Law Times was not happy in January 1947. In an early issue of his periodical he commented that statutes "descend upon us" from Westminster in "an ever-growing avalanche". Reproducing these new statutes was a part of the publication, and their quantity alone was then so large,

Macdonald Henderson has advised Turnkey IPS, a provider of software solutions to the insolvency industry, on an investment by Bowmark Capital, a private equity firm. Established by Dr Barry Wood in 1980, Turnkey has grown to become the market leader for corporate restructuring and insolvency softwar

A Moray man has been jailed after attempting to murder his former partner during a violent attack. David Cairney admitted assaulting the woman to her severe injury, permanent disfigurement, permanent impairment and to the danger of her life.

The UK government has abandoned objections to proposed international arrest warrants for Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu and other officials — and is now being urged to take a tough position against UK arms exports to Israel. After weeks of speculation, the Labour government confirme

The new Labour government is expected to maintain the previous administration's objections to proposed international arrest warrants for Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu and other officials, according to an Israeli newspaper. Karim Khan KC, the chief prosecutor of the International Criminal

A security guard from Essex who kept thousands of images of Holly Willoughby has been convicted today of planning her kidnap, rape, and murder. Gavin Plumb, 37, spent two-and-a-half years researching the TV presenter’s personal life and assembling a ‘kidnap kit’ which included hand

When it came to finding career inspiration, Scottish Solicitors Bar Association (SSBA) president Simon Brown didn’t have to look much further than his own front room. Though, when he was a child growing up in Irvine, his mum Louise was a teacher and dad Matthew an engineer, by the time Brown w

Two pupils from Broxburn Academy have been crowned the winners of 2024’s Donald Dewar Memorial Debate tournament. The judging panel chose Sarah Pym and Finlay Sayers as victors over three rival teams from Nairn Academy, Balfron High School and Bearsden Academy in the tournament’s final a

McDonald's has lost a trade mark battle with Irish fast food chain Supermac's over the extent of protections for the term 'Big Mac' in the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU). Supermac's brought the proceedings after the US fast food giant successfully appealed a 2019 decision by the Europ

Freedom of information is important according to the vast majority of respondents to a survey by the Scottish Information Commissioner. The research also found strong public support for the reform of FOI law in certain areas, including the extension of the law to cover new bodies such as provid

The former independent reviewer of terrorism legislation Lord Anderson has called for tighter rules on political lobbying. In a new interview with the lord speaker, Lord Anderson of Ipswich called for a new offence to be created to tackle corruption in public life.

Thousands of retail businesses, cafes, pubs, takeaways, hairdressers, wholesale, and distribution centres lease their premises. What happens as the lease comes to an end? Can it be renewed? If not, how much time should the tenant have to find suitable alternative premises? These questions, and other

The owner of a mobile phone shop in Glasgow convicted of attempting to commit insurance fraud by deliberately setting fire to the premises has lost an appeal against his conviction. Sahail Ahmed was indicted alongside his two brothers Kasim and Adum Ahmed, on two charges of attempted fraud and one o