A helpline that supports victims of cybercrime has seen a dramatic increase in calls in the last year. The Cyber and Fraud Centre Incident Response Helpline, a collaboration between the Cyber and Fraud Centre – Scotland, Police Scotland and the Scottish government, with technical and legal inc
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The Law Society of Scotland granted extended rights of audience to two new solicitor advocates at a ceremony held at the Court of Session yesterday. Lindsay McNeill, from law firm BTO, and Mohammed Hamza Sarwar at the Crown Office and Procurator Fiscal Service (COPFS) now have extended rights of aud
Blue Badge holder wins appeal against imposition of penalty charge after forgetting to display badge
A Blue Badge holder who was refused an appeal against a Penalty Charge Notice he was given for parking his car on a yellow line without displaying his badge has had the decision of the First-tier Tribunal for Scotland quashed on further appeal to the Upper Tribunal for Scotland, and his case remitte
Following the success of last year's series, the Edinburgh Sheriff Court Spring Talk Series has returned. The talks will cover the same material as last year’s but will allow people who could not attend the 2023 series to attend this year.
A company accountant jailed for defrauding thousands of pounds from his employers has been ordered to hand over £77,000 under proceeds of crime legislation. John Brown, 61, of Cumbernauld, was sentenced to 21 months’ imprisonment in March 2023 for defrauding £275,000 from Farmfoods
A man who sent unsolicited photos of his erect penis to a 15-year-old girl and a woman has become the first person in England and Wales to be convicted and jailed for cyber-flashing. Cyber-flashing became a specific criminal offence in England and Wales on 31 January 2024. Similar legislation took e
An application for permission to appeal a decision of the First-tier Tribunal for Scotland’s Social Security Chamber by a man who sought additional living and mobility points in respect of Adult Disability Payment on the basis of an enlarged prostate has been refused by the Upper Tribunal for
A replacement plaque was installed this morning at the base of the Melville Monument in St Andrew Square in Edinburgh.
A new survey of solicitors has confirmed the depth of concern at the Scottish government’s proposal to give itself powers to control the regulation of the legal sector. The Law Society of Scotland’s annual members’ survey, conducted in December 2023 and January 2024, found more tha
TLT has introduced a new target to achieve 50 per cent female representation at partner level by 2029. The announcement builds on TLT’s success in improving diversity and inclusion in senior roles, having achieved 33 per cent female representation at partner level in 2023, two years ahead of i
A Conservative peer has agreed to pay substantial damages as part of a settlement with a PhD student who she baselessly accused of spreading antisemitism while appearing on University Challenge. Baroness Jacqueline Foster made absurd claims on X, formerly Twitter, about a toy octopus chosen as the m
The property market across Edinburgh, the Lothians, Fife, and the Borders has shown encouraging signs, marked by increased confidence among homeowners and a surge in property sales volumes, according to the latest ESPC House Price Report.
The Scottish Arbitration Centre has been nominated by the Equal Representation in Arbitration Pledge leadership for the Global Arbitration Review ERA Pledge Award at the 2024 GAR Awards. The nomination is in recognition of the centre launching all-female initial panels of domestic and international
Govan Law Centre (GLC) has accepted instructions from a service user of Milldale Day Opportunities – a day care centre for adults with learning disabilities and/or autism in Linwood, Renfrewshire – to challenge the proposed closure of the service. A petition for judicial review was lodge
Documentary series Murder Trial is to return to screens this year and will focus on two new cases – the deaths of Caroline Glachan and Ean Coutts. Caroline Glachan was a 14-year-old schoolgirl whose body was discovered on the banks of the River Leven in Renton on 25 August 1996. Caroline&rsquo
