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A man found guilty of a Glasgow gangland murder has had an application to amend the grounds of his appeal against his conviction refused. David Scott, who was sentenced to life imprisonment with a punishment part of 22 years after being found guilty of the “execution” of Euan Johnston in

The Aberdeen Law Project (ALP) has received a letter from the President of the Supreme Court on the occasion of its tenth anniversary. Lady Hale congratulated ALP on the milestone and said: "What you have achieved in improving access to justice in Scotland through the provision of advice, representa

University of Glasgow academics are developing a board game to help the public negotiate the complex legal world of marriage.

Global real estate services provider Savills yesterday opened a new office in Inverness. The new office, headed up by director Faye Gonzalez, comprises experts in estate management, rural agency, architecture, building surveying, CPO, Valuations, rural tourism and diversification.

Harper Macleod partner David Kaye has called for the country's entrepreneurs to seize the benefits of 'Brexit-proof' franchise models as the industry's leaders gather in Glasgow for Scottish Franchise Week. Mr Kaye, the first Scottish lawyer recognised as a qualified franchise professional

Leaving the European Union means the loss of a safe, legal route for the reunification of separated refugee families in Europe, a House of Lords committee has told the UK government. The House of Lords EU Home Affairs Sub-Committee has written to Home Secretary Priti Patel to share key fin

The Scotsman has published a full obituary of David Cairns Fulton MC WS, soldier and lawyer, who passed away on 18 July 2019, at the age of 96. Mr Cairns was educated at George Watson’s College and Strathallan School and read law at Edinburgh University.

A trainee at Blackadders has raised vital funds for charity after organising a ball for Educate The Kids.

A court has ruled by a majority that the rectum is "inherently personal and private" after limiting how police can perform body cavity searches. Guntallwon Brown was arrested in 2015 after he sold an undercover officer crack cocaine then hid a bag of the substance in his backside.

More than 200 people gathered at Glasgow’s Òran Mór to raise more than £17,500 for two Glasgow charities.

Gordon Jackson QC writes about the Faculty of Advocates' involvement in an exciting series of crime events this month at the Bloody Scotland festival. Two of my fresh-faced colleagues at the bar are about to notch up a noteworthy first, the kind of landmark denied to so many of us who are much

Prosecutors had to write charges out by hand after the Crown Office's iPad-based file system crashed yesterday, The Courier reports. Hundreds of people arrested over the weekend were detained for longer than usual as prosecutors completed the necessary paperwork by hand.

A teenager found guilty of the rape and murder of a six-year-old girl has had the punishment part of his life sentence reduced following an appeal. Aaron Campbell, who was sentenced to detention for life with a punishment part of 27 years for the abduction, rape and murder of Alesha MacPhail on the

Lindsays has announced that its contract with Scottish Athletics to support the cross country season has been renewed for the next four years.

Volunteers who courier urgent medical supplies around Scotland have received a new set of wheels to help keep them mobile in challenging weather conditions.