A man linked to serious organised crime has been jailed over a money laundering plot worth almost £12 million. Ronald Russell, 47, of Linwood, Renfrewshire, was sentenced to four years and six months in prison at the High Court in Glasgow after admitting his role in the scheme. Russell tried t
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A woman who kept more than 20 dogs and puppies in squalid conditions inside stables and farm outhouses has been fined a total of £1,975 and banned from keeping dogs for three years. Several dogs belonging to Jamie-Lee Harper, 36, were matted and dirty and left to sleep on concrete floors in da
Immediate action will be taken to address any harms or risks identified in the first part of an inspectorate-led review of responses to group-based child sexual abuse and exploitation (CSAE), the Scottish government has said. Education Secretary Jenny Gilruth announced to Holyrood that the first par
Human rights campaigners have expressed disappointment after the UK Supreme Court ruled that the disclosure of evidence in a Troubles-related inquest could be blocked on national security grounds. Judges yesterday handed down their unanimous judgment in a case concerning a decision by a coroner to d
A law to establish a new offence of dog theft, despite the fact it is already an offence at common law, has been passed at Holyrood. The Dog Theft (Scotland) Bill, was passed by 119 votes to two.
A man who took photographs of two witnesses in a case against him seeking his disqualification as a company director has lost his appeal against a finding that he was in contempt of court after the Sheriff Appeal Court found that his conduct objectively amounted to contempt regardless of his stated
Lady Paton will be retiring as chair of the Scottish Law Commission on 31 December, having served in the role for seven years. She was the lead commissioner for the damages and homicide projects, both of which reported in the last year, and has contributed to many other commission projects.
A sheriff has allowed a claim by two landowners against their neighbour, whom they averred harmed the wedding business on their land by performing extensive excavation work next to it, to proceed on the basis of pure economic loss based on an intentional or reckless delict of nuisance, but excluded
Media mogul Jimmy Lai's conviction for sedition and conspiracy is "a stain on a once enviable Hong Kong legal system", his lawyers have said. Caoilfhionn Gallagher KC leads the international legal team presenting Mr Lai, convicted under the controversial National Security Law (NSL) imposed on Hong K
Applications for permission to appeal (PTA) to the Upper Tribunal for Scotland (UTS) frequently raise questions about the boundary between fact and law and the scope of the arguability test. These issues appear across Scotland’s tribunal system where appeals proceed only on points of law. Ahsa
The establishment of a 'lived experience board' is among the proposals made by Susanne Tanner KC in a new report on the way in which the Crown Office and Procurator Fiscal Service (COPFS) deals with sexual offences. The review of the approach of the Crown Office to these cases was commissioned by Lo
The FCA has fined Nationwide Building Society £44 million for inadequate anti-financial crime systems and controls between October 2016 to July 2021. During this period, Nationwide had ineffective systems for keeping up-to-date due diligence and risk assessments for all its personal current ac
