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Operators of a motorsport track in Suffolk who had to pay occupants of a neighbouring bungalow £20,000 in damages as result of being liable in nuisance have now been told to pay nearly £500,000 in legal costs as the case was one of no-win-no-fee, the UK Supreme Court has ruled. Moto-Land UK Ltd an

A boy who was caught with Ecstasy at a festival has avoided getting a criminal record after he wrote a 500-word essay on drugs for a sheriff. Aaron Bertram, 17, was found with Ecstasy at T in the Park last year but was granted an absolute discharge after penning an essay entitled: “The Perils of D

A student who was caught with cocaine in a nightclub in Aberdeen has not been punished after a sheriff said a conviction would “blight” his career prospects. Conor McCarthy, who studied mechanical engineering at the University of Strathclyde, was found with a bag of the class-A drug by police of

Lord Kerr A justice of the UK Supreme Court has raised concerns about UK anti-terror laws that give police the power to stop and question people leaving or entering the country.

A solicitor has successfully sued his former firm for his share of “net profits” after a sheriff principal refused an appeal by his ex-partners following a dispute over the terms of the partnership agreement. John Tait raised an action of accounting and payment against RGM Solicitors, but the fi

Avon and Somerset Police have revealed some of the stupid phone calls they have received. In one case a man phoned up to say a greedy seagull had swooped off with his sandwich and asked police to check CCTV footage for evidence of the incident.

Paul Brewer The average house price in Scotland could exceed a quarter of a million pounds by the end of the decade, economists have predicted.

A driver who questioned a parking charge is taking his challenge to the UK Supreme Court after crowdfunding the fees to file his papers in court. Barry Beavis, who was fined £85, is being represented pro bono but still needed £6,000 to cover the administrative costs of taking a case to the court.

Lord Justice Burnett The Charity Commission will face a judicial review of its decision to pressure charities to dissociate themselves from an advocacy group because the group said UK intelligence agencies contributed to radicalisation of Muslims.

Citizens Advice Scotland chief executive Margaret Lynch The worst performing energy firms have failed to improve on poor complaint handling, according to energy complaints data from the Citizens Advice Service.

Colin Borland, the FSB’s head of external affairs in Scotland Plans to create a “lobbyist register” risk discouraging business from taking part in public policy debate, the Federation of Small Businesses (FSB) has warned.

The United Nations has issued a report criticising corporal punishment law and the age of criminal responsibility in the UK, as well as the "disproportionate" use of stop and search by Police Scotland. The international body's human rights committee has released a twelve-page report examining whethe

A woman who was stopped and searched by police as she passed through a UK airport on returning from visiting her husband in Paris, a French national in custody on terrorism offences, has failed in a human rights challenge against her conviction for failing to answer questions which sought to establi

First Minister Nicola Sturgeon First Minister Nicola Sturgeon has written to Prime Minister David Cameron to seek assurances following reports that GCHQ has reversed a long-standing policy of not intercepting the communications of MSPs.

David Armstrong David Armstrong discusses the claims arising from accidents involving buses and how technology might be used to avoid such tragedies in the future.