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A man imprisoned for almost four decades for a murder he didn't commit has been freed by an English court after he was exonerated by new DNA evidence. The Court of Appeal in London yesterday quashed the murder conviction of Peter Sullivan, who was found guilty in 1987 of the murder of Diane Sin

An Edinburgh sheriff has made no recommendations following the conclusion of a fatal accident inquiry into the death of a man who was struck by a tram after finding that the defects that led to his death had been addressed appropriately. Carlos Correa died aged 53 on 11 September 2018 while crossing

A former local authority employee who embezzled more than £1 million from Aberdeen City Council over a 17-year period has been ordered to repay more than £165,000 under proceeds of crime laws. Michael Paterson, 60, was imprisoned for four years at the High Court in Edinburgh last July af

Domestic abuse victims should automatically receive civil legal aid, MSPs have been told. Criminal legal aid is already available to complainers in some circumstances, but those pursuing civil cases such as over children are not entitled to legal aid without means testing.

George William Penrose was born in Port Glasgow on June 2, 1938. He graduated MA from Glasgow University in in 1959 and qualified as a chartered accountant in 1962. In the same year he also graduated LLB from Glasgow University. He was admitted to the Faculty of Advocates on 17 July 1964 and began

An advocate from Kenya who represents victims of police brutality, and sexual and gender-based violence has won the Scottish Bar International Human Rights Award. Janice Muchemi received the award at an event hosted by the Faculty of Advocates in Parliament House in Edinburgh yesterday.

A business owner who conned dozens of customers out of more than £100,000 by breaking promises to build garden sheds and summerhouses has been jailed for three years and four months. Alistair Baxter, 36, took thousands of pounds for the work from almost 70 people, some of them pensioners in th

A man with indefinite leave to remain in the UK who suffered from long-term memory problems affecting his ability to learn English has lost a challenge against a decision that he was required to meet knowledge of life and language (KOLL) requirements in order to obtain UK citizenship. Shorsh Mohamma

A Scottish commercial judge has refused to grant an order sought by a Dubai-based payment services company against a former client registered in Scotland after finding that the circumstances in which the order was sought were in breach of natural justice. Papel Payment Services Provider LLC sought t

The Sheriff Appeal Court has by a 2-1 majority upheld the conviction of a man convicted of distracting a tractor driver with a laser beam after finding that the Crown had proved all the essentials of the statutory offence. Samuel Stewart was convicted of an offence under section 1(1) of the Laser Mi

A Falkirk sheriff has dismissed an action by the former trustees of an Islamic centre seeking their reinstatement as trustees following their expulsion at a members’ meeting after finding that the sheriff court was not the appropriate jurisdiction for the action. Mohammed Imtiaz and two other

Dr Smita Kheria has been elected as chair of the Socio-Legal Studies Association (SLSA). Dr Kheria, a senior lecturer in intellectual property law at Edinburgh Law School, is the first woman of colour to hold the position since the association was established in 1990.

Scottish prisons had the highest mortality rate in Europe last year as prison death rose by 60 per cent to reach a record 64, according to new research. An annual report from the Scottish Centre for Crime and Justice Research (SCCJR) examined the 244 people – equivalent to four a week –

A Dundee sheriff has refused an appeal by a trust against a decision of the Scottish ministers to allow a community body to exercise the right to purchase derelict land in St Andrews owned by the trust, in the first appeal of its kind in Scotland. Forthtay Ltd Employee Trust, which owned a plot of l

The European Commission has fined Apple and Meta after finding that the tech giants breached their obligations under the Digital Markets Act (DMA). Apple breached its anti-steering obligation under the DMA and Meta breached its obligation to give consumers the choice of a service that uses less