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A rapist who attacked a sleeping woman before later confessing during a YouTube interview has been jailed for six years. Craig Strachan was found guilty on 2 July 2024 following a trial at the High Court in Livingston. The 33-year-old, who worked as a DJ, targeted the victim at an address in Edinbur

Legislative changes mean UK security services including MI5 and MI6 must now obtain independent authorisation before accessing journalists' data collected through bulk surveillance techniques. The Investigatory Powers (Amendment) Act 2024, which came into force yesterday, requires the investigatory

The World Conker Championships is investigating an allegation of cheating after a contestant was found to have a steel chestnut. The men's winner at the annual competition in Northamptonshire was searched by organisers after his rival cried foul play, The Telegraph reports.

A man was jailed for six-and-a-half years yesterday after he made a gun using a 3D printer. Jack Robinson, 20, from Portsmouth, pleaded guilty to various offences at Winchester Crown Court on 10 May 2024.

A new video commissioned by the Scottish Sentencing Council offers insights into prison sentencing in Scotland. The short film features people who have knowledge of the prison system from a variety of perspectives, and opens with the powerful story of victims expert and council member, Lynn Burns, t

Did you graduate from Edinburgh Law School in 1954, 1964, 1974, 1984, 1994, 2004, 2014 or 2024 with an LLB, LLM, MSc, PhD or Diploma? Join the law school for its Alumni Reunion 2024 on Saturday, 30 November 2024 for an exciting opportunity to meet, reconnect and network with your fellow Edinburgh La

Ralph Sayer has marked its second anniversary by hitting a record monthly turnover of £230,000. September was the family-run firm’s busiest month since being established by Ivan Ralph in the autumn of 2022.

The UK's immigration system is a “public mental health concern” that harms asylum seekers, according to psychiatrists. A new report from the Royal College of Psychiatrists (RCPsych) highlights how the UK government has the opportunity to reform the immigration system for "sanctuary seeke

The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has published its response to the Scottish government’s consultation on the Scottish Law Commission report on review of contract law. The response highlights the changes to the landscape around contract law as a result of the DMCC Act 2024 granting n

Hamiltons Law Accountants has promoted Jade Blair to head of law accountancy. Ms Blair has been with Hamilton Law Accountants since it opened in October 2023, and initially started as a trainee law accountant at its predecessor firm Hamilton Mullan Law Accountants.

Lawyers at Levy & McRae have paid tribute to their former client Alex Salmond following his sudden death over the weekend. David McKie, senior partner of the firm, said: “Alex was a true giant of the political world both in Scotland and across the UK. He was unquestionably one of the leadi

Scottish Information Commissioner David Hamilton attended a conference in Ukraine last week to develop a framework to balance information and security concerns for countries operating under martial law.  The commissioner responded to concerns of non-compliance by Ukrainian public authorities by

The Scottish Criminal Cases Review Commission has referred the case of AB to the High Court of Justiciary for determination. In November 2021, the applicant pled guilty to a charge of contravening section 4(3)(b) of the Misuse of Drugs Act 1971. The applicant was sentenced to 50 months’ impris

A man linked to serious organised crime has been jailed for four years and four months after his involvement in drug deals worth hundreds of thousands of pounds was exposed.  Martin Murphy, 45, used three handles on the EncroChat communications platform favoured by serious and organised crimina

Baroness Kennedy of The Shaws KC is to deliver the Ruth Adler Human Rights Lecture 2024 at Edinburgh Law School next month. Born and brought up in Glasgow, she is a bencher of Gray’s Inn, an honorary writer to the Signet and the recipient of 42 honorary degrees and fellowships from many univer