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Last year saw only one recorded incident of illegal bird of prey poisoning in Scotland, according to new maps published by the Partnership for Action Against Wildlife Crime (PAW) Scotland. This is the lowest total in a single year since PAW Scotland began compiling data for 2004 onwards.Despite the

A workshop in Dublin is set to consider the extent to which language and translation may affect the work of Advocates General (AGs) of the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU). Dr Karen McAuliffe of the University of Birmingham, who is principal investigator on the European R

The Law Commission in England and Wales has been asked to consider whether misandry (hatred of men) should be brought under hate crime legislation. The UK government has expanded the remit of the review launched last month in response to calls to consider making misogyny a hate c

A man has been hospitalised after he allegedly tried to steal a diamond ring – by swallowing it. Ian Campbell, 54, from Northern Ireland is accused of gulping down the £30,000 gem in a jewellery shop after he initially tried to leave with it clenched in his fist.

The Scottish Legal Action Group (SCOLAG) today adds its voice to the campaign for an independent public inquiry into undercover policing in Scotland. Media reporting south of the border has found evidence of gross malpractice by undercover police officers. These include allegations of:

The Scottish Liberal Democrats have called for the expansion of throughcare after it was revealed that thousands of people leaving prison have nowhere to live and are having to register with councils as homeless. In the last two years, local authorities received 3,814 homeless applications from peop

Scotland's former police chief, Philip Gormley, who resigned amid bullying allegations, has been appointed an inspector of constabulary – a role in which he will oversee the performance of a number of forces in England. He resigned as chief constable in February while he was under investi

It has recently been announced that solicitor Frances Rooney has moved on from Harper Macleod, where she was head of land registration. Ms Rooney has been a prolific speaker and author on all matters of property law and land registration, with over 50 CPD events and written works to her name, i

HMP Barlinnie is to be closed down and replaced with a new jail, the Sunday Mail reports. Reports state that the Scottish Prison Service has identified three sites as potential new homes for the successor prison and that all that is now required is a final decision from the Scottish government.

With a bill introduced to the Scottish Parliament to reduce the general speed limit from 30mph to 20mph, Louise Gallagher looks at the legal implications of this and other attempts to protect or benefit “vulnerable road users”. Drive through the centre of any major Scottish city or town

Thompsons Solicitors has begun legal action against the Sisters of Charity of Saint Vincent De Paul on behalf of clients who said they suffered abuse at the hands of the religious order.  At the end of last week, the Scottish Child Abuse Inquiry published its interim report into the abuse suffe

With high street trading continuing to falter, the question of whether a landlord can oblige a tenant to continue trading has once again come back into focus. Here, Jennifer Guy reviews what a keep open clause is, the potential remedies of a breach available to a landlord and the points to consider

Via Judicial Office: Lady Justice Nicola Davies sworn in [...] as the first Welsh woman to be a Court of Appeal Judge. She was the first Welsh woman QC and the first Welsh woman High Court Judge.

Police are searching for thieves who stole a whole vineyard of grapes. The thieves made off with their grape haul by "running a professional harvesting machine over the entire vineyard", police in southern Germany told the Rheinpfalz newspaper.

A man found guilty of repeatedly exposing himself and masturbating in view of his next door neighbour has partially succeeded in an appeal due to a lack of corroboration. Ricky Taylor was given a restriction of liberty order and a community payback order with a period of supervision after being