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A man was arrested after allegedly giving a fake name to police while wearing a lanyard around his neck that bore his real name. According to police, Markel Towner, 26, said his name was "Deangelo Towns" even though a lanyard around his neck clearly read "Markel Towner".

The Lord Advocate has been told to explain the “abject failure” of the Crown to disclose vital evidence to defence lawyers, The Courier reports. Prosecutors' failure to disclose information resulted in the collapse of an attempted murder trial last week in the High Court of Justiciary.

Harper Macleod has been appointed to the Aberdeen City Council Framework, which is open to seven local authorities across the north of Scotland. This appointment saw the firm win a place on the new framework to advise both Aberdeen City Council and Aberdeenshire Council, as well as being reappointed

Community land ownership in Scotland relies on a wide range of financing models, according to a new report published by the Scottish Land Commission. The report, entitled The Range, Nature And Applicability Of Funding Models To Support Community Land Ownership, identifies 13 different approaches tha

Scottish property sales have risen to their highest level in 11 years as buyers brush aside fears over Brexit. New figures from Aberdein Considine’s Property Monitor report show that homes collectively worth £3.4 billion changed hands during January, February and March this year –

The prison workers' union is investigating how many inmates are having to "double up" in cells meant for individual occupants in a situation that could result in legal action, The Times reports. The Prison Officers’ Association (POA) Scotland is looking at the number of inmates involved and th

Popular chief executive and public servant Michael Brown has passed away at the age of 73, The Courier reports. An Aberdeen University law graduate, Mr Brown held a succession of legal posts in Scotland before becoming director of administration in Dundee District Council.

The lawyer representing a number of people abused by a former Celtic youth coach has criticised the club for being unwilling to compensate victims. Jim McCafferty, 73, a former Celtic Boys Club coach, was jailed last week for six years and nine months after admitting he had molested boys over the co

A "colourful and fascinating" debut novel from a Scots lawyer is due to hit bookshelves this November. Stephen O’Rourke QC's The Crown Agent tells the tale of disillusioned young doctor, Mungo Lyon, who in 1829 is recruited by the Crown to investigate a mysterious murder and shi

A leading figure from a law association in Africa has chosen Scotland and its law society for a three-week executive internship in Scotland to learn lessons on how to build capacity in his home country. Edward Sakala, executive director of the Law Association of Zambia, is the recipient of the inaug

Preliminary death sentences have been handed to more than 2,400 people in Egypt, including 11 children, during President Abdelfattah el-Sisi’s first five years as president, a Reprieve report has revealed. Mass Injustice: Statistical Findings on the Death Penalty in Egypt examines Egypt’

The Swedish embassy is going on tour across the UK and will be stopping in Glasgow and Edinburgh, The Guardian reports. The country hopes its bus tour will reassure the 100,000 expatriates and Swedish businesses in the UK worried about what will happen in the event of a hard Brexit.

A sports day fundraiser is being held in support of Alzheimer Scotland on 15 June 2019 in Edinburgh. Come along and network with businesses and organisations across Scotland and enjoy a fun day out with your sports team or your colleagues!

The owner of a replica of Noah's Ark has sued its insurer for refusing to cover water damage – caused by a flood. Ark Encounter, the owner of the 510-foot long replica of the biblical vessel in Northern Kentucky, said that the heavy rains of 2017 and 2018 caused about $1 million in damages to

A man accused of “sexting” people he believed to be children has successfully challenged the Crown’s bid to lead evidence gathered by a pair of so-called “paedophile hunters”. A sheriff ruled that the evidence was “inadmissible” because the means used to ind