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A sheriff was forced to sentence a man in the back of a prison van after he refused to leave the vehicle, The Times reports. Harrison Long, 28, had been brought to Selkirk Sheriff Court after having been found guilty of a machete attack.

Balfour and Manson has promoted Martin Walker to associate. Mr Walker joined Balfour and Manson in 2015 as a trainee before becoming a solicitor in the firm’s family and regulatory law teams. He mainly undertakes regulatory work acting on behalf of members of the EIS Union in referrals to the

A new campaign has been launched today designed to highlight the disconnection between Scotland's law firms and the SME community – the majority of which lack clarity over fees and advice, according to research by Morton Fraser LLP. The firm's fly-on-the-wall stunt in Glasgow uses humour

A University of Dundee academic has been awarded a European Commission professorship to further his research into how ecological and economic justice can be delivered. Professor Raphael Heffron received the Jean Monnet chair for 2019-2022 on the Just Transition to a Low-Carbon Economy, one of o

Best-selling Scottish crime writer Val McDermid has backed a major new campaign by Shelter Scotland which aims to secure the legal right to a decent home for everyone in the country. Launched today, the campaign follows research conducted by YouGov for the charity that found that 88 per cent of peop

As part of the project to refurbish Nairn Courthouse, the steeple has been reinstated on top of the historic building following a facelift.

A former prison has been awarded a five-star rating from VisitScotland. Peterhead Prison Museum, which gives visitors the opportunity to experience life at one of Scotland's most notorious jails, has become very popular since opening in 2016.

Multinational company Johnson & Johnson has been ordered to pay $572 million (around £463.4m) in connection with an opioid addiction crisis in the US state of Oklahoma. A case was brought against the pharmaceutical company by Mike Hunter, Attorney General of Oklahoma, under the state's pub

Poachers who broke into a popular game reserve to hunt rhinos are believed to have been killed and eaten by lions. The owner of Sibya Game Reserve in Kenton-on-Sea, a coastal town in South Africa, said very little of the men could be recovered, Newsweek reports.

A patient who sued his local health service over alleged failures in diagnosis and treatment of symptoms affecting his right leg and foot has had a damages claim dismissed. Barrie Spark raised a “negligence” action against Western Isles NHS, Benbecula Medical Practice, Uist and

Scotland’s property market has soared to an 11-year high ahead of Brexit, according to new research. Aberdein Considine’s quarterly Property Monitor recorded transactions worth more than £8 billion between January and June this year – the best since 2008 thanks to a bumper se

Thorntons has appointed Morgan O’Neill as its new director of data protection services – the first role of its kind in the firm. Ms O'Neill will work within the intellectual property, technology and media team across Thorntons’ Edinburgh and Dundee offices.

Solicitor Aamer Anwar, who called on protestors at an anti-racism march to “demoralise” campaigners from an Israeli lobby group with Palestinian flags, will not be punished, The Times reports. Mr Anwar will face no disciplinary proceedings for accusing the Confederation of Friends of Isr

An increasing number of English couples are travelling to tie the knot in humanist weddings north of the border, where the marriages have been legally recognised since 2005. Humanist weddings are so popular in Scotland that they are on the verge of overtaking all other wedding types this year,&

UK government officials have cast doubt on plans to abruptly end European free movement in the event of a no-deal Brexit. According to reports, Home Secretary Priti Patel wants to impose new border controls immediately after the UK leaves the EU if no agreement can be reached by the 31 October deadl