News

19576-19590 of 26521 Articles
Clock icon 3 minutes

A 27-year-old who carried out a campaign of harassment against a number of women has been sentenced to 22 months in prison, made the subject of a non-harassment order and placed on the sex offenders register. Adele Rennie, a former nurse, has admitted using a host of invented aliases to carry out a

Clock icon 3 minutes

A lawyer has called for people who make false rape allegations to be stripped of anonymity and named on a public register. Nick Freeman, known as ‘Mr Loopole’, made the comments after the case of Liam Allan, 22, whose rape trial collapsed after it emerged that the alleged victim was lying.

Clock icon 2 minutes

The effectiveness of UK sanctions will be undermined unless the UK can quickly agree arrangements for future sanctions policy co-operation with the EU, the EU External Affairs Sub-Committee has stated in a new report. Without this, the UK could be left with the choice of imposing less effective unil

Clock icon 1 minute

Five new sheriffs have been appointed by Her Majesty the Queen to take up office in the New Year.

Clock icon 1 minute

Julie Clark Spence The Scottish Association for Mental Health (SAMH) in Carden Place, Aberdeen was the beneficiary of a recent Christmas Ladies afternoon tea and a raffle prize draw organised by Balfour + Manson LLP.

Clock icon 4 minutes

Following the news that Ethel Houston OBE passed away last month, her friend and contemporary, Margaret Hall CBE gives SLN readers a fascinating glimpse into her own life in the law.

Clock icon 1 minute

Following the publication of its Report on Defamation, the Scottish Law Commission has produced a video in which chairman Lord Pentland discusses the proposals.

19576-19590 of 26521 Articles