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Forfar Sheriff Court (Photo credit: Google Street View) A new “problem solving” court has been introduced at Forfar Sheriff Court to deal with troubled offenders in Tayside.

A man facing extradition to Poland who challenged the order to extradite him on medical grounds has had an appeal dismissed. The High Court of Justiciary Appeal Court upheld the decision of the sheriff to order the appellant’s extradition to the Republic of Poland in terms of section 21(3) of the

Stuart Murray Shoosmiths has advised on the sale of Shetland based seafood producer, SI Seafarms Limited.

A Syrian refugee in Germany, falsely reported in a Facebook post as having set fire to a man in Berlin, is suing the company for spreading the claims. Anas Modamani became known on social media after taking a selfie with Chancellor Angela Merkel in 2015.

Fiona Hyslop The Scottish government has no plans to introduce statutory measures – equivalent to section 40 of the Crime and Courts Act 2013 – to incentivise members of the press in Scotland to sign up to a state approved regulator, Culture Secretary Fiona Hyslop has confirmed.

Sarah Woodcock The number of properties sold in the Highlands and Islands in 2016 has increased by the highest number in almost a decade, according to figures just released by the Highland Solicitors Property Centre (HSPC).

Heather McKendrick A Law Society of Scotland education programme for pupils at Scottish schools in disadvantaged areas is up for a prestigious European award.

Betsy Williamson Core-Asset Consulting, a financial sector recruitment specialist, has announced it has chosen the Scottish Association for Mental Health (SAMH) as its charity partner.SAMH is Scotland’s largest mental health charity. It aims to reduce stigma attached to mental ill health and provi

In the run-up to the festive period, staff at UK law firm Shepherd and Wedderburn stocked up on food and toiletry supplies to donate to their local Trussell Trust foodbanks. For three weeks, collection points were installed across the firm’s Edinburgh, Glasgow and London offices, which, on collect

Firefighters had to be called in to help a police officer after they handcuffed someone — themselves.

Plans to withdraw from the European Convention on Human Rights and replace it with a “British Bill of Rights” were rejected by the Scottish Parliament last night after MSPs voted 93-30 in favour of the Scottish government’s motion calling on the UK government not to withdraw from “internatio

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A homeowner who claimed that a Scottish local authority acted beyond its powers in imposing a condition that a property owner required to pay their share of the cost of repairs to a tenement by the time the final account for the works was issued or be liable for the full costs has had his legal chal

John Scott QC The principles determining when police can use stop and search powers have been set out in a code of practice.

Douglas Strang A recent decision of the Employment Appeal Tribunal (EAT) has shed light on the way that tribunals should interpret the test for disability discrimination, explains Douglas Strang.