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Michael Matheson The number of offenders in Scotland being tagged rather than jailed is increasing as the Scottish government signals “bold” moves to “redefine custody”.

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Lord Sumption In an address conference on family law held in London, Supreme Court Justice Lord Sumption reflects on the problems caused by over specialisation in the legal profession, and the importance of cross-fertilisation between different areas of practice.

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A man in New Mexico set his flat on fire because his neighbours were having sex too loudly. According to the complaint, Reuben Cook, 36, told officers he would rather go to prison and “get away from the noise”.

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The European Court of Justice (ECJ) has ruled that France was wrong to incarcerate a woman attempting to enter Britain with a fake passport through the channel tunnel. The ECJ said yesterday that EU member states were prohibited from imprisoning the non-EU migrant who is in the country illegally, an

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Glen Gilson Glen Gilson, managing partner and founder of Gilson Gray, spoke to SLN assistant editor Kapil Summan about the rapid growth of Scotland’s youngest full-service law firm.

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An independent child protection review chaired by former Crown agent Catherine Dyer is to be commissioned in Scotland. Part of the Scottish government’s Child Protection Improvement Programme, the announcement for the independent review comes following the conviction of a mother and her partner fo

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As the Brexit vote looms and the gap between Leave and Remain in the opinion polls narrows, Scottish Legal News poses the question to our readers: should we go or should we stay? To take part, simply click on the appropriate box below.

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