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Relatives of victims of the Glasgow bin lorry crash and the parents of two young women who were killed after being hit by a Range Rover which mounted a pavement has failed in a bid to bring private prosecutions against the drivers of the vehicles. Judges in the High Court of Justiciary Appeal Court

Nicola Sturgeon The child abuse inquiry will not be extended to include football-related incidents, with the First Minister citing fears it would add years to the inquiry.

Cat MacLean A joint venture company, MBM Veritas, has been set up to fight for hundreds of Scottish firms who were victims of RBS’s notorious Global Restructuring Group between 2008 and 2013.

Michael Matheson The integration of railway policing into Police Scotland has moved a step closer following the publication of a bill in Parliament.

The Law Society of Scotland has announced that “to protect the public interest and trust in the legal profession” it has commenced legal action to challenge the Scottish Legal Complaints Commission's (SLCC) recategorisation of hundreds of complaints, a move that prevents the Law Society from inv

Derek Penman Justice Secretary Michael Matheson has today announced that Derek Penman QPM has been reappointed as Her Majesty’s Chief Inspector of Constabulary in Scotland for an additional three years following approval from Her Majesty The Queen.

Dame Elish Angiolini QC Parkhead Housing Association has announced that the Rt Honourable Dame Elish Angiolini QC will deliver the 3rd annual John Wheatley Lecture in October 2017.

Val Surgenor The Scottish Fundraising Implementation Group has announced that MacRoberts’ Val Surgenor will make up part of the Independent Fundraising Standards and Adjudications Panel for Scotland, which which will oversee fundraising standards in Scotland and fundraising complaints about charit

Lord Hodge

Elaine Motion EMMS International celebrates its 175 years anniversary this month and it has been doing so in style. It held the Big Birthday Ball which took place on 26 November in the Roxburghe Hotel. It was a fantastic event which raised over £30,000 for great causes in Malawi, Nepal and India in

Judith Robertson A Scottish human rights body has produced a series of case studies profiling how communities in Scotland are using human rights to tackle poor housing, challenge poverty and improve health.

A recruitment company for HGV drivers whose managing director punched one of the firm’s salesmen on a Christmas night out will not be held liable for the employee’s injuries. A High Court judge has ruled that there was “insufficient connection” between the director’s employment and the ass

James Wolffe QC The Lord Advocate has asked judges in the Brexit case the reason for enshrining the Sewel Convention in law if it were not to become a “provision that the courts can address”.

Simon Rubinsohn House sales in Scotland will continue a downward trend into 2017 due to a lack of stock while prices are expected to rise over the next three months, surveyors have suggested.

Michael Matheson Police finances will come under the Holyrood spotlight again when the justice sub-committee on policing questions Justice Secretary Michael Matheson.