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A mother who was caught trying to smuggle cannabis from the Netherlands into Germany in what a sheriff described as a “big mistake which has come back to haunt her” will not be extradited to serve a prison sentence. The sheriff discharged a European Arrest Warrant which was issued by the German

The Law Society of Scotland has launched a survey looking for Scottish solicitors’ views on the impact of local courts closures across Scotland. The survey is open to all members of the Law Society and closes onWednesday 24 February.

Andrus Ansip The EU and US have reached an agreement on a new scheme to allow companies to move personal data across the Atlantic following months of negotiations.

Rob Marrs Scottish solicitors, paralegals and other legal services professionals can now benefit from new guides aimed at helping them have a smooth return to work after maternity, shared-parental or adoption leave.

Andy Drane Davidson Chalmers has announced it is to open a new office in the Scottish Borders within the £5.2 million Galashiels Interchange. The recently opened purpose built office facility was designed to help facilitate business growth for the region following the launch of the new Borders rail

The Scottish government has released a guidance booklet on the community right to buy for communities, community bodies and landowners. Part 2 of the Land Reform (Scotland) Act 2003, the community right to buy, provides the opportunity for communities across Scotland to register an interest in land

The High Court in London has ruled that Lord Lucan, a peer who disappeared 42 years ago, is presumed to be dead. A death certificate has been issued for the peer who vanished after his children's nanny, Sandra Rivett, was bludgeoned to death in London.

A lorry driver found guilty of dangerous driving and behaving in a threatening or abusive manner which was likely to cause a reasonable person to suffer fear or alarm, who claimed that a sheriff erred in repelling a “no case to answer” submission, had an appeal against conviction refused. The Cr

David Cameron Prime Minister David Cameron has said a draft deal on reforming the UK's relationship with the EU delivers the “substantial change” sought.

Lord Carloway The Lord President, Lord Carloway addressed the Law Society of Scotland's Council, setting out his vision for courtrooms “fit for the 21st century”.

The volume of residential sales in Scotland rose 14.5 per cent in the third quarter of 2015-16 compared to the same period in the previous year, according to official statistics published today by Registers of Scotland (RoS). A total of 28,779 properties were submitted for registration between Octob

Angela Constance The Scottish government's Education (Scotland) Billis to be debated at Holyrood today

Michael Matheson The number of extra police officers continues to exceed the SNP's 1,000 target, figures published today show.

Ashley Winton The EU and US have failed to develop a new data sharing scheme to protect Europeans' personal data from American snoopers following the demise of Safe Harbour last October.

Lindsay McCormick On Friday the 26th of February, the Aberdeen Law Project (ALP) will host its Annual Lecture at the Kings College Auditorium, located in the University of Aberdeen campus.