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Paul Tweed Compromising pictures of actor Orlando Bloom which appeared in the press have sparked a debate about the balance between privacy rights and freedom of the press.

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Police Scotland’s mole hunt made in order to reveal journalistic sources was unlawful according to a judicial tribunal. The Investigatory Powers Tribunal (IPT) ordered the single force to pay a journalist whose communications were intercepted £10,000 in compensation.

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A 32 year old from North Yorkshire has been ordered to serve a minimum of 27 years in jail for the murder of Glasgow shopkeeper Asad Shah. The High Court in Glasgow heard that on 24 March this year, having driven from Bradford, Tanveer Ahmed entered a newsagent on Minard Road and began arguing with

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Usman Tariq The first Eid lunch for Scots lawyers was held in Glasgow on Saturday 6 August. The event, which was hosted by advocate Usman Tariq and co-sponsored by the Law Society of Scotland and Faculty of Advocates, was attended by many ethnic minority lawyers and law students.

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An enterprising alleged criminal used a drone to film people using an ATM in a high-tech operation reported to police last June. The man behind the operation used the machine to film people as they entered their PINs into a cash machine in Templepatrick, Co Antrim.

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A dental health nurse who was dismissed after being denied legal representation in disciplinary proceedings against her NHS employer cannot challenge the decisions by way of judicial review, a Court of Session judge has ruled. Lord Burns refused a petition by Susan Dryburgh, who was dismissed by NHS

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Legislation should be passed to make pitch invasions at football matches a criminal offence according to a new report on the incident at the Scottish Cup Final this year. The Scottish Football Association (SFA) commissioned Sheriff Principal Bowen QC to produce the report, which asks whether invadin

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Scottish Legal News regrets to report the passing of Frank Gallagher of Mackinnon Advocates. The Faculty said in a statement: "The Faculty of Advocates is saddened to hear of the sudden death of one our practising members, Frank Gallagher. He was a popular member of Faculty and highly regarded by hi

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