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A family of balaclava-clad anti fox-hunting protestors who were found guilty of a statutory breach of the peace after following a hunt have failed in an appeal against their convictions. Colin Milne and Beverly Milne and their daughter Amy Lilburn were convicted of behaving in a “threatening” ma

Raichel Hopkinson FTSE 100 companies have set aside £31.3 billion in the last 12 months to meet legal claims – a 22 per cent increase from the £25.6bn set aside in the previous year, according to the legal business of Thomson Reuters.

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Neil Stevenson The head of the Scottish Legal Complaints Commission (SLCC) has called for reform of the current system and processes involved in investigating potentially corrupt lawyers.

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A majority of Scots believe councils should do more to enforce laws which protect the safety of tenants in the private rented sector (PRS), according to a new poll commissioned by the Scottish Association of Landlords (SAL). The survey found that 69 per cent of Scottish people believe councils shoul

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Michael Matheson Addressing the issue of hate crime should be a priority for the whole of society, according to a new report that calls for better data collection on incidents and an approach that is based on prevention and education.

Andy Wightman MSP Andy Wightman MSP, land reform spokesperson for the Scottish Greens, has welcomed confirmation that the Scottish Law Commission will consider the repeal of an archaic piece of legislation which allowed landowners to divide and privatise vast swathes of common land.

A man found guilty of a knifepoint robbery who also allegedly threatened to assault his defence counsel has lost an appeal against his conviction after claiming he did not receive a fair trial due to “defective representation”. Peter Boath, who was sentenced to nine years imprisonment for attack

The number of vulnerable children trafficked in Scotland has tripled since 2011. New figures also show that more than half of the 105 children trafficked in the past five years were Vietnamese.

David Bone Harper Macleod has advised on the financial close of a £78m investment in a Scottish windfarm.

Alan Turing An SNP MP is to move ahead with a bill that would see gay men who were convicted when homosexuality was a criminal offence pardoned.