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Campaigners in Scotland have raised over £15,000 after appealing for donations to cover an English shoplifter's court fine. An online fundraiser created by Stuart Campbell, editor of Wings Over Scotland, asked readers to contribute towards the "fine and court costs" of shoplifter Louisa Sewell, who

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The lawyer for the family of a woman killed in the Glasgow bin lorry crash has asked for the fatal accident inquiry (FAI) to be adjourned to allow them to pursue a private prosecution of the driver. Dorothy Bain QC, acting for the family of Jacqueline Morton, yesterday asked for the inquiry at Glasg

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A sheriff has admonished a wheelchair user who fought with his family, after admitting he did not know what else to do with him. Robert Reid, 44, was let off the hook at Perth Sheriff Court by Sheriff Lindsay Foulis despite his previous convictions for domestic assault, theft and breach of the peace

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Professor Alexander McCall Smith (left) and former Lord Lyon King of Arms David Sellar At the court of the Lord Lyon, Alexander McCall Smith, emeritus professor of medical law at the University of Edinburgh and bestselling author, presented a portrait of former Lord Lyon (2008-2014) David Sellar by

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Maria Botha-Lopez, ESPC’s business analyst The latest market analysis from ESPC has revealed 4.1 per cent more homes have been sold between May and July 2015, compared with the same period last year, while the number of new homes being brought to market decreased by 8.8 per cent annually.

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The Crown Office has re-issued charges against the MP accused of kicking a woman at a polling station on the day of the Scottish independence referendum. Papers to re-raise the case have been lodged at Glasgow Sheriff Court, where an initial hearing is expecting to take place on Thursday.

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Kirsty Malcolm of Westwater Advocates Following a sheriff court decision in January last year in which Kirsty Malcolm of Westwater Advocates was successful in seeking a restricted interpretation of the regulations that apply to the apportionment of pension values on divorce, the decision has now bee

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