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A woman who sued her brother-in-law for £50,000 damages after his pet dog bit her on the face has had an application for a new trial refused despite the fact a jury awarded her less than £1,000 compensation. Margaret Ferguson raised an action for personal injury following the attack during a new y

McClure Naismith executive chairman Robin Shannan Following months of speculation about the financial state of McClure Naismith, it has emerged the firm is in talks to be taken over.

Muslim travellers believe they are being disproportionately targeted in Scottish airport security checks, according to a study conducted by Durham University. Research carried out in Edinburgh focussed on Asian immigrants and Scottish-born Asians who felt Scotland was a "tolerant, friendly and inclu

The right to cross-examination of an alleged sexual assault victim “does not extend to insulting or intimidating a witness” and trial judges should intervene where questioning “strays beyond proper bounds”, the Lord Justice Clerk has said. Lord Carloway added that defence lawyers should show

Councillor Archie Graham, depute leader of Glasgow City Council A council has approved a payout to a family whose artwork was sold to the Nazis.

Council leader Andrew Burns The City of Edinburgh Council has refused to re-establish an arms-length company to provide evidence for the Tram Inquiry headed by Lord Hardie.

Scottish Liberal Democrat leader Willie Rennie Police Scotland has faced criticism from politicians following its take-over of Scotland's Safety Camera Partnerships.

Photo credit: "Jesse Jackson 2013" by AFGE - https://www.flickr.com/photos/afge/10196156245/. Licensed under CC BY 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons. Civil rights leader the Reverend Jesse Jackson (pictured) is to receive an honorary degree from the University of Edinburgh at the Edinburgh International Boo

Scotland’s role in the international slave trade is one of the subjects being discussed as the Scottish Parliament’s Festival of Politics. Now in its 11th year, this year’s programme has more than 30 events.

Dominic Grieve Please note there are no longer any places available for this event - only waitlist tickets are available - and it will now be held in Laigh Hall, Parliament House, Edinburgh.

The Criminal Appeal Court has published its opinion following the refusal of an application by relatives of Lockerbie bombing victims who were seeking to pursue an appeal on behalf of the man convicted of the atrocity in which 270 people were killed. An application to the Scottish Criminal Cases Rev

Christine McLintock The Law Society of Scotland will extend the offer of membership to non-solicitors as part of a five-year strategy designed to expand its range of services.

The death of a foster carer who was stabbed by the boy she was caring for could have been avoided, an inquiry has ruled. A fatal accident inquiry (FAI) conducted before Sheriff David Bicket in Motherwell's GLO Centre has heard that Dawn McKenzie, 34, could still be alive if Foster Care Associates Sc

Sir John Chilcot The families of British soldiers who died fighting in Iraq are warning they may take legal action against the head of the inquiry into the UK's decision to go to war and its involvement in Iraq until 2009.

Male doctors are nearly two-and-a-half times more likely to face legal action than their female counterparts, according to research published in the BMC Medicine open access journal. The study by researchers at University College London was based on a systematic review and meta-analysis of 32 studie