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A man who sought to a publish a book detailing the his life including details of severe physical and sexual abuse but whose first wife opposed its publication on the basis it would cause psychological harm to their child has won his appeal at the UK Supreme Court. President of the Supreme Court Lord

A man charged with a number of contraventions of the Road Traffic Act 1988, including drink-driving and driving while disqualified, has failed in a bid to have the case against him dismissed over the delay in bringing him to trial. The Criminal Appeal Court upheld a sheriff’s decision to refuse th

Retired lawyer and sheriff William Francis Lunny, born 10 December 1938, has died at the age of 77. His varied career began when he commenced as a solicitor in private practice in Glasgow in 1961.

Justice secretary Michael Matheson MSP The Scottish government has called for submissions of written evidence on the policy and practice of stop and search by police officers in Scotland.

Community safety minister Paul Wheelhouse MSP The Scottish government is consulting on proposals to shorten the timeframe in which workers must disclose previous convictions to employers.

More flexibility in the system for seeking repossession of properties in the private rented sector has been welcomed by the Faculty of Advocates. Initial proposals by the Scottish government last year had listed eight grounds for landlords to use for repossession, and each was to be mandatory – if

Lorna Jack, chief executive of the Law Society of Scotland A record number of solicitors across Scotland, England and Wales voted in this year's election to the Law Society of Scotland's principal decision-making body, the Council.

The Royal Bank of Scotland will pay penalties of $395 million to the United States Department of Justice and $274 million to the US Federal Reserve in the aftermath of investigations into the foreign exchange scandal. RBS has admitted its role in a conspiracy to manipulate the price of US dollars an

A gamekeeper who used an illegal trap to capture wild birds on the Cardross Estate has been given a community payback order and ordered to carry out 240 hours of unpaid work. James O'Reilly was sentenced at Stirling Sheriff Court yesterday, after having plead guilty to four charges under the Wildlif

A Member's Bill intended to deal with irresponsible parking will be introduced at Holyrood today. The law would create an offence for parking on footways and dropped kerbs and would ban double parking.

Lord Hope of Craighead The latest episode of BBC Radio 4's Unreliable Evidence series features retired UK Supreme Court Justice Lord Hope of Craighead and other guests discussing with Clive Anderson the controversial suggestion that the UK should withdraw from human rights legislation and re-instate

Northern Ireland Justice Minister David Ford MLA Northern Ireland’s largest law firm has withdrawn from all its major criminal cases in protest against rules that lower the level of legal aid payments the BBC reports.

Ross Yuill The Scottish Legal Aid Board (SLAB) has said it did not receive the correct information from solicitors relating to the families of those who died in the Glasgow bin lorry tragedy last year and added that officials raised discrepancies nearly a month ago.

James Wolffe QC The Scottish government needs to think again about which categories of deaths should prompt a mandatory inquiry, the Dean of the Faculty of Advocates, James Wolffe QC, has suggested to MSPs.

New figures published in Scottish Police Authority (SPA) documents show that 171 Scottish police officers are facing serious criminal allegations including assault and fraud. A document from the SPA complaints and conduct committee meeting on 11 May lists allegations made against officers - ranging