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  A Sydney man was left embarrassed after neighbours called the police on him believing there was a domestic incident when he was simply trying to kill a spider.

The UK government is not required to hold an inquiry into the killing of 24 Malayan villagers in 1948 by a British army patrol, despite the fact it may have been a war crime, because it occurred too long ago the Supreme Court has ruled. The appeal concerned the decision of the respondentSecretaries

A new system for disclosing criminal records has been given a seal of approval by the Faculty of Advocates, but not quite a guarantee. Changes had been prompted by a decision of the UK Supreme Court in an English case which said that the blanket disclosure of all convictions fell foul of article 8 o

Sir Stanley Burnton A government regulator has confirmed Police Scotland illegally accessed phone records to determine journalistic sources.

Lord Doherty Charles Green, the former chief executive of Rangers International Football Club plc who claimed that the company were contractually obliged to pay the costs of his defence to criminal proceedings brought against him, has had his action dismissed by a judge in the Court of Session.

Craig McKerracher Harper Macleod has advised the shareholders ofPowerhouse Fitness on its sale to German firm Sport-Tiedje.

Wayne Lawrence DWF has announced eight promotions across its Edinburgh and Glasgow offices, including one new partner, one new director and six new associate-level promotions, reflecting significant investment in the firm’s people and growth in key industry sectors.

Sue Arrowsmith Rodger Pagan Osborne has appointed Sue Arrowsmith Rodger as partner at its St Andrews practice.

Scotland’s chief statistician has released liquor licensing statistics for 2014-15. This figures show information on premises and personal licences in force, applications, reviews/proceedings as well as numbers of licensing standards officers employed and the number of occasional licences issued.

Jonathan Smithers The Law Society has criticised a government plan to raise the small claims threshold for personal injury claims to £5,000 and stop compensation payments for road traffic "minor" soft tissue injuries.

Julius Komorowski Terra Firma's Julius Komorowski was one of the key speakers at the Academy of European Law’s "Seminar on Recent Case Law of The European Court of Human Rights in Criminal Matters" held in Strasbourg this week.

Alison Reid The Faculty of Advocates is hosting the launch of a publication aimed at helping youngsters to maintain contact with siblings after a split in the family.

Margaret Martin Ireland should look to Scotland to help inform its legislative approach to stalking, a major conference in Dublin was told yesterday.

A hospital inpatient who called a German consultant physician a “Nazi b*****d” has had an appeal against his conviction for behaving in a “threatening or abusive manner” which was likely to cause a reasonable person to suffer “fear and alarm” refused. The Criminal Appeal Court ruled that

Kenneth Shand Rumours are circulating that English firm Addleshaw Goddard has negotiated a merger with Maclay Murray & Spens LLP, though both firms have played down the suggestions.