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A second residential rehabilitation service to support women and their children through recovery from addiction and substance use has been opened in Falkirk. The Scottish government has invested £5.5 million to support the development of this Aberlour Childcare Trust facility, as well as a hou

A teenage rapist who attacked four girls over the course of nine months has been given a 10-year extended sentence. Sam Brown was found guilty of seven charges on July 30 following a trial at the High Court in Edinburgh.

Raeburn Christie Clark & Wallace LLP (RCCW) is celebrating three anniversaries for the firm and its partners. 2024 marks 20 years since the merger of Raeburn Christie and Clark & Wallace, as well as the 30-year anniversary of partner Fiona Coutts and the 20-year anniversary of partner Faye D

South Korea's top court has found that the government's climate targets are too weak to protect the constitutional rights of younger people in a landmark case brought by hundreds of children and young people. Woodpecker et al v South Korea was brought on behalf of 254 plaintiffs, including 'Woodpeck

Older prisoners in England and Wales could be held in secure social care in the community to account for their specific health needs, a landmark new report has suggested. The report by Dr Jayne Price, published today by the Prison Reform Trust, calls on the Ministry of Justice to publish a national

Human rights campaigners have called on the Scottish government to do more to hold Israel accountable for serious breaches of international law in the wake of a controversial meeting between Angus Robertson and the deputy Israeli ambassador. The letter to First Minister John Swinney from Amnesty Int

Body-worn cameras will be not be rolled out across Police Scotland until March 2025, according to reports. David Kennedy, general secretary of the Scottish Police Federation, told a fringe meeting at the SNP conference in Edinburgh over the weekend that officers had been told they would be waiting "

A cannabis business has been sanctioned for handing out free ice cream. While cannabis can now be bought and sold for recreational use in Ohio, one dealer has been slapped with a fine of $150,000 – around £115,000 – for handing out free sweet treats as well.

Over £186 million has been spent on the four public inquiries currently underway in Scotland. Data obtained by the BBC reveals that £150.4 million has been spent on running costs, while public bodies have spent £36.4 million in order to participate.

Under-18s are no longer being detained in young offenders' institutions anywhere in Scotland. The remaining children previously detained in YOI Polmont have been moved into secure care settings, and no regulations which came into force last week provide for no new admissions of children under 18 to

Thorntons has welcomed 16 new trainee solicitors to its graduate programme across its Glasgow, Edinburgh, Dundee, St Andrews, Perth and Angus offices.

Burges Salmon has reported a 27 per cent increase in turnover to £163 million and a 46 per cent increase in net profit to £50.5 million. The independent UK law firm, which recently celebrated the fifth anniversary of its Edinburgh office, today published its results for the financial yea

Compass Chambers has welcomed Gavin Anderson KC back to practice after serving as a full-time advocate depute in the Crown Office since 2021. As a member of the principal Crown counsel team, Mr Anderson was lead Crown counsel for the Scottish Fatalities Investigation Unit and the Health and Safety I

Raeburn Christie Clark & Wallace LLP (RCCW) has promoted Sarah Innes to associate solicitor. Ms Innes, based in the Stonehaven office, originally joined the firm in 2012 as a property assistant.

A former solicitor has been convicted following a failed online plot to murder a procurator fiscal. Martin Ready, 41, was yesterday found guilty of attempted conspiracy to murder following a trial at the High Court in Glasgow.