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Australia has made it a criminal offence to perform a Nazi salute or publicly display Nazi hate symbols, punishable with up to a year's imprisonment. The Counter-Terrorism Legislation Amendment (Prohibited Hate Symbols and Other Measures) Act 2023, which came into force yesterday, also criminalises

A man who tried to escape justice after killing a relative has been jailed for six years and four months. Dean Ferguson, 30, was sentenced at the High Court in Glasgow after pleading guilty to the culpable homicide of a man described as a childhood friend and his second cousin.

The joint fatal accident inquiry into the deaths of Leo Lamont, Ellie McCormick, and Mira-belle Bosch has commenced at Glasgow Sheriff Court. The purpose of an FAI includes determining the cause of death, the circumstances in which the death occurred, and to establish what reasonable precautions cou

A retired policeman who pursued an alleged shoplifter who had avoided punishment has himself been fined. Norman Brennan, 64, said the criminal justice system was “broken” after a man he followed for two miles was arrested before being let off, while Mr Brennan was fined by the council fo

In a move set to redefine the landscape of Scotland's property industry, Angela Wallace, the centre and operations manager at Tayside Property Solicitors Centre (TSPC), anticipates a pivotal role for AI in house sales throughout 2024. A digitised strategy, known as proptech, embraces the use of tech

Dallas McMillan Solicitors has promoted private client lawyer Katie Deans, conveyancing lawyer Abbie Freer and commercial property Amy Pollock to senior solicitor. Managing partner David McElroy said: “Katie, Abbey and Amy’s promotions are well deserved.

In recent months, Clyde & Co in Scotland has supported a number of charities.

Commercial investment volumes in Scotland for 2023 amounted to £1.493 billion, marking a 34 per cent decline from the previous year, according to Savills.

A decision granting planning permission for a new wind farm on the habitat of the endangered wildcat population is to face judicial review. Wildcat Haven has raised £250,000 over four years to challenge the decision of Scottish ministers in court. Its petition to save the Clashindarroch Forest

Joanna Cherry KC MP is to propose that the power to amend the role of Scotland’s law officers be devolved to the Scottish Parliament in a 10-minute rule bill in the House of Commons on Wednesday. At present the lord advocate’s role as head of the systems of criminal prosecution and

A Chinese chess champion stripped of his title after defecating in his hotel bath has launched legal proceedings against the competition organisers. Yan Chenglong, 48, won the 2023 National Chinese Chess King Competition in Lingshui, China last month, but subsequently had his title and prize mo

Westwater Advocates’ Calum MacNeill KC and junior counsel David Anderson recently represented the successful respondent in the case of Redcroft Care Homes Limited v City of Edinburgh Council [2023] CSOH 95. The case involved a challenge to a local authority’s decision to decline to provi

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The conjoined fatal accident inquiry into the deaths of Katie Allan and William Lindsay has commenced at Falkirk Sheriff Court. Procurator fiscal Andy Shanks, who leads on death investigations for COPFS, said: “We acknowledge that the wait for these proceedings has been too long and has caused

Len Murray, who died on December 22 aged 90 after a short illness, was one of the best known of his generation of lawyers who enjoyed a full and active retirement as a popular after-dinner speaker and authority on Robert Burns. Described by a High Court Judge as “the most respected of his gene