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A police operation to track down members of grooming gangs has been announced by the Home Office. The National Crime Agency (NCA) will target those who have sexually exploited children as part of a grooming gang, and will look at cases that were previously dismissed.

A piece of legislation that empowers police across England and Wales to fine or imprison people for rough sleeping or begging looks set to be scrapped after more than 200 years.

Work to develop a new policy document on the management of transgender prisoners in Ireland is nearing completion, the Irish Prison Service has said. A spokesperson for the prison service told our sister publication Irish Legal News that it was engaging with internal stakeholders on practical matter

Two pupils from Nairn Academy have won this year’s Donald Dewar Memorial Debate Tournament, as the event celebrates its 25th anniversary. The Scottish Parliament hosted the final of the Law Society of Scotland’s tournament last Thursday, as Charlie Holder and Fraser Cordiner won against

Defendants could be given the right to opt for trial by judge alone under proposals forming part of a major reform package aimed at addressing record delays in the Crown Court system. An independent review chaired by Sir Brian Leveson is set to recommend that ministers introduce judge-only trials as

Seven partners at a major American law firm are leaving in the wake of its agreement with the Trump administration and joining one which successfully challenged the president’s punitive orders in court. The lawyers departing Willkie Farr & Gallagher for Cooley include Simona Agnolucci and

An American police force has come under fire after inviting officers to join the SWAT unit if they are "jonesing to fire less lethal rounds at fleeing suspects". Oregon State Police tried unsuccessfully to prevent the release of the internal recruitment email to The Oregonian, arguing that it reveal

Sir Gary Hickinbottom has been appointed as chair of the public inquiry into the 1989 murder of Belfast solicitor Pat Finucane by loyalist paramilitaries. Today's announcement from Northern Ireland secretary Hilary Benn is a major step forward for the inquiry announced last September.

House prices in Scotland rose over the past three months at the slowest rate seen since the beginning of 2024, according to the latest Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) Residential Market Survey. However, with new buyer activity rising, surveyors expect price growth to pick up over the

A new law which makes it easier for Scottish businesses to borrow against their moveable assets could help unlock more cross-border investment, a banking expert believes. The Moveable Transactions (Scotland) Act came into force on April 1, bringing Scotland’s lending legislation into alignment

TLT has elected Andrew Lyon, partner and head of financial services, as senior partner.  His three-year term will commence on 1 January 2026 and he succeeds Sasha Butterworth, who has served as senior partner since 2022.

Holyrood’s Rural Affairs & Islands Committee has today launched a call for views to ask people with knowledge of the crofting sector what they think about proposals set out in the Crofting and Scotland Land Court Bill. The Scottish government has committed to simplifying crofting law. This

Celtic Football Club has settled 85 per cent of claims brought against it by survivors of sexual abuse connected to the former Celtic Boys Club, a court has heard. At a hearing in the Court of Session, it was confirmed that compensation has been paid in 24 out of 28 claims raised in ongoing group pr

Amnesty International has warned Scottish ministers they must be transparent about a review of human rights due diligence processes for awarding public grants to arms companies. Amnesty previously called the process in place at Scottish Enterprise inadequate after it emerged that not one company has

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