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A police force which uses local mugshots in a parody version of US game show Wheel of Fortune is facing legal action from a disgruntled winner. In the weekly "Wheel of Fugitive" video posted on social media by the force in Florida's Brevard County, the local sheriff spins a wheel with photos of what

GMB is now the union for judges after the first union branch in the country specifically for judges was opened this week. The branch consists of union members who work in the judicial system, which is traditionally a sector without trade union representation.

A former advocate who was convicted of historical sexual abuse against four complainers between 1973 and 1987 has lost an appeal against conviction and sentence before the High Court of Justiciary based on the existence of a paedophile ring of prominent advocates in Edinburgh in the 1970s. John Watt

Burness Paull is to relocate its Aberdeen team to a new prime office in the Marischal Square development. The firm will occupy the entire second floor of 2MSQ, the grade A building which is helping to regenerate the east end of the city centre.

A significant settlement will see hundreds of thousands of pounds recovered by the Civil Recovery Unit from an East Lothian businessman linked to unpaid tax. Goljar Singh, 44, will relinquish £600,000 under proceeds of crime legislation following an agreement with the Civil Recovery Unit (CRU)

The former British soldier who shot and killed an unarmed 23-year-old man on his way to a Gaelic football match has received a fully suspended three-year sentence following his conviction of manslaughter. Former Grenadier Guardsman David Holden, who shot Aidan McAnespie in the back in 1988, is the f

Scottish Legal News was saddened to learn this week of the tragic death of solicitor advocate Jane Davey, at the age of 59.

Solicitor advocate Robert Holland has joined Aberdein Considine as a partner and will be based in the firm's office in Edinburgh. He was previously a partner with Balfour and Manson LLP where he led the firm’s employment law team and brings over 20 years’ experience across a range of leg

Coulters has announced two new hires within its senior team. Jill Andrew joined the team as partner in August 2022, while Louisa Raistrick has taken on the role of head of estate agency.

A 52-year-old woman who fell down a concrete staircase outside a residential housing complex in Banchory has been awarded £17,000 in damages after a personal injury sheriff ruled that the company responsible for maintaining the staircase had acted negligently. Karla Hodgson sustained a traumat

Alexander Birrell Wilkinson (known to his friends and colleagues as Sandy) was born in Perth on 2 February 1932. His father was Captain Alexander Wilkinson who had served in the Black Watch for 36 years. After education at Perth Academy Sandy won a scholarship to study at St Andrews University where

A round-up of human rights stories from around the world. Secretive Saudi executions leave families in the dark

Deborah Clark, ICO upstream regulation manager, provides details of new FOI resources at the Information Commissioner's Office. We’ve been working hard, following the commitments made in our ICO25 plan, to make improvements to our freedom of information (FOI) services. We want to enhance the e

The WS Society is launching a new programme for its affiliate members. LexAlba Masterclass is designed as a practical, enjoyable and sociable network of practice area groups, in which WS affiliates can develop their careers in a specialist practice area – meeting, sharing experience and learni

Women are able to recall details of sexual assault and rape with accuracy, even if they have drunk – or expected to drink – moderate amounts of alcohol, a new study claims. A study conducted at the University of Birmingham found that women who had drunk alcohol up to the legal limit for