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Scotland's malicious prosecution scandal has cost taxpayers just over £50 million, the Crown Office has said. The scandal revolves around the botched police investigation into the takeover of Rangers in 2011, when Sir David Murray sold the club for £1 to Craig Whyte.

[The facts of this case are explicit] A man who murdered his infant son has lost a High Court of Justiciary appeal against the length of the punishment part of his life sentence.

Judge Síofra O'Leary has formally taken up the presidency of the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR). The first woman and the first Irish person to serve as president of the court in its 63-year history, she will serve for an initial two-year term until 2024.

Business sentiment in Scotland has entered negative territory for the first time since the end of 2020 according to the latest Addleshaw Goddard Scottish Business Monitor report, with 70 per cent of businesses expecting growth in the Scottish economy to be weak or very weak over the coming year. The

Barney Ross has been elected Clerk of Faculty following a six-way contest. Mr Ross succeeds Richard Pugh KC, who has stepped down after three-and-a-half years in office.

The Scottish Law Commission has published its report and draft bill on financial provision for cohabitants on cessation of cohabitation otherwise than on death. It recommends reform of sections 25 to 28 of the Family Law (Scotland) Act 2006. Section 29 of the Act, dealing with claims by surviving co

New EU rules regulating large online platforms classified as "digital gatekeepers" have come into force and will be implemented within months. The EU Digital Markets Act (DMA) was proposed by the European Commission in December 2020 and agreed by the European Parliament in record time in March 2022.

Dear Editor, It was alarming to read the report of the submission by Scottish Courts and Tribunals Service to the Criminal Justice Committee to the effect that some courts may have to be closed, 25 per cent of civil court days may be lost and staff numbers reduced in order to deal with, inter alia,

Hundreds of people were evacuated from Birmingham's main train station yesterday after the discovery of a "grenade" – which turned out to be a cannabis grinder. The Birmingham New Street station was evacuated and train services halted after the "suspicious item" was discovered on a platform.

The Scottish Young Lawyers' Association will host its Dundee Launch Party tomorrow at The West House. The event will kick off at 6:00pm and drinks tokens will be provided to attendees.

Ashurst has announced the release of Ashurst: The story of a progressive global law firm – the first 200 years, a book to celebrate its bicentenary year in 2022. The book has been written to reflect on the firm's progressive foundations and showcases interviews with current and former Ashurst

TLT has advised Intelligent Land Investments Group (ILI) on the completion of the sale of a 50MW battery storage project transaction with clean energy enterprise TagEnergy, further strengthening the law firm’s expertise in the renewable energy sector. TagEnergy acquired ‘Pitkevy’ &

Glasgow-based Quantuma Advisory has appointed Paul Black as director within its forensic accounting team. Mr Black joins Quantuma as an experienced forensic accountant and expert witness within the Scottish market. Strengthening Quantuma’s expert witness and dispute offering, he will assist in

Edinburgh Law School's Professor Laura Macgregor is to present a lecture entitled Scottish Partnership Law: the Contribution of George Joseph Bell later this month. The lecture will focus on Scottish partnership law, specifically the contribution of the institutional writer, George Joseph Bell, to t

Scottish Legal News last month reached a new milestone with 220 new subscribers to the free daily newsletter taking its circulation to 15,023. LinkedIn numbers also increased with 205 new followers taking the total to 9,636. Unique visitors to the www.scottishlegal.com website now overage 80,240 per