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Costs incurred by the Crown Office as a result of its malicious prosecutions of two men amount to around £24m, the Lord Advocate, James Wolffe QC, has officially confirmed. But the sums – and any future costs Scotland's prosecution body may incur – will not mar its operational effe

Thorntons has reported a 2.6 per cent growth in turnover for the year to 31 May 2020 to £30.5 million as well as an increase in profits of 12 per cent. Although the final months of trading were impacted by the pandemic, the 58-partner firm remained on a firm financial footing as a result of it

Dear Editor I was disappointed to read Douglas J. Cusine’s letter in which he ridicules the campaign to secure a pardon, apology and memorial to those (mainly women) tortured and executed as witches under an Act of Parliament. His comparison with the misfortunes suffered at the hands of R

A cross-justice initiative in South Strathclyde, Dumfries and Galloway (SSDG) is saving time at court and has already dealt with more than 200 cases. The initiative sees criminal justice and good behaviour reports provided securely by the local authority social work departments and the Crown, 48 hou

Fishing rights may have been one of the main sticking points of the Brexit negotiations, but not all recent fish-related battles have been waged between Britain and Brussels. In a case that played out much closer to home, the Scottish Creel Fishermen’s Federation (SCFF) challenged the Scottish

The International Criminal Court (ICC) has jurisdiction over Israeli-occupied Palestinian territories, a pre-trial chamber has ruled. In a majority decision which it stressed does not represent an adjudication on a border dispute, the Pre-Trial Chamber I ruled that the court's territorial jurisdicti

CMS has been appointed to advise the Northern Lighthouse Board (NLB) on the procurement of a new vessel to replace the NLV Pole Star. The Oban-based 52.5m vessel, used for buoy-laying and other core NLB operations, was built in 2000 by Ferguson Shipbuilders in Port Glasgow.

Burges Salmon has advised renewable energy investment platform Bio Capital on an £85 million debt financing of its portfolio of UK anaerobic digestion (AD) assets across England, Scotland and Northern Ireland.  The syndicated financing was provided by NatWest, Allied Irish Banks and Banco

A 100-year-old man who served as a Nazi guard at the Sachsenhausen concentration camp north of Berlin has been charged with aiding and abetting murder in 3,518 cases.

A couple has been fined for an outing they undertook – to catch pokémon. Canadians Matthew Steeves and his wife spent the first moment they'd had together in months to steal away together for a game of Pokémon GO in the hopes of finding a Pikachu or two.

The Outer House of the Court of Session has refused to grant declarator to the effect that the Scottish Parliament should be able to legislate for a second referendum on Scottish independence without the consent of Westminster, calling the action “hypothetical, academic, and prematur

Simpson & Marwick has acquired Glasgow-based firm Alston Law part of its expansion across Scotland. Alston Law is best known for its lender services, in particular remortgages and debt and asset recovery, which will remain a distinct specialism.

A Scot who practises law in the US has gone to court to overturn an order by Donald Trump intended to protect US military personnel from prosecution. Steven Watt, a senior attorney with the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) human rights programme, is part of a landmark legal action against

Dear Editor I assume that the proposal to pardon witches is a serious one. No doubt, these women suffered injustice, but there have been earlier injustices which ought not to be overlooked.

A new independent body has been launched to help drive up standards for new-build homes and strengthen protections for buyers across the UK. Members of the New Homes Quality Board (NHQB) will oversee the introduction of a new industry code of practice in the months ahead, placing more responsib