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Police officers have attempted to coax meth users into handing over their stash by claiming it could be contaminated with coronavirus. A sheriff's office in north-west Kansas, where methamphetamine remains the most popular illegal drug, posted a public appeal on Facebook.

A complainer in a rape and domestic abuse assault case successfully challenged a court order authorising the accused to recover her medical records in a bid to disclose any “mental health problems”. The Appeal Court of the High Court of Justiciary ruled that the applicatio

Celtic must accept responsibility for the abuse that took place at its feeder club, according to a report commissioned by the Scottish Football Association. Martin Henry, chairman of the Independent Review into Sexual Abuse in Scottish Football, said it is beyond doubt that Celtic could not be separ

The Court of Appeal finds that restrictive covenants can be enforced despite the potential for indefinite application, write Innes Clark and Iain Young. Where an employee, agent or director of a business is also a shareholder, termination of their position may trigger compulsory share transfer provi

Services to protect women and girls from gender-based violence will receive an extra £1 million this year with the launch of a £13m fund. The Delivering Equally Safe Fund – which brings together a number of previous funding streams – will support frontline organisations, with

The value of fines and penalties collected in the last three years has risen in all categories, reflecting consistently strong collection rates, the new Quarterly Fines Report from the Scottish Courts and Tribunals Service reveals. The 43rd Quarterly Fines Report shows that the value of Sheriff Cour

Lynette Purves has been appointed to renewable energy company ERG as its first UK legal counsel. Following an 18-month secondment to ERG from Burges Salmon, Ms Purves takes up the role on a permanent basis in Edinburgh from March.

Seonaid Stevenson-McCabe has been appointed a lecturer in law at Glasgow Caledonian University. She will work within the School for Business & Society, teaching across the undergraduate programme and supporting the work of the university's law clinic.

Rachel Dunn has been appointed chair of Women in Property's Central Scotland branch for 2020/21. Ms Dunn, an associate at Dentons in Glasgow, takes on this regional role for the national property and construction industry lobbying and networking organisation for one year from 1st March 202

The Scottish Young Lawyers' Association is hosting its Women in Law seminar in Edinburgh next month. The annual event brings together a number of high-profile and inspiring women from the Scottish and English legal communities to share their personal experiences and address our members on issues suc

New bodycam footage shows the moment an officer in Florida arrested a six-year-old girl as she cried. Kaia Rolle was taken to a police vehicle with her hands fastened behind her back because she had had a tantrum at her school in Orlando.

A court has rejected claims from prosecutors that a woman who staged a topless protest against Vladimir Putin committed an act of public indecency. France's supreme court, the Cour de Cassation, said it was legal for women to display their breasts in public so long as their “behaviour was inco

An admin worker affected by epilepsy who was sacked from her job at the Criminal Injuries Compensation Authority (CICA) because she was unable to meet the standards of performance and attendance expected during her probationary period has been awarded more than £30,000 in compensatio

Drugs prosecutions in Scotland have plummeted following a change in policy. Figures show that cases have halved in four years, with prosecutors applying what they say is "smart", not "soft touch" justice.