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A woman was arrested after allegedly telling police she worked for the CIA, while wearing a hat that said "FBI". Police were called to a petrol station in South Bend in the US state of Indiana after a woman showed up and tried to access their CCTV footage.

A man acquitted of rape following a trial who was jailed for three years after being found guilty of a separate charge of failing to appear for a preliminary hearing of his case – because he had gone to Ibiza – has had his sentence reduced on appeal. The Criminal Appeal Court r

Lord Reed has been installed as the new President of the Supreme Court. Lord Reed was sworn in at a ceremony in London this morning, where he was “especially pleased to see here so many of my former colleagues of the Scottish bench and bar”.

Boris Johnson's attempt to give ministers control over which courts are no longer bound by European Court precedent will damage the legal system, Lord Pannick QC has warned. The crossbench peer said he would try to undo the change proposed by clause 26 of the Withdrawal Agreement Bill, which comes b

Advocates in the Hastie Stable have announced that they have regrouped under the name of Themis Advocates, following the appointment of new senior clerk Kiera Johnston. Ms Johnston brings significant clerking experience to the group following the departure of Susan Hastie after more than 25 years of

Real estate and renewables specialist Richard Turnbull has joined Shepherd and Wedderburn as a partner, bringing 14 years’ expertise to the firm’s clean energy and real estate teams. Mr Turnbull, who specialises in the property aspects of energy transactions, has extensive experience wor

Scottish landlords are now facing a ten-month legal delay to evict tenants who refuse to pay rent, new research has revealed. Official figures uncovered by Aberdein Considine show that the average eviction now takes over 300 days following a legal shake-up by the Scottish government.

The family of the acclaimed Scottish lawyer who prosecuted Nazi chiefs at Nuremberg is to pay tribute to him with a multimedia show, The Scotsman reports. Sir David Maxwell Fyfe, a barrister, served as the UK's deputy chief prosecutor at the war trials.

The Scotsman has published a full obituary of Douglas Story Dalgleish – solicitor, football club chairman and golf administrator – who passed away last month at the age of 91. "Douglas Story Dalgleish, who has died peacefully aged 91, was a well known Glasgow solicitor, a past president

Jamie Kerr provides 20 insights into what the UK immigration system might have in store in the coming years. 1. Brexit

Rachel Henry and Alistair Kinley look at certain differences between Scotland and England & Wales on personal injury compensation. One basic principle of personal injury compensation is the same throughout the UK. Whether a personal injury claim proceeds under the Scots law of delict or the

Lady Hale has listed her 'Desert Island Judgments' in an interview with The Guardian. The former Supreme Court President, who has been succeeded by Lord Reed, cited the prorogation case as her top one.

Judges from across Europe have joined their Polish counterparts at a protest in Warsaw against the erosion of judicial independence in the country. The march started outside Poland's Supreme Court, which recently found itself at the centre of a major political conflict after the country's right-wing

French lawyers have staged a "lie-in" at a Paris courthouse to protest controversial government plans to overhaul the pension system, which critics say would lead to millions of workers losing out. The proposals from President Emmanuel Macron would see all French workers placed on a single pension r

Police have released video footage of three unlucky robbers locking themselves in a jewellery store in the middle of their crime – twice.