Copfs

The Crown Office and Procurator Fiscal Service (COPFS) is likely to be investigated over alleged failures as part of an inquiry into historical child abuse, The Sunday Times reports. The Crown Office said it anticipates being part of the Scottish Child Abuse Inquiry's (SCAI) investigation.

An infuriated sheriff has thrown out three cases after getting fed up with the lack of work done by the Crown. Cases on hospital assault as well as a knife in jail and a hit-and-run accident were all thrown out within half an hour, The Herald reports.

A London-based company has admitted a health and safety offence after a falling barrier struck a young girl at a shopping centre in Glasgow. Arcadia Group Ltd, a multinational retail company, pled guilty to a contravention of Sections 3(1) and Section 33(1)(a) of the Health and Safety at Work etc. A