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Work as part of the redevelopment of Cornton Vale women's prison could begin next month. Documents in the planning process for the jail show that the Scottish Prison Service and contractor Morrison Construction aim to start in February.

The SYLA Spring Ball will return to Edinburgh on Saturday 29 February 2020. It is one of the most popular social fixtures in the Scottish legal calendar, with over 200 people attending annually.

Police responding to reports of a woman screaming for help were relieved to find the screams were coming from a parrot. A woman called police after hearing screams of "help, help, let me out!" from inside her neighbour's house.

A man who admitted a domestic assault charge after being released from prison on licence following a previous conviction for housebreaking has had his sentence for the latest offence reduced from 27 months to 17 months on appeal, in a new guideline judgment on how to take into account time spent on

The surfeit of 'awards' ceremonies has devalued many of the honours bestowed on recipients and we can all feel a tad award-weary from time to time. But when The Herald declared Ms Joanna Cherry QC 'Best Scot at Westminster', few would have demurred. Last year began with her skewering the government

A prosecutor who threatened to have a beautician deported because she intended to leave his husband's business has been fined £700. At Aberdeen Sheriff Court, Sheriff Ian Duguid said it was likely David Wilkie-Thorburn, 52, would lose his job as an assistant procurator fiscal.

BTO Solicitors has seen a drop in profits after investing in its IT infrastructure, new accounts show. The firm's profits before partner remuneration and profit shares were nearly £5.1 million in the year to March 31, down from £6.4m. Turnover at the firm rose from £18.1m to £

With the last echoes of the bells drifting into the distance, 2020 is firmly with us and it is time to get down to work. That might sound as though it is just another change of the calendar, but, for Scotland’s legal profession, this has the promise to be very much a year to remember. I know t

Hamish Hubert Carlton, a commercial lawyer, has passed away peacefully at the age of 84, The Courier reports. He was born in Dundee in 1936, the younger son of the Honourable Sheriff Hugh Carlton and Peggy (Lawson) Carlton.

The Scottish government is hosting a series of engagement events across the country to seek views from the legal profession, third sector, and people with experience of the justice system, on the findings and any implications its jury research may have for future criminal justice reforms. The Scotti

Clyde & Co has launched a new dispute resolution agency service in Scotland. The new service aims to allow Scottish law firms that do not have their own litigation or dispute resolution offering to provide their clients with these services, using Clyde & Co’s dispute resolution capabil

A mystery disappearance, a secret guarded for 16 years, a murder trial in search of answers – this is the story of the murder of Margaret Fleming.

Two lawyers are hoping to make Scotland a more competitive forum for intellectual property litigation. Ampersand Advocates' Usman Tariq and Burness Paull partner Colin Hulme are devising reforms that would allow the Court of Session to compete with England and Wales' Intellectual

A terrified couple who thought they were being burgled were left red-faced after the intruder turned out to be a Roomba. Thomas and Elisa Milam called the police after they heard noises in their house at night, not realising it was the robotic vacuum cleaner they had bought for Christmas.

A new initiative gets underway today in three sheriff courts, Dundee, Hamilton and Paisley, piloting a new approach to summary criminal cases. The pilot will change the way in which the court manages those cases and, in doing so, test the benefits of stronger judicial case management and earlier eng