Police have issued a warning to beachgoers not to take home giant bundles of cannabis that have started washing up on Florida's coast. One 61-year-old man has so far been arrested and charged with possession of cannabis over 20 grams for claiming part of the illegal flotsam.
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An important proviso has been added by the Faculty of Advocates to its support for legislation which would keep child witnesses out of court in serious criminal cases. The Scottish government wants much greater use of pre-recorded testimony, but the Faculty said it was essential that the evidence of
Plans to merge British Transport Police with Police Scotland may never come to fruition, Justice Secretary Humza Yousaf has said. The merger was scheduled to take place in April next year but has been delayed, with Police Scotland now unable to give a “definitive date” for the merger, Mr
The latest publication of Registers of Scotland's monthly UK House Price Index shows that the average price of a property in Scotland in July 2018 was £152,245 – an increase of 3.2 per cent on July in the previous year and an increase of 1.4 per cent when compared to the previous month.
An academic has suggested that juries be abolished in rape trials, leaving judges to decide cases, The Times reports. Dominic Willmott, a doctoral researcher at the University of Huddersfield, said that doing so would amount to “a massive break with ancient English legal tradition” but t
Thorntons has announced the appointment of Bridget McGuire as a senior solicitor in its family law team. Ms McGuire, who has a wealth of experience, will be based in the firm's Cupar office. She is local to the East Neuk of Fife and is passionate about supporting the local community, schools and bus
Colin Hamilton, a partner at Gillespie Macandrew, has become a solicitor advocate able to represent both individuals and companies in the higher courts. He joins partner John Stirling in giving the firm’s clients access to solicitor advocate services.
CMS Scotland is launching an initiative aimed at helping Scottish-based intellectual property start-ups scale up. Founded over three years ago in London and with programmes across the UK, Singapore and Dubai, CMS equIP operates like an incubator, investing in start-ups through industry int
Gillespie Macandrew's chief executive officer has spoken to The Herald about his ambitions for the firm. Robert Graham-Campbell, who took over last year, said he is relishing the role.
The Scottish government's proposed Biometric Data Bill will be the subject of a discussion led by John Scott QC next week in Edinburgh. The government has said that the biometrics field is evolving rapidly and offers great potential in the identification and prevention of crime and the delivery of c
Legal professionals still have a couple of weeks left to sign up for this year's Scottish Legal Walks. he charity events, in aid of the Access to Justice Foundation (ATJF), consist of 10km walks in Edinburgh and Glasgow.
New research has uncovered incidents of men kissing cobras in a bid to use their venom as a substitute for opioids. The Indian Journal of Psychological Medicine has published a case study of two such men from the northern Indian state of Rajasthan.
The body representing Scotland's most senior police officers has hit out at watchdogs over “lengthy and damaging” investigations into misconduct allegations. The Scottish Chief Police Officers Staff Association (SCPOSA) complained in a submission to MSPs that “disproportionate, len