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Heroin was the main class A drug seized by Police Scotland in 2017-18. For crimes of supply, the single force brought in 118kg of the drug, followed by 74kg of cocaine and 6.7kg of crack cocaine.

A woman in respect of whom vulgar comments were made on an internet forum suffered no violation of her article 8 right to respect for private life after a court refused to impose civil liability on the forum's host. The court found in particular that the national courts had acted within their discre

The Scottish Legal Action Group is holding an event to discuss the need for a public inquiry into undercover policing in Scotland this month. The event is sponsored by Neil Findlay MSP & Liam McArthur MSP at the Smith Room in the Scottish Parliament.

Hundreds of senior school students from throughout the UK will descend on Edinburgh this weekend, seeking to be crowned Bar Mock Trial Competition national champions.

A local police department was left red-faced after accidentally ordering 24,000 rolls of toilet paper. The Marshall County Sheriff's Office in Alabama, USA, spent $22,000 on toilet paper and $9,000 on trash bags - despite only having a $15,000 budget for janitorial supplies next year.

A property management company has successfully challenged a sheriff’s decision that a burden requiring homeowners in a housing scheme to contribute to the costs of maintaining open ground in the estate owned by the maintenance company was void because it created a “monopoly”. The S

Solicitor advocate Lesley Anderson has opened a new law firm in Falkirk, Lesley Anderson Law. Ms Anderson has spent the last decade in the town as a solicitor advocate with Russel + Aitken.

Laura McIntosh has joined CMS as a partner after 12 years at Dickson Minto. Ms McIntosh, who is based in CMS’s Edinburgh office, specialises in mergers & acquisitions and private equity deals.

Boyd Legal Solicitors announced the appointment of Kelly Matthews as an associate at the firm's new Kirkcaldy office.

Scottish-American law firm Rooney Nimmo has announced a new partnership with a Chinese law firm to expand its global reach. The firm, formed in the 2015 merger of Edinburgh-based Nimmo WS and Manhattan-based Rooney PC, is teaming up with Beijing Zhongjian Law Firm, The Scotsman reports.

We hope you enjoyed our St Patrick’s Day quiz on Friday. We received 122 responses, of which 44 were correct.

Brenda Mitchell, senior partner at Motorcycle Law Scotland, writes on issues with current practice around collision investigation reports. On 29 April 2017, Michael Cloy was killed whilst riding his motorcycle on the A711 close to Dumfries. A driver, Mr James Kiltie, turned across his path. Michael

The Scottish government is considering plans to make private parking fines fully enforceable in Scotland by extending keeper liability to private car parks. The measures may form part of the Transport (Scotland) Bill which is at stage 1 in the Scottish Parliament, The Courier reports.

Professor Lorne Crerar is set to be recognised with a lifetime achievement award at a ceremony in Glasgow this week. The head of Harper Macleod and a distinguished academic, Professor Crerar will be handed The Times Lifetime Achievement Award at the Scottish Legal Awards in Glasgow.

The Lawscot Foundation will benefit from cash raised by a London Marathon runner for the first time this year. Sarah Johnston, 39, is completing the 26.2 mile course to raise funds for the social mobility charity, which supports law students who have faced obstacles whilst growing up.