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A police officer is facing an internal investigation after turning up to a breathalyser training class while drunk. The officer volunteered to take part in a demonstration of the technology, which showed his blood alcohol level content was 80 mg per 100 millilitres.

George Mealmaker, transported in 1798 to Australia for sedition, was a political giant and visionary who deserves to be recognised in Scotland today, writes Graham Ogilvy. The trial of George Mealmaker in 1798 was the last of the great sedition show trials held to suppress the democratic agitat

Tommy Sheridan has failed in a legal challenge to have his perjury conviction referred to the appeal court. Mr Sheridan, 55, was imprisoned for three years in 2011 after being found guilty of lying in evidence before a civil jury in 2006 in a case that saw him win £200,000 in damages for defam

Lindsays has confirmed a number of promotions and re-elections. Lynsey Kerr (private client) has been promoted to partner, Kirsty Cooper (residential property) has been promoted to director, Darren Lightfoot (commercial property) has been promoted to associate, Peter Tweedie (corporate) has been re-

Ken Lauder has joined Gilson Gray as a legal director in the litigation and dispute resolution team. Mr Lauder, a solicitor advocate, has more than 30 years’ experience and specialises in high value personal injury, medical negligence and other professional negligence cases.

In an age where viral marketing and social media reign supreme, establishing the best method of enforcing your intellectual property rights (“IPR”) can be a thorny issue. Recent years have seen large companies take an increasingly creative approach to managing their IPR, especially trade

The slump in the Scottish housing market looks set to continue as the ongoing Brexit uncertainty takes its toll on buyers, surveyors have warned. The UK Residential Market Survey March 2019 from the Royal Institute of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) said the market was still subdued in March, a picture t

The footballer Ched Evans, whose conviction for rape was quashed three years ago, has settled out of court for an estimated £800,000 with his defence solicitors, The Times reports. The Sheffield United player, 30, spent two-and-a-half years in prison before new evidence emerged that allowed hi

The UK government has indicated its preferred destination for British nationals detained in north-east Syria, explicitly opposing their transfer to the Assad regime or the US facility at Guantanamo Bay, but confirming it is in “regular discussions” with the government of Iraq about how t

An accountant has been sentenced to 39 months' imprisonment, after pleading guilty to a range of offences relating to his company’s pension arrangement. Roger Bessent, who was a trustee and administrator for the Focusplay Retirement Benefit Scheme – the pension scheme of his accountancy

One of Aberdeen’s oldest professional organisations, The Society of Advocates, which dates back to the 16th century, has been gifted a rare book compiled by a former member in 1876.

A family-owned brewery has triumphed over the makers of TV blockbuster Game of Thrones in a trade mark dispute over its "Game of Stones" beer. In much less dramatic scenes than the televised conflict over the Iron Throne of Westeros, a judge ruled that customers would only associate the beer and the

There would be a violation of article 8 (right to respect for private and family life) of the European Convention on Human Rights if a man resident in Switzerland, who was convicted of rape and who is now disabled and dependent on his children, were to be expelled to Kosovo, judges in the European C

An Aberdeen sheriff who was suspended over allegations of sexual misconduct will not face criminal proceedings. Jack Brown, 59, who was appointed to the sheriffdom in 2016, was arrested and charged in January over the claims.

Restorative justice will be the topic of discussion at a free event in Glasgow next week, chaired by Lady Rae. Restorative Justice is a victim-sensitive process whereby all parties with a stake in a particular offence voluntarily come together to resolve how to deal with the aftermath of the offence