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The Scottish government has today published a review of national and international evidence on the extent, prevalence and nature of repeat violent victimisation. Overall, evidence from national and international crime surveys shows that violent crime is disproportionately suffered by repeat victims.

MSPs have backed the general principles of the Transport (Scotland) Bill, which would ban vehicles that produce high emissions from city centres. The bill covers six different transport topics – the creation and enforcement of low emission zones (LEZ), options for more flexibility in the provi

Stephen Cowan looks at summary warrants and their effects and powers. What is a summary warrant?

On Monday 1 April HMRC launched a consultation regarding two changes to Private Residence Relief (PRR) which were announced in the 2018 Budget. PRR applies to the sale of a property which has been the owner’s only, or main, residence at some point during the ownership period. Max Chassels

City of Glasgow College is looking for lawyers interested in volunteering to help its law students. Students at the college have the option to take part in the Legal Pathways Initiative, which enables them to get real practical experience alongside legal professionals.

International Criminal Court (ICC) prosecutor Fatou Bensouda has had her entry visa to the US revoked. The decision is believed to be the country's response to Ms Bensouda's investigation into alleged war crimes committed by American forces in Afghanistan.

A Northern Ireland-born human rights lawyer has been jailed for six months after spitting in the face of a cabin crew member following a racist rant on a flight from India to London. Simone Burns, 50, known as Simone O'Broin, launched a profanity-laden tirade after she was refused more alcohol, havi

A man who decided to become a lawyer because of his family's experience of a land dispute when he was six years old has managed to win the property back 23 years later. Jordan Kinyera, 29, took up his father's case in the long-running dispute and, on Monday, the High Court in Uganda ruled in his fav

A round-up of human rights stories from around the world.

A pair of identical twins who refuse to admit which one is the father of a child have both been ordered to pay child maintenance. The child's paternity cannot be established by DNA test because the two possible fathers are identical twins, BBC News reports.

A woman sued for defamation by her ex-husband over her claim on Facebook that he “tried to strangle me” has had her appeal unanimously allowed by the Supreme Court on the basis an ordinary reader of the post would have interpreted it as meaning the ex-husband had grasped the woman by the

Ledingham Chalmers has announced seven promotions — including two at partner level — in its Aberdeen, Edinburgh and Stirling offices. The firm said these promotions, effective from 6 April, are in line with its continuing focus on growth in sectors including rural, commercial proper

Pictured (L-R): Johnston Clark, John Dargie, Siobhan McGuigan and Jack Boyle Blackadders Solicitors has announced four promotions across its Scottish offices.

Tougher action on littering from vehicles is to be introduced as part of a future Circular Economy Bill, Environment Secretary Roseanna Cunningham has announced. There are 1,300 bags – nearly seven tonnes – of rubbish gathered from the sides of the M8 and M9 alone each month.

Dentons has announced the promotion of 25 new partners from the UK and Europe, including three in Scotland. Edinburgh-based Donald Smith and Glasgow-based Craig Kennedy and Alison Weatherhead have all been made partners in the latest promotions round.