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A new exhibition by National Records of Scotland (NRS) brings together records of the suffragettes and the Scottish justice system for the first time. Protests and arrests, hunger strikes and force-feeding are revealed in historical government, court and prison records, as well as notes from prison

The Scottish Legal Aid Board (SLAB) has launched a consultation inviting stakeholders to give their views on proposed changes to the Criminal Quality Assurance Scheme and peer review criteria. All criminal solicitors who have registered with SLAB to provide criminal legal assistance are subject to p

The Legal Services Agency (LSA) has secured £180,000 from the Oak Foundation to provide a holistic legal service to homeless people, refugees, rough sleepers and people in unsatisfactory accommodation with complex needs. Nigel Scott, chief executive at the LSA said: “We are gra

UK truck owners and lessees could receive compensation totaling £14 billion without even having to sign up to a claim in one of the biggest class action suits in UK legal history. UK Trucks Claim Limited (UKTC) has issued proceedings on behalf of owners and lessees of over 600,000 trucks,

The UK should be more willing to strike bargains with countries whose leaders may have committed war crimes and who do not share our values, according to a report from the Foreign and Commonwealth Office. The study, based on 21 global conflicts, represents the British government's most thorough anal

It walks like a tablet, but talks like a laptop — the super slick Surface Pro is Microsoft’s answer to the latest iPad, and probably the one after that too.

The PSNI has publicly shamed a member of the public who called 999 to complain that their local tanning salon had closed.The caller wanted to know "how they could claim back their unused 25 minutes", police said on Facebook.The post added: "Whilst the call handler is taking this call, listening to t

Legal permission will not be required to end care for patients who are in a long-term vegetative state, the Supreme Court has ruled. The question in this appeal is whether a court order must always be obtained before clinically assisted nutrition and hydration (“CANH”), which is keeping

Justice Secretary Humza Yousaf's comment that a decline in convictions for people aged under 21 was a "great credit to our justice system" has been described as "mildly extraordinary" by one QC, given that crime itself is rising. Latest figures have shown that those aged under 21 who have been convi

A Commons Select Committee has warned that we are facing a democratic crisis founded on the manipulation of personal data, particularly during elections and referenda. In a first interim report in its Disinformation and ‘fake news’ inquiry, the Digital, Culture, Media and Sport Committee

The UK's secondary market in renewable energy projects has seen the energy & natural resources team at Harper Macleod complete a series deals worth in excess of £300 million in an unprecedented six-month spell. Led by senior partner David Bone, the firm acted for The Renewables Infras

Aberdein Considine has appointed Kevin Gardiner as mortgage operations director. Mr Gardiner, who brings over 20 years’ experience in financial services, joins the firm from First Mortgage.

Sir James Munby, outgoing President of the Family Division, has highlighted concerns about access to the family courts and described as "woefully inadequate" help for litigants who are forced to represent themselves as a result of cuts to legal aid. On his final day in office last week, Sir James sa

Thompsons Solicitors has confirmed the beginning of legal action against the Scottish Football Association (SFA) on behalf of its clients "abused by paedophiles employed in Scottish football". Correspondence has today been sent to the association containing details of the civil claims.