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The family of a prisoner who died in prison has raised a court action against the Scottish Prison Service, Police Scotland and the Crown Office. Allan Marshall died in March 2015 at the age of 30, following restraint by a total of 17 prison officers in HMP Edinburgh (Saughton). Mr Marshall expe

The WS Society has welcomed its second cohor of summer scholars, Laura (University of Strathclyde), Jamie (Edinburgh Law School) and Fiona (University of Strathclyde), who have commenced their two-week research project.

A drugs courier who smuggled cocaine worth an estimated £1 million into Scotland has been jailed. Police Scotland officers received intelligence that a vehicle was travelling from England with a significant quantity of drugs on board.

Garden Stirling Burnet has more than doubled its headcount and trebled its tally of fee-earners within the first two years of its new ownership. Turnover has also increased by a third in the past 12 months.

Around £700 million was spent on the previous UK government's controversial Rwanda scheme and over £10 billion had been set aside for it over a six-year period, the new government has revealed. Home secretary Yvette Cooper yesterday told MPs that the scheme, which after two-and-a-half ye

Police officers are facing disciplinary action after two criminal suspects allegedly "turned into cats" and escaped. The two were among 11 suspects arrested for alleged possession of stolen goods in the small South African town of Meyerton.

Pictured: Dr Mitchell Lennan and Dr Daria Shapovalova Dr Daria Shapovalova and Dr Mitchell Lennan have contributed chapters to the Research Handbook on the Law of the Paris Agreement.

On October 28 a concert in aid of the furtherance of the education of Ukranian music students in exile will be held in Edinburgh's Queens Hall. The principal soloist will be the outstanding Ukranian classical pianist Anna Fedorova, with supporting performances from the Aurora Ensemble and the Scotti

Under-18s will no longer be kept in young offenders institutions from the week beginning 2 September, the Scottish government has confirmed. The announcement comes in the wake of the death of Jonathan Beadle in Polmont Young Offenders Institution on Saturday 13 July.

Thompsons Solicitors is representing social housing tenants who are seeking damages after prolonged exposure to black mould. Claire Campbell, a partner at the firm, is handling 81 such cases. More than 90 per cent of the cases relate to tenants in housing association properties. Around a third live

Families who lost loved ones in the Covid outbreak at Home Farm Nursing Home on Skye have been waiting over four years for answers as the Crown Office's investigation continues. Civil litigation has been raised on behalf of four bereaved families who are represented by PBW Law to address the failing

Galloway has been confirmed as the proposed location for Scotland’s next National Park with a further investigation to be carried out on its suitability. The joint proposal from the Galloway National Park Association and the Galloway and Southern Ayrshire UNESCO biosphere highlights Galloway&r

Ryanair has won a US court case against online travel agency Booking.com, whom it accused of accessing its website without authorisation in order to offer Ryanair flight tickets to its customers. A jury in Delaware District Court unanimously found on Friday in favour of Ryanair's claims that Booking

Israel is unlawfully occupying the Palestinian territories of the West Bank, Gaza and East Jerusalem and is obliged under international law to withdraw its forces and dismantle its settlements as rapidly as possible, the International Court of Justice (ICJ) has ruled.

Burness Paull has advised longstanding client FOR EV on a project that saw the electric vehicle infrastructure provider install two major charging hubs at Network Rail Scotland’s operational depots in Irvine and Cowlairs, near Glasgow. The hubs have been tailored to Network Rail Scotland&rsquo