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The European Public Prosecutor's Office (EPPO) should be tasked with prosecuting cross-border terrorism, the president of the European Commission, Jean-Claude Juncker, has said. The primary function of the EPPO, as set out in the Lisbon Treaty, is to investigate and prosecute fraud against the EU bu

Neil Stevenson The Scottish Legal Complaints Commission (SLCC) has welcomed consultations by the Law Society of Scotland (LSS) on changes to its practice rules.

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Lesley Naylor Gilson Gray has appointed Lesley Naylor as its new HR director.

Pictured (L-R): Joanne Clancy, Yvonne O’Connor, David Fletcher, Scott Bremner, Nazhat Ahmed - development officer at Abertay University and Carol Ann Smith - head of alumni & development at Abertay University.

A man found guilty of domestic assault after a comment he made to police at the charge bar was used to corroborate his partner’s account of events has successfully appealed against his conviction. The Sheriff Appeal Court ruled that the appellant’s response to a question by a police sergeant aft

The European Union (Withdrawal) Bill has passed its second reading in the House of Commons by 326 votes to 290. The bill, which repeals the European Communities Act 1972, was debated over two days and its passage marks a significant step towards the UK's exit from the European Union. It will now mov

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Mary Sharpe The number of people in Scotland aged 17 or under accused of sexual offending rose from 350 to 422 between 2011/12 and 2015/16, an increase of 21 per cent, an education summit has heard.

The McKinstry Company has this month revealed an expansion to its headquarters at Queen’s Court House, 39 Sandgate, Ayr, providing state of the art ground floor accommodation to clients in a high street location. The newly refurbished ground floor area of the Grade A listed building at Queen’s C

Home Secretary Amber Rudd A loyalist paramilitary group closely linked to the Ulster Volunteer Force (UVF) has applied to Home Secretary Amber Rudd for deproscription.

A man convicted of sexual offences who objected to the admission of social media messages to one of the complainers has failed in an appeal against his conviction. The appellant claimed that the Facebook messages were “irrelevant” to the proof of the alleged assaults, but the Appeal Court of the

Robin Corbett Ayrshire firm The McKinstry Company has welcomed Robin Corbett to its property department.

Karen Gibbons Harper Macleod has added to its family law team with the recruitment of partner Karen Gibbons, who will be based in the firm's Edinburgh office at Citypoint, Haymarket.