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A man found guilty of sexually assaulting his wife “to her severe injury and to the danger of her life” has successfully appealed against his conviction based on the existence and significance of evidence which was not heard at the original proceedings. The Appeal Court of the High Court of Just

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Aileen Campbell Following a public consultation, the Scottish government intends to introduce legislation for a soft opt out system of organ and tissue donation.

Donald Cameron Advocate Donald Cameron has been put in charge of election policy for the Scottish Conservatives, The Herald reports.

Sixty per cent of judges in the UK do not feel respected by the media while the figure is 40 per cent in relation to government - the highest in Western Europe. The results come from a survey by the European Network of Councils for the Judiciary (ENCJ). The organisation also measured judiciaries aga

Marcus Binney Heritage experts and lawyers have expressed their opposition to plans approved last month to add a lecture theatre to the Inner Temple Library.

The Lord Advocate’s appeal to the Supreme Court that the Appeal Court of the High Court of Justiciary determined a devolution issue in a case involving the extradition of a man convicted of crimes in Taiwan has been unanimously allowed by justices in the Supreme Court who also found that the Appea

David Strang Too many prisoners at HMP Edinburgh face activity and regime restrictions which prevent them from making constructive use of their time, according to a new report.

A 35-year-old man has tried and failed to get out of jail using a famous Monopoly card. The suspect, who was held on drug charges, presented cops with a 'Get Out of Jail Free' card - but it did not have the stated effect.

Plans to prevent the cross-examination of children by unrepresented parties in children’s hearings proofs have been supported by the Faculty of Advocates. The Scottish Children’s Reporter Administration (SCRA) is looking at ways of protecting children and other vulnerable witnesses from being qu

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The Crown has successfully challenged a judge’s decision to acquit two men accused of assault and robbery charges after appeal judges held that there was sufficient proof of identification on one charge and that the evidence relating to the similarities between the separate offences would entitle

Douglas Mill Yes, I know it is Winter, but the profession is not short of troublesome issues and it does give me an excuse to share with you the best advert I ever saw. The outdoor centre beside the Donoghue v Stevenson bench in Paisley (my wonderfully cultured home town) had a sign up a good few ye

Sheenagh Adams Today Registers of Scotland (RoS) mark 400 years of the General Register of Sasines, the oldest national land register in the world, as a specially commissioned poem by Scotland’s Makar, Jackie Kay, was read to the public for the first time.