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Liz Truss A former Lord Chief Justice has warned that the present incumbent has caused a “constitutional breakdown” and may even have broken the law by failing to defend judges over the Brexit case.

Cat Maclean assesses the new RBS’ compensation scheme for SMEs who were victims of the bank’s Global Restructuring Group. In a perfect illustration of the maxim “pick a good day to bury bad news”, on the day of the US Presidential Election, RBS issued a press r

A former procurator fiscal within the east federation division of the Crown Office and Procurator Fiscal Service describes an "incredibly over-zealous, intrusive and counter-productive approach" towards domestic abuse cases within Scotland's justice system.

R (on the application of Miller & Dos Santos) v Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union 5 – 8 December 2016

Fifteen per cent of employees in Scotland’s prosecution service and 11 per cent in the Scottish Courts and Tribunal Service (SCTS) said they have experienced bullying or harassment, according to the annual People Survey The Crown Office and Procurator Fiscal Service has come under the scrutiny of

of third parties. The body must be prepared within a very short time of death, ideally within minutes and at most within a few hours. Arrangements then have to be made for it to be transported by a registered funeral director to the premises in the United States where it is to be stored. “Evident

Six members of the Faculty of Advocates are among a group of new appointees to the Mental Health Tribunal for Scotland. In all, eight new legal members and 19 new medical members were appointed by legal affairs minister Annabelle Ewing MSP. She said the new members brought “a wealth of skills and

Angela Constance The Scottish government is to consider enshrining a right to access to food in Scots law.

The Investigatory Powers Bill has been passed by the House of Lords and awaits Royal Assent. The so-called Snoopers' Charter allows the state to use electronic snooping tactics to deal with crime and terrorism, including the widespread gathering of data.

Roseanna Cunningham The Scottish government has not ruled out legislation to protect mountain hares but any changes in law must be evidence based, Land Reform Secretary Roseanna Cunningham MSP said.

David Hay

“I was five years old when I learned that my grandmother lived behind a curtain.” The line that opens this book written by a former U.S. intelligence officer, Nina Willner is, of course, a reference to the Iron Curtain. Forty Autumns spans three generations of the author’s family living in Eas

Russia has formally abandoned the International Criminal Court (ICC), announcing it will not become party to the Rome Statute, which it signed in 2000 but never ratified. Russian President Vladimir Putin yesterday signed a decree withdrawing from the agreement, which will shortly be sent to UN Secre

An Iraqi national facing deportation who appealed against a decision of the Court of Appeal to remit an appeal to the Upper Tribunal has had his appeal dismissed by judges in the Supreme Court on the basis the Upper Tribunal failed to take into account the Immigration Rules and his immigration statu

Lady Hale Deputy President of the Supreme Court, Lady Hale, has said she would “absolutely not” recuse herself from the Brexit case following her public remarks on it.