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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.

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“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.

Professor Philippe Sands QC (pictured) has won the Baillie Gifford prize for his book East West Street: On the Origins of Genocide and Crimes against Humanity.He said he would share the £30,000 prize with his fellow shortlisted author Hisham Matar and that the pair would be donating the money to a

The Mental Welfare Commission for Scotland published its annual report for 2015-16 today. The report highlights the work of the commission over the past year to "protect and promote the human rights of people with mental illness, learning disabilities, dementia and related conditions."

David Cobb Celebrating residents have been quick to acknowledge the help of a volunteer advocate in a successful 18-month fight to avoid losing their homes.

Bob Neill A senior barrister MP and head of Westminster’s Justice Committee has written that lawyers south of the border should prepare for a fused profession.