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Paul Wheelhouse Police officer numbers are 1,038 higher than in March 2007, maintaining the Scottish government’scommitment to a 1,000 more officers.

Jenny Rowe The appointment of a "Welsh Justice" to the Supreme Court should be considered in the future, according to the chief executive's review of the selection commission.

Three of the world’s top judges found representatives of the Magna Carta barons not guilty of treason, in a special event organised by the UK Supreme Court and the Magna Carta 800th Anniversary Commemoration Committee. The mock trial saw two senior barristers debating whether King John’s actions

Burness Paull has its eyes firmly on the prize for the 2015 Buccleuch Property Challenge. With a mixed team entered from the firm’s Edinburgh office, training is well and truly underway and they are raring to go – having just missed out on a trophy last year.

Lord Brodie A man accused of various drugs offences who challenged the admissibility of certain evidence allegedly recovered following a police search of a vehicle has had his appeal refused.

Brian McConnachie QC The Crown has defended its decision not to prosecute the driver of the bin lorry whose vehicle careered out of control in Glasgow city centre last December and killed six people – despite the fact it knew he may have lied to the DVLA about previous blackouts at the wheel – s

Janet Hood New research by the Law Society of Scotland shows a 42 per cent gender pay gap among its members, the lawyers' body has revealed.

Chris Dickson and Olga Pasportnikov have been appointed as sheriffs of Grampian, Highland and Islands. Her Majesty the Queen appointed Mr Dickson and Mrs Pasportnikov on the recommendation of the First Minister, Nicola Sturgeon, who nominated them on the basis of a report by the independent Judicial

Compensation for over 400 victims of sexual abuse who subsequently committed crimes has been reduced the BBC reports. Lower compensation was awarded for offences including those involving drugs, drink or violence.

One of Scotland’s most notorious court cases, the trial for sedition of the political reformer Thomas Muir of Huntershill, is to be re-examined at an event to mark the 250th anniversary of his birth. The event is being staged by the Faculty of Advocates within Parliament House, Edinburgh - home of

Key sections of anti-slavery legislation have come into force in England and Wales. The Modern Slavery Act 2015 has raised the limit for custodial sentences for offenders from 14 years to life.

A father-of-three who was convicted of a statutory breach of the peace after threatening his estranged wife has successfully challenged a sheriff’s decision to impose a non-harassment order in relation to his children. The Criminal Appeal Court quashed the order after ruling that the sheriff “di

Two men convicted on terrorism charges were illegally held in solitary confinement for lengthy periods the Supreme Court has ruled. President of the Supreme Court, Lord Neuberger, Deputy President Lady Hale, Lord Sumption, Lord Reed and Lord Hodge unanimously allowed the appeals of Kamel Bourgass an

Malcolm Hurlston CBE The number of business debt judgments recorded in Scotland rose sharply in the first half of 2015, according to new Registry Trust figures.

Craig Nicol Thorntons has been awarded a place on a panel of legal firms chosen to provide advice and services to the Scottish government along with a wide range of public bodies and agencies.