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A 47-year old man accused of murdering Surjit Singh Chhokar in 1998 will stand trial at the High Court in Glasgow next February. Ronnie Coulter from Wishaw has denied accusations that he killed the 32-year old waiter with a knife in Overtown, North Lanarkshire, while acting with two other men.

Paul Wheelhouse Views are being sought on proposals to clarify the law on when possession of an object becomes ownership.

Anne Begg Perthshire has seen some positive trends in the local property market in the first half of 2015, with sales up on last year.

A council laid off six labourers before offering five of them new contracts in a bid to get rid of one of the employees The Courier reports.

A website for the Scottish Sentencing Council (SSC) has been launched, providing background information on the new body ahead of its establishment in October. Visitors will be able to keep up to date with plans for the SSC's creation through its dedicated website, www.scottishsentencingcouncil.org.u

A legal challenge over the appointment of Susan O’Brien QC to chair an inquiry into historic child abuse in Scotland has been refused by a judge in the Court of Session. The Congregation of the Poor Sisters of Nazareth and The Daughters of Charity of Saint Vincent de Paul sought judicial review of

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Andrew Caplen, president of the Law Society Legal firms across England and Wales are starting to refuse work funded by legal aid in protest of an 8.75 per cent cut to legal aid fees for criminal cases.

Eileen Matthew Staff from Tayside legal firm Miller Hendry have raised more than £8,000 for charity through their sponsored walk on Saturday 13 June.

Martin Darroch Harper Macleod has opened two new sites this week after making a significant investment to support its continued growth.

GLC'S principal solicitor, Mike Dailly Govan Law Centre has established a Public Interest Litigation Unit (PILU) which aims to offer a new service to advice agencies, charities, community groups and campaigners across Scotland.

Women and men across Scotland who suspect their partner has an abusive background may now have that information disclosed to them, First Minister Nicola Sturgeon has announced. Police Scotland’s "Disclosure Scheme for Domestic Abuse" in Scotland will be rolled out across the country later this yea

David Menzies

Former MP Mark Lazarowicz has returned to the law and rejoined Westwater Advocates. Mr Lazarowicz, a non-practising advocate from 2001–15 while serving as the Labour and Co-operative MP for Edinburgh North and Leith, called to the bar in 1996 and established a varied civil practice specializing in

The Scottish Parliament's Justice Committee today supported the general principles of the Fatal Accidents and Sudden Deaths etc (Scotland) Bill but urged the government to take the opportunity to consider improvements at stage 2 and to increase awareness of the purpose of an FAI. Publishing its Stag