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The Scottish government and the Crown Office have expressed disappointment with the Air Accidents Investigation Branch's report on the Clutha helicopter crash after it was officially released today, with the Crown now making plans to conduct a fatal accident inquiry (FAI) into the disaster. Commenti

Michael Matheson Crimes in Glasgow involving an offensive weapon have fallen by 76 per cent since 2006/07, and by 14 per cent in the last year.

The Glasgow Solicitors Property Centre(GSPC) has released its quarterly report for Q3 2015 with statistics showing that despite no substantial change in house values over the past year, selling times have fallen significantly. Accounting for the mix of properties on the market, annual house price in

The Queen's and Lord Treasurer's Remembrancer has published the annual Treasure Trove Report, which has been presented to the Scottish Parliament.

Bobbie Cheema-Grubb QC A barrister is to become the first female Asian High Court judge.

Denise Mc Bride QC (left) and Siobhan Keegan QC

A woman jailed for assaulting a deaf pensioner for whom she had previously performed “sexual favours” has had her conviction quashed because the complainer knew the sign language interpreter at her trial. The Criminal Appeal Court ruled that a “miscarriage of justice” had occurred after the

Dame Elish Angiolini QC Dame Elish Angiolini QC has been appointed to lead a major review into deaths in police custody.

Jim Morris The families of those who died in the Clutha helicopter disaster have said the final report into the incident leaves “more questions than answers”.

David Anderson QC A proposed law will give British spies the right to hack into smartphones and computers The Times reports.

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Frank Mulholland QC The Lord Advocate, Frank Mulholland QC has today called for restraint from all parties in the provision and publication of information relating to the death of Sheku Bayoh.

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A man who secretly took a screenshot of a photograph of a woman’s private parts from her mobile phone and sent it to a third party has had an appeal to be taken off the sex offenders register refused. Aidan McHugh, 21, who pled guilty to a statutory breach of the peace charge, became subject to th

A man who challenged the admission in evidence of material that revealed his membership of the Irish Republican Army (IRA) and meant he was convicted of being a member of a proscribed organisation has failed in his appeal to the UK Supreme Court that the material should have been excluded at trial.