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The Wilson doctrine protecting MPs from surveillance is a "political statement" with no legal effect, the Investigatory Powers Tribunal (IPT) has ruled. The tribunal said it was satisfied that assurances given around the surveillance of MPs by prime minister Harold Wilson in the 1960s, which have be

Michael Matheson

The National Crime Agency (NCA) has warned UK internet users to protect themselves against a significant strain of malicious software which has enabled criminals to steal millions of pounds from UK bank accounts.

The Scottish Parliament’s Justice Committee has issued a call for written evidence on the Abusive Behaviour and Sexual Harm (Scotland) Bill. The bill, introduced on 8 October, aims to prevent abuse, harassment or sexual harm in a number of ways, via both the criminal and the civil law.

Geoff Ogle A Scottish government food crime unit has been set up to crack down on food fraud.

David Hossack Morton Fraser has been shortlisted for "Immigration Provider of the Year" in the 2015 Expatriate Management and Mobility Awards (EMMAs) in the EMEA region.

Using quotas to boost the number of women and ethnic minority members of the judiciary would be the "antithesis of appointment on merit", a senior judge has said. Lord Justice Leveson, president of the Queen's Bench Division (pictured), made the remarks in a lecture on "Justice for the 21st century"

A convicted murder who was removed from general association with other prisoners was segregated “unlawfully”, the UK Supreme Court has ruled. Five justices unanimously allowed an appeal by Imran Shahid, who was convicted in 2006 along with two co-accused of the racially-aggravated abduction and

A television producer has been awarded “substantial damages” after a cable TV channel was held to be in “breach of contract” following a dispute involving singer and reality show star Peter Andre. A judge at the High Court in London ruled that ITV2 “wrongfully terminated” a production ag

Karl Andree The children of a 74-year-old Briton who is to be given 350 lashes in Saudi Arabia as punishment for having homemade wine have appealed to the Prime Minister, David Cameron, to save him.

Douglas Connell

From left: Amy Zoltie, Alexandra Imrie, Joanne Cruickshank and Christine Butler

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Vicky Evans (left) and Kirsten Flood

Neil Stevenson The Scottish Legal Complaints Commission(SLCC) has responded to two Law Society of Scotland consultations on the future of regulation of the solicitor profession in Scotland.