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The Home Office has launched an investigation after faulty phone data was used as evidence in criminal cases for more than a year, the Evening Standard reports. There are fears of wrongful convictions stemming from the use of the data after phone company O2 informed police that it was concerned abou

Recent UK government legislation relating to asylum and migration introduced as a part of their plan to ‘stop the boats’ has been described as “alarming”, “dehumanising” and incompatible with the country’s domestic constitutional norms and international lega

Professor David Fox has written an article for the Edinburgh Private Law Blog on digital assets, following the publication of a report on the topic by the England and Wales Law Commission.

A Glasgow technology company has secured a fresh round of funding from the billionaire founders of Skype and Bolt, along with Iron Wolf Capital, Specialist VC and Scottish Enterprise, to further bolster its growing fleet of robotic lawn mowers for large lawns.

A train driver who lost his job after leaving tarantula and snake remains in a colleague's pigeonhole has received £22,000 in compensation and been told he should get his job back. An employment tribunal in Watford ruled that Jonathan Richardson's pranks were humorous and not intended to cause

Rape victims and complainers are to have free access to court transcripts under a new scheme. The year-long project, which starts on Friday, will provide access to transcripts that could normally cost thousands of pounds.

Laura McCabe has joined DWF as a partner in its Scottish litigation team. She joins the firm after almost five years at Anderson Strathern. She brings 14 years of expertise in appearance work to her new role and has broad experience in most aspects of civil and commercial litigation. From fatal acci

Balfour and Manson has strengthened its commercial property and private client teams with two new hires. Kevin Currie joins the commercial property team as an associate, while Robin Grace has been recruited from Thorntons as a senior solicitor to bolster the firm’s private client offering.

The Scottish Courts and Tribunals Service (SCTS) won the People Development Programme of the Year (Public Sector/Not-for-Profit) award at The Learning Awards ceremony in London on 22 February.

Identifying the most effective ways to address offending behaviour so there is less crime and fewer victims will be "at the heart" of an independent review of sentencing and penal policy, Justice Secretary Angela Constance has announced. The externally led review will examine how and when custodial

The Scottish Legal Complaints Commission (SLCC) brought proceedings yesterday against two solicitors who had failed to comply with statutory requests for information. One of the solicitors has previously been held in contempt of court for the same issue in relation to a different complaint, although

An Edinburgh man has been given an order for lifelong restriction and will spend at least five years in jail for sexually assaulting women and girls over the course of 16 years through the 80s and 90s. John O’Flaherty, 67, was found guilty of seven charges, with offences occurring between 1980

Angry parents summoned police to a "Willy Wonka Experience" in Glasgow after it turned out to be little more than a sparsely-decorated warehouse. Police Scotland confirmed that officers attended the event and provided advice as parents with crying children raged about the £35 (€40) ticket

Scotland’s chief statistician has released figures on recorded crime in Scotland for the year ending December 2023. The police in Scotland recorded 302,076 crimes in the year ending December 2023. This was five per cent higher than the 287,678 crimes recorded in the year ending December 2022,

University of Aberdeen diploma students Ailsa Gardyne and Callum Leeson are set to represent Scotland on the international stage after winning the Scottish Client Consultation Competition. The competition, which was held at Dundee University, saw teams from four Scottish law schools take part in sim