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An outgoing Supreme Court justice has issued two "caveats" to "anyone" thinking of politicising judicial appointments to the UK's highest court – namely that the court deals with very few political cases and that observers often "get things wrong". At his valedictory ceremony yesterday, Lord C

Police Scotland is preparing plans to deal with 300 arrests per day at the COP26 conference even though security costs have been slashed to £180 million, The Herald reports. Assistant Chief Constable Bernard Higgins told MSPs at Holyrood that the singe force is in talks with the Crown Office o

Online gambling business Betway is to pay £11.6 million for a series of social responsibility and money laundering failings linked to dealings with seven of its high spending customers. In one instance, the operator failed to carry out source of funds checks on a ‘VIP’ customer who

The Scottish Human Rights Commission has welcomed the passing of the Scottish Biometrics Commissioner Act at Holyrood. This legislation will create a new Biometrics Commissioner to oversee the acquisition, retention, use and destruction of biometric data by police in Scotland.

The Law Society of Scotland's LexFactor event will be rescheduled as a result of the coronavirus outbreak. The event, which was meant to take place in Edinburgh yesterday, would have seen some of Scotland’s best-known law firms take to the stage to compete for the first ever LexFactor trophy i

Gillespie Macandrew's home buyer event in Edinburgh has been cancelled. It said in a statement: "In an effort to play our part in minimising the spread of coronavirus, we have taken the decision to postpone our First Time Buyer event, which was scheduled to take place on Wednesday 25 March.

Tayside-based solicitors and estate agents Miller Hendry has celebrated raising over £10,000 for nine charities through its Will Aid campaign activity in November 2019, ranking it the second highest fundraising firm in Scotland. It raised funds for SCIAF, ActionAid, Age UK, Christian Aid,

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A fraudster who used a dead man's highly-coveted membership card to get the best seats at Lord's Cricket Ground has been spared jail. James Lattimer, 51, bought the card, which belonged to a member who died in 2014, from eBay and put his own photo on it.

A company which sells “souvenir” plots of land and claimed that buyers could style themselves as “Lord of Lady” of an estate has had a £750,000 defamation action against an MSP dismissed. Wildcat Haven Enterprises claimed that Andy Wightman damaged its re

A bill to strengthen animal cruelty penalties and introduce emergency procedures to rehome animals will be debated in the Scottish Parliament today. Members will be asked to agree to the general principles of the Animals and Wildlife (Penalties, Protections and Powers) (Scotland) Bill which aims to:

The Scottish Legal Awards has been postponed due to the coronavirus pandemic. The awards, which were due to be held in Glasgow next Thursday, have been called off until the summer.

Burges Salmon continues to grow in Scotland as Amy McVey joins the firm’s banking team as a director. Ms McVey joins the firm from the banking and finance team at Brodies and previously worked at the Royal Bank of Scotland.

Shepherd and Wedderburn's corporate team has acted for Bella & Duke Limited, a pet wellness brand and a vendor of raw, unprocessed pet food, to secure a £3.5 million investment. Founded in 2016 by dog-owners Mark Scott and Tony Ottley, the funding will be used to expand Bella & Duke's

The volume of High Court indictments registered in recent quarters continues to be above 200 per quarter, a trend expected to continue due to increased reporting of sexual offending. The Scottish Courts and Tribunals Service's quarterly statistical bulletin also reveal that 2,492 petitions