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A farmer has been threatened with prison if he does not immediately remove over a dozen ewes and their lambs from his brother's field. However, the 29 cattle on the same site can stay for now, provided that he can prove ownership of them.

Relatives of a shipbuilder who died from an asbestos-related condition have been granted a jury trial in their action for damages against the deceased’s former employers. A judge in the Court of Session granted the pursuers’ motion to allow issues after rejecting the defenders’ cla

The Scottish government has confirmed it will bring forward legislation to provide for a second referendum on Scottish independence. The framework bill will set out the rules of principles for any referendum and will allow for the government to proceed to a vote on independence following the transfe

The Scottish Sentencing Council (SSC) has announced plans to commission a review on the current understanding of the development of cognitive maturity in young adults and a study exploring young people's attitudes to sentencing, including those of young offenders. The projects will be included in th

Faculty at Edinburgh Law School paid tribute to their colleague Dr David Nichols on his retirement at a special conference marking the occasion.

Joanna Cherry QC has become the most high-profile legal figure in the SNP to challenge plans to amend Scottish laws on the recording and recognition of sex and gender. The Scottish government consulted last year on proposed changes to the gender recognition process for transgender people in Scotland

Dundee solicitor David Tweedie has passed away at the age of 84. The former managing partner of Shield and Kyd, which merged into Lindsays in 2012, retired from practice in 1996.

Jodi Gordon, partner at Road Traffic Accident Law (Scotland) LLP, makes the case for lengthy driving bans instead of prison sentences following road fatalities. Following the death of a loved one in a road traffic collision, how family members perceive justice to have been served varies dramatically

The Scottish government, local authorities and political parties have been urged to formally adopt a definition of Islamophobia to help tackle prejudice and hatred. Baroness Sayeeda Warsi and Wes Streeting from Westminster’s All-Party Group (APPG) on British Muslims visited Holyrood today to m

Laura Brennan, trainee solicitor at Govan Law Centre, explains the pitfalls of giving equity away to a quick home buy company in times of financial distress. Our recent Sheriff Appeal Court case of Santander -v- C emphasises the importance of homeowners seeking legal advice should their mortgage len

The Police Investigations and Review Commissioner (PIRC) has published its findings on two incidents involving the use of PAVA irritant spray. In one case concerning the use of the spray on a 39-year-old man during a violent struggle in a police cell, the watchdog said the use was both necessary and

Glasgow lawyer David McRae, managing director of Just Employment Law, has spoken about his family experience of pancreatic cancer ahead of a major fundraising event for Pancreatic Cancer Scotland (PCS).

India's most senior judge, Chief Justice Ranjan Gogoi, has denied allegations of sexual harassment from a former Supreme Court employee. In a sworn affidavit sent to all 22 Supreme Court judges, a 35-year-old woman said Justice Gogoi had "hugged me around the waist, and touched me all over my body w

Police have arrested a parrot which was trained to act as a lookout for drug dealers. The parrot had apparently been trained to shout "mum, the police!" on spotting officers and was seized during a drug raid on Monday.

A man found guilty of rape who claimed that evidence of a charge of sexual assault could not provide “mutual corroboration” for the rape charge has had an appeal against his conviction rejected. The Appeal Court of the High Court of Justiciary held that the act of penetration need not be