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Offenders will be required to contribute to the cost of supporting victims of crime from November. A new financial penalty will be imposed on all criminals who are sentenced to pay a court fine and the money raised will be banked in the Victim Surcharge Fund.

The latest Registers of Scotland (ROS) quarterly report revealed that between April and June 2019, the number of residential properties sold in Scotland was up by 4.6 per cent compared to the same period last year. This increase was particularly pronounced in Argyll and Bute, which saw the greatest

A court has ruled that an employee who died engaged in amorous congress while on a business trip was the victim of a workplace accident. The technician had been sent to Loiret in north west France and ended up sleeping with a "complete stranger".

It is "as if the prorogation order had never existed" following this morning's judgment from the Inner House of the Court of Session in Cherry – a "remarkable" case that could have "lasting implications for our constitution, for the reviewability of major prerogative powers and

The majority of the public do not think an organisation should both regulate lawyers and represent them, according to a poll commissioned by the Scottish Legal Complaints Commission (SLCC). The YouGov poll of the public on various issues around legal regulation found that 19 per cent of the public f

Gilson Gray has expanded with the takeover of Coulters Lettings. This acquisition sees experts Sam Paulo and Marcus DiRollo, the founders of Coulters Lettings, join Gilson Gray along with their entire staff.

The EU Commission has been accused of adopting “fascist” rhetoric after it created a new post of “Commissioner for Protecting our European Way of Life” to oversee immigration policy. Ursula von der Leyen, incoming Commission president, unveiled the role along with the rest of

The latest edition of the Aberdeen Student Law Review has been launched. The ninth volume of the journal covers the following issues:

Law student Lauren Graham has briefed government lawyers in Belfast on key issues involving technology and the law, including smart technology, cryptocurrency and cyber security.

Lindsays has announced that its contract with Scottish Athletics to support the cross country season has been renewed for the next four years.

Volunteers who courier urgent medical supplies around Scotland have received a new set of wheels to help keep them mobile in challenging weather conditions.

The Orange Order has confirmed its officials alerted police over criminal activities leading to the discovery of a cannabis factory in County Tyrone in Northern Ireland. The operation was worth around £50,000 and was found in adjacent houses in the village of Sixmilecross, The Irish News repor

The Prime Minister’s advice to HM the Queen that the United Kingdom Parliament should be prorogued for five weeks in the run up to “Brexit” was “unlawful”, the Inner House of the Court of Session has ruled in a judgment whose full version will be published on

A teenager found guilty of the rape and murder of a six-year-old girl has had the punishment part of his life sentence reduced following an appeal. Aaron Campbell, who was sentenced to detention for life with a punishment part of 27 years for the abduction, rape and murder of Alesha MacPhail on the

Leaving the European Union means the loss of a safe, legal route for the reunification of separated refugee families in Europe, a House of Lords committee has told the UK government. The House of Lords EU Home Affairs Sub-Committee has written to Home Secretary Priti Patel to share key fin