The University of Aberdeen’s Professor Roddy Paisley will deliver the keynote presentation at CLT Scotland’s Conveyancing Conference taking place online on Wednesday 18 June. Several important cases c ...

In the last 10 years the value of the Scottish residential property market increased by 45 per cent, from £15.7 billion to £22.7bn, according to the latest Property Market Report published by ...

Work to develop a new policy document on the management of transgender prisoners in Ireland is nearing completion, the Irish Prison Service has said. A spokesperson for the prison service told our sis ...

A police operation to track down members of grooming gangs has been announced by the Home Office. The National Crime Agency (NCA) will target those who have sexually exploited children as part of a ...

A man who changed his name to Lucifer Of-Darkness had his assault charge called at Edinburgh Sheriff Court on Friday the 13th. Of-Darkness, 41, is accused of punching a man at Edinburgh Waverley ...

Seven partners at a major American law firm are leaving in the wake of its agreement with the Trump administration and joining one which successfully challenged the president’s punitive orders in ...

A piece of legislation that empowers police across England and Wales to fine or imprison people for rough sleeping or begging looks set to be scrapped after more than 200 years.

Two Scottish pensioners who lost their entitlement to Winter Fuel Payment and the equivalent Scottish benefit to be introduced in winter 2024/25 after changes were made to the eligibility rules have ...

Two pupils from Nairn Academy have won this year’s Donald Dewar Memorial Debate Tournament, as the event celebrates its 25th anniversary. The Scottish Parliament hosted the final of the Law Society of ...

Defendants could be given the right to opt for trial by judge alone under proposals forming part of a major reform package aimed at addressing record delays in the Crown Court system. An independent r ...

Holyrood’s Rural Affairs & Islands Committee has today launched a call for views to ask people with knowledge of the crofting sector what they think about proposals set out in the Crofting and ...

Amnesty International has warned Scottish ministers they must be transparent about a review of human rights due diligence processes for awarding public grants to arms companies. Amnesty previously cal ...