In a fashion faux pas for the books, a UK government minister turned up to a red squirrel conservation conference wearing a ...

Aberdein Considine has appointed Stewart Gordon as a partner in the firm’s Edinburgh office. Mr Gordon joins the firm from ...

A 24-year-old convicted drug dealer who pled guilty to two charges of supplying cannabis and was imprisoned for six years and ...

Views are being sought on proposed changes to the Code of Practice for how Scotland’s police officers use stop and search ...

It aims to support investment in communities with councils, health boards and other public bodies focusing on the generation, circulation and retention of wealth in local and regional economies. This ...

The success of community-based sentences in reducing reoffending and paying back to society has been highlighted following the recently announced extra funding for alternatives to custody. Justice Sec ...

A new report argues that an unexpected interpretation of the Scotland Act by the Supreme Court has caused confusion over how laws are made in the UK’s devolved parliaments. The report argues the court ...

The Law Society of Scotland is looking for the brightest in-house talent as it seeks nominations for its annual competition, the In-house Rising Star Award. Now in its 14th year, the competition for n ...

The Israeli government is to pave the way for an expansion of Jewish settlements in the West Bank in what has been condemned internationally as the de facto annexation of the occupied Palestinian ...

Two widows who lost their husbands in the 1994 RAF Chinook disaster have spoken publicly for the first time to back a campaign for a judge-led public inquiry. A total of 29 service personnel died on 2 ...

The Judicial Appointments Board has launched a competition for appointment to the Office of Sheriff for four remote roles across Scotland. The vacancies include two posts at Dumfries Sheriff Court, ...

TikTok is too addictive, according to the European Commission, which has preliminarily found the video-sharing platform in breach of the Digital Services Act (DSA). The Commission's findings follow an ...