The Scottish Sentencing Council has published a report on a review of the operation of the Sentencing young people guideline ...

A very important lesson for those embroiled in disputes – and for their lawyers, too – popped up last week in the postscript ...

Elephants are not people, the top court in the US state of Colorado has ruled. In a unanimous judgment, the Colorado Supreme ...

Complete your mandatory risk management CPD with our webinar on the new corporate criminal offence of failure to prevent ...

Dear Editor, I read with interest the article from the Scottish Law Agents Society regarding the survey conducted on ...

The procurator fiscal has lodged a first notice with the Sheriff Court to commence the court process for a joint fatal accident inquiry into the deaths of Alexander Drysdale and George Greenshields.

A 16-year-old who was convicted of culpable homicide after he headbutted and punched an Elgin bus driver who later died from his injuries has lost an appeal against his sentence. NRL was detained for ...

We will soon be able to store passports, driving licences, and other key documents in a digital wallet on their smartphones, ...

Left: The lord justice general teddy stands resplendent in his ermine-lined robe with its characteristic pattern of hanging ...

The Scottish Land Commission has proposed changes to the Land Reform Bill, currently being considered by Holyrood. The bill ...

The family of Emma Caldwell has renewed their call for a judge from outside Scotland to chair the public inquiry into her ...

The Law Society of Scotland supports proposed changes to modernise criminal justice procedures, but says such reforms must be ...