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 ...

Seven partners at a major American law firm are leaving in the wake of its agreement with the Trump administration and ...

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 ...

Recently caught up in the Iberian power failure, Robert Shiels, ponders on the lessons of Oliver Letwin’s prophetic book on ...

An American police force has come under fire after inviting officers to join the SWAT unit if they are "jonesing to fire less lethal rounds at fleeing suspects". Oregon State Police tried ...

Sir Gary Hickinbottom has been appointed as chair of the public inquiry into the 1989 murder of Belfast solicitor Pat ...

How to manage conflicting rights at work will be examined at CLT Scotland’s Employment Conference taking place online on ...

House prices in Scotland rose over the past three months at the slowest rate seen since the beginning of 2024, according to ...

A new law which makes it easier for Scottish businesses to borrow against their moveable assets could help unlock more ...

Holyrood’s Rural Affairs & Islands Committee has today launched a call for views to ask people with knowledge of the crofting ...

The Inner House of the Court of Session has refused an appeal by a doctor against a decision of a mental health tribunal preventing the transfer of a patient subject to a compulsory treatment order fr ...

Celtic Football Club has settled 85 per cent of claims brought against it by survivors of sexual abuse connected to the former Celtic Boys Club, a court has heard. At a hearing in the Court of Session ...