The backlog of Employment Tribunal claims waiting to be heard has increased by more than a quarter over one year, according ...

A man who tried to kill a woman and two children has had his sentence increased following an appeal by the Crown. Steven ...

Sex workers and their allies gathered outside Holyrood yesterday to protest Ash Regan’s proposed Prostitution (Offences and ...

The Scottish Legal Complaints Commission (SLCC) has reported a continued upwards trend in complaint numbers over the past ...

A crossword compiler has been hauled into court over a clue which allegedly insulted a far-right political party. The ...

The Scottish prison population increased by 4.5 per cent in 2024-25 to 8,216 on the average day. The increase in the prison population in 2024-25 was primarily driven by an increase in the sentenced ...

Provisional IRA members could still be prosecuted in relation to dozens of unsolved killings in England, the UK government ...

The Crown Office has lodged a first notice to begin the court process for a fatal accident inquiry (FAI) into the death of 81-year-old William MacDowell. Mr MacDowell, an inmate within HMP Glenochil, ...

A Crown appeal against what it considered an unduly lenient extended sentence imposed on a man who caused his partner’s car to crash after pulling the handbrake, having previously detained her and her ...

Perkins Coie and Ashurst, which has an office in Glasgow, are to merge to form Ashurst Perkins Coie. The new firm's footprint ...

UK bank customers will see their deposit protection increase to £120,000 from December, following confirmation from the ...

The government is poised to outlaw the resale of tickets for profit, with measures to be announced this week targeting touts ...