Scotland’s legal sector has formally welcomed 130 new solicitors to the profession at dual admissions ceremonies in Edinburgh ...

An appeal against a judge’s decision to repel an objection to evidence in a murder trial including a computer simulated model of the accused’s account of the event based on the principle of ...

An Edinburgh man who was found guilty of raping two vulnerable teenagers on the same night has been jailed indefinitely. Raymond Nyiam, also known as Otu Nyiam, was convicted of two charges on 15 ...

The UK government is planning a major shake-up of the asylum appeals system in a bid to reduce the number of migrants being housed in hotels while they await rulings. Home Secretary Yvette Cooper said ...

The vaults of the Antwerp Diamond Centre were thought to be impregnable until, on February 15, 2003, a gang of professional ...

Archaic prison rules are forcing inmates in part of the US prison system to rely on floppy disks to work on their appeals.

There was a five per cent rise in sexual crimes compared to last year, new figures from Scotland's chief statistician show. In the year ending June 2025 the police in Scotland recorded 303,343 crimes.

Police Scotland has run internal training courses to support officers with reading, writing, statement-taking and everyday ...

This year’s Glasgow Legal Walk will place on Wednesday 24 September 2025. The annual charity event coordinated by the Access ...

The Crown Office has lodged a first notice to begin the court process for a fatal accident inquiry (FAI) into the death of Alistair Iain Campbell. Mr Campbell, 63, an HGV driver and operator who ...

When Jamila Archibald was named the Law Society of Scotland’s In-House Rising Star earlier this year, then-president Susan ...

The Scottish Youth Parliament (SYP) will launch its next manifesto on 6 September. The document serves as a roadmap to ...