New figures show that police recorded 48,564 shoplifting offences, up from 42,271 the previous year. David Lonsdale, Director ...

Newly reopened after an award-nominated refurbishment, The Auction Rooms at 22 Queen Street provides law firms with secure, ...

A man has been arrested for allegedly dressing up as his dead mother in order to claim her pension while hiding her mummified ...

Landlords need to be aware of the potential future impact of the Housing (Scotland) Act 2025, according to property firm DJ ...

Legislation to correct an error in law for owners of unoccupied properties’ liability to pay non-domestic rates has been ...

As a solicitor who has specialised in non-surgical beauty and hairdressing claims for more than 13 years, I have witnessed ...

An appeal by a practising Catholic in England against the dismissal of his Sheriff Court action against the Natwest Group in connection to its display of Pride material in his local bank branch, for ...

Justice Secretary David Lammy is considering major curbs on the ancient right to be tried by a jury, with proposals to guarantee it only for defendants facing charges such as rape, murder, ...

Sexual crimes were seven per cent higher compared to the year ending September 2024 (increasing from 14,651 to 15,704 crimes), and 12 per cent higher compared to the year ending September 2021 ...

The cost of public inquiries in Scotland has exceeded £250 million, with the bill rising by almost £30m in just nine months. Figures show that between 2007 and September 2025, the total bill for the ...

CMS has announced the appointment of Susie Lind, one of the UK’s leading figures within the renewable energy sector. She joins as an Edinburgh-based partner within the firm’s energy and infrastructure ...

The first discretionary fatal accident inquiry (FAI) in relation to the procurator fiscal’s ongoing investigation into Covid-related deaths has commenced with the lodging of a first notice into the ...