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Shame for Crown Office & Lord Advocate as former Procurator Fiscal Stuart...
Silence fromCrown Office after former prosecutor admits downloading child porn A FORMER PROCURATOR FISCAL DEPUTE who served under ex-Lord Advocate now Dame Elish Angiolini DBE QC (born McPhilomy) at...
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Magic Circle Scandal Solicitor David Blair Wilson sentenced to 4 years for...
Solicitor David Blair Wilson sentenced to four years for smuggling drugs into jail.DAVID BLAIR WILSON, a crooked solicitor well known for his part in the Magic Circle affair which exposed a...
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Edinburgh City Council property repairs scandal was used by law firms to...
Edinburgh property repairs scandal was used by solicitors in attempt to gain homes on the cheap. THE SCANDAL involving Statutory Repair Notices issued by officials at Edinburgh City Council requiring...
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Solicitors plan to hold protest against court closures Tuesday, June 4, 11am...
Court of Session could become a empty court say critics. Scottish Solicitors are organising a demonstration at the Scottish Parliament tomorrow, Tuesday 4 June at 11am, to protest at the planned...
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Transparency scandal as Scotland’s top judge threatens to withdraw judicial...
Lord Brian Gill : Too much transparency may end judges involvement with Holyrood.CALLS FOR TRANSPARENCY in Scotland’s Judiciary have provoked Lord Brian Gill, Scotland’s top judge to issue a veiled...
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Son of Solicitor General Lesley Thomson arrested after car crash at Islay...
Arresting development :Solicitor General Lesley Thomson.ANDREW THOMSON (26), the son of Lesley Thomson, Scotland’s Solicitor General, has been arrested in connection with an incident in which a car...
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Lord Advocate, Crown Office target newspapers with murder squad detectives...
Lord Advocate Frank Mulholland instructed Police witch-hunt against media leaks. SCOTLAND’S£100m a year Crown Office & Procurator Fiscal Service (COPFS) headed by Lord Advocate Frank Mulholland,...
View ArticleTribunals Bill published by Scottish Government aims to simplify structure of...
Legislation to create a more user-friendly, simplified structure for Scotland’s tribunals has been published by the Scottish Parliament.Tribunals are a key part of the legal system, protecting people...
View ArticleSolicitor William Murray Wood appointed as £130K a year floating Sheriff of...
Solicitor William Murray Wood has been appointed as a floating sheriff of Tayside, Central and Fife by Her Majesty the Queen. First Minister Alex Salmond nominated Mr Wood for appointment on the basis...
View ArticleGun numbers up yet Firearms Certificates in Scotland at lowest number for 10...
Scotland’s Chief Statistician today published Firearm Certificate Statistics, Scotland, 2012. The bulletin presents statistics on the number of firearm and shotgun certificates on issue in Scotland at...
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Scottish Government figures claim Police numbers are at all time high
Lots of cops, lots of perks as MacAskill says Police numbers at all-time high. The number of police officers in Scotland is at an all-time high, figures have revealed today.The latest quarterly...
View ArticleScottish Government give £3million to tackle sectarianism blight in communities
A range of projects aimed at tackling sectarianism in communities across Scotland were today given funding totalling more than £3 million.The funding has been allocated following a robust assessment...
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Scottish Government compiled statistics show recorded crime in Scotland is at...
Recorded crime in Scotland is now at its lowest level since 1974 claims Kenny MacAskill.RECORDED CRIME in Scotland has fallen to a 39 year low, according to figures released by the Scottish Government...
View ArticleCriminal Justice Bill published as MacAskill looks to abolish fair trial...
The Scottish Government has today published the Criminal Justice Bill, which intends to abolish the requirement of corroboration in criminal trials. A raft of measures to ‘improve the criminal justice...
View ArticleLand Reform Review Group membership expanded
The Land Reform Review Group (LRRG) membership is being expanded in a move that will broaden the range of expertise within the Group as they begin phase two of the review.The existing members, Chair...
View ArticleConsultation on plans to merge Scottish Tribunals Service with Scottish Court...
A consultation on proposals to merge the Scottish Tribunals Service (STS) with the Scottish Court Service (SCS) has been published today.The joint administration would be independent of Ministers and...
View ArticleData shows ConDems Bedroom Tax linked to increase in rent arrears all over...
The UK Government’s “disastrous” welfare reform programme has led to a rise in rent arrears and a rise in emergency housing payments across local authorities, Deputy First Minister Nicola Sturgeon said...
View ArticleRecovery order of £50K made in case of Mortgage Fraudster in receipt of benefits
Lord Bannatyne has today issued his opinion in a civil recovery case involving Yvonne Kelbie, granting a recovery order in respect of approximately £50,000, being the free proceeds from the sale of a...
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Inquiry call as Crown Office refuse to prosecute son of top Scottish judge...
Son of top Scottish judge made rape threats on twitter.CALLS for an investigation into why Scotland’s Lord Advocate Frank Mulholland has refused to prosecute the son of a top Scottish judge who made...
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Openness for all : Decision makers including judges should declare Secret...
A PETITION calling on decision makers from judges to tribunal members to declare their membership of all organisations including Freemasonry has been filed at the Scottish Parliament for consideration...
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