Missouri has executed a convicted murderer who maintained his innocence for more than two decades, despite last-minute ...

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Blackadders LLP is celebrating after paralegal Nikki Scott was named Paralegal of the Year at the Scottish Legal Awards last ...

Crates of bananas delivered to a discount supermarket chain were found to contain €7 million worth of cocaine. The drugs – 95 ...

Legislative proposals to help reduce the number of domestic homicides and suicides in Scotland have been published at ...

Rogue police officers should be subject to criminal proceedings, a watchdog has said. The chief inspector of constabulary in ...

The High Court of Justiciary has added three years to the sentence of a 27-year-old man convicted of four charges of rape against two former partners after a Crown appeal against his sentence. Respond ...

Barristers are demanding a 15 per cent rise in pay to match settlements secured by other public sector workers. They also want the UK government to establish an independent pay review body to try and ...

Read the latest news about Criminal Justice Modernisation And Abusive Domestic Behaviour Reviews (Scotland) Bill.

The number now sits at its highest since recording began, having increased by 28 per cent to 3,354 in the year to the end of March 2024. Such cases involve an alternative to court proceedings. Accused ...

Diversion from prosecution cases have risen sharply in Scotland. The number now sits at its highest since recording began, having increased by 28 per cent to 3,354 in the year to the end of March 2024 ...