Scotland’s prostitution laws breach human rights laws, an academic has warned. Dr Claire Methven O’Brien said that current laws in Scotland allow “tacit permission or encouragement to perpetrate acts ...

Lockton, the appointed brokers for the Master Policy, have expanded their risk management resource centre to include three ...

Contractor GEOAmey is to be replaced as Scotland’s prisoner escort provider next year following numerous serious failings, among them the escape of a violent rapist from custody. The Scottish Prison ...

A late judge's fine sense of humour has been warmly recalled in a letter to The Times. Mr Justice John Blofeld, a judge of ...

A solicitor jailed for money-laundering offences amassed £1.7 million from a criminal enterprise operated through his legal practice, a court has heard. David Lyons, 74, generated the proceeds while ...

Amnesty International has condemned the Trump administration's withdrawal from the Paris Agreement, which comes into effect ...

The English Court of Appeal’s decision on 5 January 2026 in Afan Valley Ltd v Lupton Fawcett LLP [2026] EWCA Civ 2 is a major ...

The introduction of juryless trials, with which Scotland has long been threatened, is now being proposed south of the border.

The Judicial Committee of the Privy Council (JCPC) has welcomed Sir Anthony Smellie to London to take part in a week of ...

Lawyers acting for the wife of the captain of a Venezuela-linked oil tanker seized by US forces are seeking judicial review of his detention, arguing he is being held without legal authority. The ...

The EU has agreed to contribute €10 million to support the establishment of a special tribunal to prosecute senior Russian ...

The European Commission has launched a new investigation into Elon Musk's social media platform X in light of the ...