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Court bans dog walker from mentioning rival after bitter row blew up on Facebook

A COURT has banned a dog walker from mentioning a rival's business after a bitter row blew up between the two on Facebook. Alana Mullen...

Lord Advocate signals requirement for corroboration in rape case could end

CORROBORATION could be ditched by Scottish courts as part of a bid to secure more convictions for rape, the country's top prosecutor has revealed. The...

Demarco shot in head "over son's £1m gambling debt"

By Paul Thornton A BUSINESSMAN was gunned down on the steps of a casino over the £1m plus gambling debts of his high-flying financier son,...

Scottish court service lost in translation

By Kirsty Taylor POLITICIANS are urging the Scottish Government to “sort out” problems within the court translation service as it is revealed that there is...

Scottish Courts witness bill tops £100,000 a year

  by CARA SULIEMAN SCOTLAND'S courts service is paying out around £100,000 a year bringing witnesses to court from outside Scotland. In the last five years, £448,166.53...

Police interviews ‘breach of human rights’

By PAUL THORNTON THOUSANDS of Scottish criminal cases could collapse due to a European human rights ruling over police interviews. Scotland is one of only a...

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