Law

The Scottish city is behind only London

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Scottish city now behind only London for foreign investment attractiveness
The Scottish city has replaced Brighton as the highest-ranking city in the UK outside London for foreign direct investment attractiveness, a key survey reveals

The appeal at the UK Supreme Court is set to last for two days (Aaron Chown/PA)

The appeal at the UK Supreme Court is set to last for two days (Aaron Chown/PA)

Sex is an ‘immutable biological state’, Supreme Court appeal hearing told

Scottish Conservative leader Russell Findlay in Glasgow city centre

Scottish Conservative leader Russell Findlay in Glasgow city centre

The Big interview

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I tried drugs at university, says new Scottish Tory leader Russell Findlay

When can I buy alcohol in shops like Tesco and Asda in Scotland?

When can I buy alcohol in shops like Tesco and Asda in Scotland?

What is the legal drink drive limit in Scotland and what penalties are there?

How does minimum unit pricing work in Scotland?

How does minimum unit pricing work in Scotland?

When can you buy alcohol in Scotland? See the rules in place for supermarkets

Rescue workers clear the rubble of a residential building destroyed by a Russian strike in Hlukhiv, Ukraine, earlier this week.

Rescue workers clear the rubble of a residential building destroyed by a Russian strike in Hlukhiv, Ukraine, earlier this week.

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Letters: They're flirting with war: our leaders must stop poking the Russian bear

Dylan Nicol, 24, drove at speeds up to 120mph to evade arrest during the pursuit

Dylan Nicol, 24, drove at speeds up to 120mph to evade arrest during the pursuit

Drug dealer caught with £2.5m of cocaine in car after police chase jailed

Colin Lancaster, chief executive of the Scottish Legal Aid Board.

Colin Lancaster, chief executive of the Scottish Legal Aid Board.

Legal Aid Crisis

Scotland's Legal Aid Crisis

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Colin Lancaster: ‘Legal aid helping more people – but system needs to change’

Justice minister Siobhian Brown in her Scottish Parliament office

Justice minister Siobhian Brown in her Scottish Parliament office

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'I can't do it on my own:' Minister urges lawyers to return to legal aid talks

20/06/15.HAMPDEN - GLASGOW.Kenny MacAskill MSP speaks at this year's Supporters Direct Scotland conference at Hampden.. (52277291)

20/06/15.HAMPDEN - GLASGOW.Kenny MacAskill MSP speaks at this year's Supporters Direct Scotland conference at Hampden.. (52277291)

Legal Aid Crisis

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As Justice Secretary, I cut legal aid, but we need to fund it before it’s too late

Scottish Government investment on legal aid trainees will be crucial to the profession's survival, Liam Kerr claimed.

Scottish Government investment on legal aid trainees will be crucial to the profession's survival, Liam Kerr claimed.

Legal Aid Crisis

Scotland's Legal Aid Crisis

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Legal aid sector could 'fall over' without investment in trainees, ministers warned

Find all articles in our Beyond Breaking Point: Scotland's Legal Aid Crisis series here

Find all articles in our Beyond Breaking Point: Scotland's Legal Aid Crisis series here

Scotland's Legal Aid Crisis

Beyond Breaking Point: Scotland's Legal Aid Crisis – find all articles here

The civil legal aid sector faces an

The civil legal aid sector faces an

Legal Aid Crisis

Scotland's Legal Aid Crisis

Legal aid crisis leaving domestic abuse survivors without lawyers

I spent a day shadowing a criminal legal aid lawyer. Here's what I learned.

I spent a day shadowing a criminal legal aid lawyer. Here's what I learned.

Legal Aid Crisis

Scotland's Legal Aid Crisis

I spent a day in Europe’s busiest court — Here’s what I learned

What times can alcohol be purchased in Scottish shops and supermarkets like Tesco, Asda and more?

What times can alcohol be purchased in Scottish shops and supermarkets like Tesco, Asda and more?

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How does minimum unit pricing work and when can I buy alcohol in Scotland?

Steven Camley on... the Legal Aid crisis facing Scotland

Steven Camley on... the Legal Aid crisis facing Scotland

Steven Camley on... the Legal Aid crisis facing Scotland

Who qualifies for legal aid in Scotland?

Who qualifies for legal aid in Scotland?

Legal aid crisis

Scotland's Legal Aid Crisis

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Explainer: What is legal aid and who qualifies to get it?

Find all articles in our Beyond Breaking Point: Scotland's Legal Aid Crisis series here

Find all articles in our Beyond Breaking Point: Scotland's Legal Aid Crisis series here

Legal Aid Crisis

Scotland's Legal Aid Crisis

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Beyond Breaking Point: Why The Herald is looking at Scotland's legal aid crisis

Law Society Pat Thom believes most Scots are not worried about the country’s legal aid crisis, thinking that it will not impact them

Law Society Pat Thom believes most Scots are not worried about the country’s legal aid crisis, thinking that it will not impact them

Legal Aid Crisis

Scotland's Legal Aid Crisis

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‘The Scottish Government need to recognise the whole system’s going down the tubes’

Legal aid at tipping point

Legal aid at tipping point

Legal Aid Crisis

Scotland's Legal Aid Crisis

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Crisis looms as over a third of legal aid lawyers in Scotland prepare to retire

Lawyers are deserting the profession

Lawyers are deserting the profession

Legal Aid Crisis

Scotland's Legal Aid Crisis

Life on the legal aid frontline: Senior lawyers reveal struggles as crisis deepens

We take a deep dive into the key statistics and the data behind access to legal aid

We take a deep dive into the key statistics and the data behind access to legal aid

Legal Aid Crisis

Scotland's Legal Aid Crisis

What's the provision of legal aid in your area? A deep dive into our data

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'There’s a real war for talent and there’s pressures on salaries'

Scottish court staff are 'exhausted, poorly trained, working unpaid overtime sometimes until midnight, and there are rising levels of sickness including mental health problems among workers'

Scottish court staff are 'exhausted, poorly trained, working unpaid overtime sometimes until midnight, and there are rising levels of sickness including mental health problems among workers'

NEIL MACKAY'S BIG READ

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Justice in the dock: Why Scotland's courts are broken and on the brink of collapse

Scotland's Legal Aid Crisis

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The Herald's latest series: Beyond Breaking Point - Scotland's legal aid crisis

Herald editor Catherine Salmond at The Herald Law Awards of Scotland 2024 at Glasgow's Marriot Hotel on Friday evening

Herald editor Catherine Salmond at The Herald Law Awards of Scotland 2024 at Glasgow's Marriot Hotel on Friday evening

Newsquest Events

The Herald Law Awards of Scotland 2024 winners announced

Joanna Fulton and Douglas Blyth

Joanna Fulton and Douglas Blyth

Scottish law firm unveils key partner hire

The trial is taking place at the High Court in Edinburgh

The trial is taking place at the High Court in Edinburgh

Edinburgh High Court

Man on trial accused of murdering brother-in-law in Skye shooting spree

The controversial plans for certain rape cases to be tried before a judge were dropped by the Justice Secretary at the end of October

The controversial plans for certain rape cases to be tried before a judge were dropped by the Justice Secretary at the end of October

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Juryless rape trial scheme would have been ‘a good thing’, law officer says

First Minister of Scotland John Swinney 'has risked the goodwill of the voluntary sector, which has invested years of time and energy in developing the Bill'

First Minister of Scotland John Swinney 'has risked the goodwill of the voluntary sector, which has invested years of time and energy in developing the Bill'

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'The Scottish Government has turned its back on the most marginalised'

Professor Lorna Dawson is head of soil forensics at The James Hutton Institute

Professor Lorna Dawson is head of soil forensics at The James Hutton Institute

Secrets of the soil: the dirty business behind the search for justice

The law firms have joined forces

The law firms have joined forces

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Scottish law firm buys player with 'formidable reputation'

Several properties were evacuated as a precaution

Several properties were evacuated as a precaution

Second man charged after ‘suspect device’ found in tower block

The pair were sentenced at the High Court in Edinburgh

The pair were sentenced at the High Court in Edinburgh

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Man and woman jailed after forcing women from Thailand into prostitution

Should there be a moratorium on energy developments in the Highlands?

Should there be a moratorium on energy developments in the Highlands?

Highlands & Islands

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There must be a moratorium on new energy developments in the Highlands

Alan Cumming and Simon Rettie

Alan Cumming and Simon Rettie

Upmarket Scottish estate agent reveals key hire

The Herald Law Awards 2023 Judging Panel

The Herald Law Awards 2023 Judging Panel

Who will be judged the best in the business at Law Awards?

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Lawyer who fought against plans for new Scottish inner-city motorway dies

Thorntons' managing partner Lesley Larg pictured in Glasgow

Thorntons' managing partner Lesley Larg pictured in Glasgow

Historic law firm renews deal with City of Glasgow College

High court fees are proving a worry for many

High court fees are proving a worry for many

CITIZENS ADVICE

We must stop people being priced out of justice

The case was heard at the Court of Session in Edinburgh (Jane Barlow/PA)

The case was heard at the Court of Session in Edinburgh (Jane Barlow/PA)

Judges agree with Lord Advocate on rape law corroboration changes

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Joanna Cherry to act for Scots pensioners in bid to overturn winter fuel payment cut

Nicola Williams and Christine Yuill

Nicola Williams and Christine Yuill

Scottish law firm unveils key promotions as it targets growth

Officers remain at the scene

Officers remain at the scene

Man charged after bomb squad explode ‘device’ as homes evacuated

The Crown Office and Procurator Fiscal Service has lodged a First Notice with the Sheriff Court

The Crown Office and Procurator Fiscal Service has lodged a First Notice with the Sheriff Court

Deaths of two men from covid while in custody to be probed by FAI

Law firm flags hiring of 15 new recruits in Scotland

Dylan Brister, 27, and Cameron Allan, 21, were found guilty on July 19 following a trial at the High Court in Edinburgh.

Dylan Brister, 27, and Cameron Allan, 21, were found guilty on July 19 following a trial at the High Court in Edinburgh.

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Two men who drugged, raped and murdered young dad in Fife jailed for life

The lorry driver has been arrested and charged with road traffic offences

The lorry driver has been arrested and charged with road traffic offences

Police Scotland

Lorry driver charged over crash in which cyclist killed

The Scottish Hospitals Inquiry is investigating the construction of the QEUH campus

The Scottish Hospitals Inquiry is investigating the construction of the QEUH campus

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Civil servant was ‘dead man walking’ when placed on Covid ward, QEUH inquiry told

The inquiry found children attending Queen Victoria School in Dunblane were physically and emotionally abused by teachers and older pupils

The inquiry found children attending Queen Victoria School in Dunblane were physically and emotionally abused by teachers and older pupils

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'Dreadful abuse went unchecked' at Scottish military boarding school

Robert Foulkes was given an 18-year extended sentence with 15 years in custody at the High Court in Edinburgh

Robert Foulkes was given an 18-year extended sentence with 15 years in custody at the High Court in Edinburgh

Edinburgh High Court

Rapist who abused three children in Aberdeenshire jailed for 15 years

The company’s failings led to the death of Kayden Walker from Glasgow

The company’s failings led to the death of Kayden Walker from Glasgow

Outdoor activity company fined for failings that led to child’s death on River Tay

Walter Clark, Pinsent Masons

Walter Clark, Pinsent Masons

Law giant hires Edinburgh partner with 'excellent reputation'

A report has been submitted to the Procurator Fiscal.

A report has been submitted to the Procurator Fiscal.

Police Scotland

Man charged over crash in which female cyclist, 74, was killed