Justice

Domestic abuser jailed after wife’s suicide in Scottish legal first

Lee Milne subjected Kimberly Milne to sustained abuse

Husband of Scottish Labour MP Joani Reid arrested on China spy claims

Counter-terrorism police arrest three under the National Security Act

Latest figures still show ‘unacceptable levels’ of domestic abuse in Scotland, Justice Secretary Michael Matheson says

Scotland’s lobbying register to go live in March

Law Society of Scotland raises concerns that UK Government broadband commitment is not universal

Victims of abuse in care encouraged to take part in consultation on compensation scheme

Three quarters of Scots opposed to smacking ban, campaigners say

Scottish Government promises to make smacking ban law in Scotland

Access to justice is important, but an increase in personal injury claims is not necessarily positive

Scottish Government publishes guide to restorative justice

Two-thirds of LGBTI people in Scotland have suffered hate crime

Homicides in Scotland remain at second lowest level in 40 years

SNP conference calls on Scottish Government to ban sex for rent

Streaming terror propaganda online will be a criminal offence after fresh crackdown

Scottish Court and Tribunals Service recommends introducing barnahus model for interviewing child witnesses

Police need to consider the implications of blockchain technology, says Police Foundation think tank

Smacking was part of a continuum of violence for me

New study to look at how juries in Scotland reach verdicts

Scottish Parliament Justice Committee backs domestic abuse bill

Policing Sub-Committee convener to join panel to select new SPA chair, Justice Secretary confirms

Named person data-sharing law ‘could lead to more legal battles’, warn lawyers

Police Investigations and Review Commissioner launches new investigation of Police Scotland chief constable

Police Scotland chief constable Phil Gormley to take ‘leave of absence’

UK Brexit bill 'could remove legislative competency of Scottish Parliament', warns Law Society of Scotland

Brexit repeal bill 'in breach of constitution', says former Tory minister

Richard Simpson: a 'refreshed strategy' on drug deaths will not do