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New guidance for sentencing young people comes into effect

New guidance that aims to ensure rehabilitation is a “primary consideration” when young offenders are sentenced has come into force in courts across Scotland. The sentencing young people guideline applies to people under the age of 25 from the date ...

26 Jan 2022 at 01:25

Teenager charged with murdering couple found dead on Boxing Day

A 19-year-old man has appeared in court charged with murdering an elderly couple found dead in their home on Boxing Day. The bodies of Denis and Mary Fell, both 73, were discovered at their address in Raeburn Rigg, Livingston, West Lothian, at ...

29 Dec 2021 at 16:55

Former Rangers owner Craig Whyte in court after arrest at airport

Former Rangers owner Craig Whyte has appeared in court in a prosecution brought by the Financial Conduct Authority. The authority said Mr Whyte has been charged with failing to provide passwords for various laptops and phones. Mr Whyte was ...

22 Dec 2021 at 18:13

Rent cap legislation ‘discriminates’ against private landlords, court told

Private sector landlords are being “discriminated” against as a result of an “unlawful” Scottish Government cap on their rent increases, Scotland’s highest civil court has heard. Landlords across Scotland have mounted a legal challenge ...

04 May 2023 at 15:58

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Committee expresses impatience over delay to three-year justice plan

Scotland’s director-general of justice has been told to publish a delayed three-year plan for the sector following “impatience” from a Holyrood committee. Neil Rennick, the Scottish Government’s director-general for education and ...

14 Sept 2023 at 11:36

Key facts on deposit return ‘kept from us’, claims Circularity Scotland boss

The head of the non-profit company that was designated to administer Scotland’s deposit return scheme (DRS) has said it was not in “full possession of the facts” around the liability of the initiative. Circularity Scotland chief ...

22 Oct 2025 at 15:19

Slater gave ’emphatic’ assurance to Biffa on deposit return scheme, court told

A waste firm suing the Scottish Government over its bottle return scheme has said it was “provided with certainty” that the plan would go ahead. Biffa Waste Services is looking for £166 million of reparations over the decision ...

21 Oct 2025 at 14:40

Government assurances on deposit return ‘foundational’ to investment, says Biffa

Assurances from Scottish Government ministers over a delayed bottle return scheme were “foundational” in a company’s decision to invest millions of pounds on it, a court has heard. Waste management firm Biffa is suing the ...

30 Oct 2025 at 14:28

Deposit return scheme blocked after issue became ‘politicised’, court told

The Scottish Government’s deposit return scheme was blocked after the matter became “politicised”, a court has heard. Waste management firm Biffa is suing the Scottish Government for £51.4 million, following the decision ...

30 Oct 2025 at 17:12

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