“Tougher penalties for wildlife crime” Herald
“Punish the poisoner” Herald
“Bird-poisoning landowners to be penalised” Scotsman
“Sanctions to save birds of prey” Scotsman
“Wildlife crime crackdown pledged” BBC
“Executive promises wildlife crime crackdown” STV
“Executive toughens its stance on wildlife crime” Law Society Journal Online
Press release
“Crackdown on wildlife crime” Scot. Exec. (August 2007)
“City orders buslane fines probe” Evening News
“Edinburgh orders review of bus lane camera system” Scotsman
“‘Urgent review’ of bus lane cameras after complaints from residents” STV
“4593 bus lane penalties issued in Edinburgh in six days” The Firm Magazine
“Edinburgh bus lane cameras to be reviewed” BBC
Update
“Cadder case: Man accused of attack in landmark legal case walks free” Scotsman
“Celebrated appellant Cadder walks free after retrial collapses” Law Society Journal Online
“Man behind change in legal system freed” Herald
“Man who changed Scots legal system Peter Cadder free” BBC
Following posted 2.1.12
“Looking back on 2011: ‘The impact of Cadder on criminal defence agents has been huge’” Scotsman
Following posted 20.12.11
“1st Cadder “miscarriage” referred to High Court” The Firm Magazine
“Ryan McCallum rape case hit by Cadder ruling” BBC
Following posted 6.12.11
“1000 cases hit by Cadder ruling” STV
“Cadder case legal ruling results in over 1000 court cases being binned” Daily Record
“Number of cases hit by Cadder ruling climbs above 1,000″ Scotsman
“Cadder bar cases top 1,000″ Law Society Journal Online
Following posted 24.11.11
“Waiver of right to advice does not require advice: Supreme Court” Law Society Journal Online
“Supreme Court and waiver of right to consult with a lawyer” The Firm Magazine
Media coverage from September 2010, judgements and press statements are on complete post.
read more…
Update
“Rise in hate crimes over last year is down to awareness of what is an offence, says top QC” Daily Record
“Hate crime soars right across the board” Scotsman
“Sectarian and race hate crime reaches highest ever levels in Scotland” STV
“Reported hate crime on rise, says Crown Office” Law Society Journal Online
“Hate crime cases rise to record level” Herald
“Hate crime cases increase in Scotland” BBC
Following posted on 30.5.11
“Reports of religious hate crimes triple in Fife” Courier
Following posted on 19.5.11
“448 face gay-hate charges in law’s first year” Herald
“Scotland: hate crime figures rise to highest in five years” Guardian
“Hate crime figures released” The Journal Online
Press releases
“Lord Advocate Welcomes Publication of Figures on Hate Crime” COPFS (May 2012)
“Solicitor General Welcomes High Prosecution Rates for Crimes of Religious Prejudice” COPFS (May 2011)
See also
Hate Crime in Scotland 2011-12 (COPFS)
Hate Crime in Scotland 2010-11 (COPFS)
“Six arrests in anti-Semitic raids” Herald
“Offensive material online and on the streets” Herald
“Arrests over anti-Semitic remarks on Facebook” BBC
“50 police in Facebook “hate crime” raids” The Firm Magazine
There will be a debate on the following Labour Party motion after 9.15am:
“S4M-02906 Lewis Macdonald: Justice—That the Parliament recognises the key role played by civilian staff in Scotland’s police forces in helping to protect communities; believes that the role they play is essential to ensuring that police officers can perform their main role of keeping Scotland’s communities safe; shares the growing concern that cuts to civilian posts are taking police officers off the front line to perform tasks better suited to civilian staff; notes that the number of civilian staff is now at its lowest level across Scotland since 2005 and believes that such cuts are detrimental to the ability of the police service to protect the public, and in the interests of the future of policing in Scotland, calls on the Scottish Government to undertake an independent audit of cuts implemented or planned to civilian posts and report the outcome to the Parliament.”
Update
“New minimum alcohol price laws will lead to fewer deaths, hospital admissions and crime, says Nicola Sturgeon” Daily Record
“Minimum alcohol price in Scotland to be set at 50p a unit” Guardian
“Scotland’s minimum alcohol price: what effect will it have?” Guardian
“Cross-Border policy, not battles, needed on alcohol” Scotsman
“Health effects might win Labour over” Scotsman
“Hospitals see damage of cheap booze” Scotsman
“Minimum alcohol pricing: Debate rages over benefit and cost of limit” Scotsman
“SNP’s minimum pricing plans of 50p ‘hands big stores £155m’” Scotsman
“Bottle of whisky no less than £14 under Scottish Government’s pricing laws” STV
“Alcohol price hike ‘targets poor’” Scottish Express
“Alcohol minimum price to be set at 50p per unit” Law Society Journal Online
“Alcohol policy headache that just will not go away” Herald
“Warning on hidden impact of new alcohol pricing law” Herald
“A case for toasting minimum pricing” Herald
“Pricing policy is right” Herald
“Should alcohol have a minimum price?” BBC
“Sturgeon explains Scottish alcohol pricing plan” BBC
“Scottish government seeks minimum alcohol price of 50p per unit” BBC
“Giving it a go” BBC
“Scots set to go on cross-border booze raids after Scottish government sets cheapest price of alcohol higher than England’s in minimum price crackdown” Daily Mail
“50p per unit for 500 lives is a bargain” Scottish Sun
“Alcohol to cost 25 per cent more in Scotland thanks to 50p minimum price” Telegraph
Following posted on 25.3.12
“Scotland weighs up level of alcohol minimum pricing” Guardian
“Minimum pricing instantly kills off two brands of cider” Scotsman
“No plan to link up alcohol pricing policies” Herald
For links to more key sites, press releases, research papers and official documents read more…
Update
“Would justice be the real victim in televised trials?” Scotsman
Following posted on 30.4.12
“Two-thirds of Scots lawyers in favour of TV cameras in court” Scottish Legal News
“Lawyers back court filming” Herald
Following posted on 23.4.12
“Filming in court ‘not precedent’” BBC
“Terrorvision” Herald
“Should we put Scottish trials on television?” Herald
“Scotland ‘still world away from US show trials’” Herald | “Comment” Herald
“Support grows for televised court proceedings” Law Society Journal Online
“President elect backs cameras in court – calls for wider access “from beginning to end of case”” The Firm Magazine
“Suzanne Pilley murder: Televised sentencing could become regular fixture” Scotsman
“Trial by television – in HD”Scotsman
“Edinburgh court allows television broadcast of killer’s sentencing” Guardian
“Suzanne Pilley murder: Lover David Gilroy jailed for at least 18 years for killing Edinburgh bookkeeper” Daily Record
Following posted on 12.4.12
“Open to public view” Law Society Journal Online
“Former top prosecutor welcomes plans to televise trial of Nat Fraser in historic move for Scots law” Daily Record
Following posted on 11.4.12
“Nat Fraser could face TV trial over murder of wife Arlene after landmark decision by Scottish court” Daily Record
“Court on TV could breathe new life into dusty legal world” Scotsman
“Case for relaxing restrictions on court broadcasts”
Scotsman
“Suzanne Pilley murder: Sentencing of David Gilroy to be filmed live” Scotsman
“STV granted legal first to film murderer being sentenced at High Court” STV
“Scotland Tonight: Televised courts” STV
“TV cameras to be allowed in British court for first time” Telegraph
“Cameras in Court take a step forward as Gilroy sentencing statement becomes broadcast first” The Firm Magazine
“High Court sentencing will be filmed for the first time” Law Society Journal Online
“TV crew to be in court as Gilroy is sentenced” Herald
“Sentencing of David Gilroy will be first to be filmed” BBC
Following posted on 25.8.11
“TV trial plans hit by consent withdrawal” Law Society Journal Online
Following posted on 23.8.11
“Trials are filmed in telly first” Scottish Sun
“Scottish murder trial to be filmed for TV” Law Society Journal Online
“Televised murder trial details revealed” The Firm Magazine
Press release
“HMA v David Gilroy. Sentencing Diet.” Judiciary of Scotland
See also
Update
“Cash seized from Scotland’s criminals has tops £10million in a year” Daily Record
“Taxman targets illicit earnings of crime lords” Scotsman
“Crime pays as law seizes £30,000 a day from drug dealers and fraudsters” STV
“£10.5m in crime cash recovered” Herald
“Scottish proceeds of crime seizures exceed £10.5m” BBC
Following posted on 29.6.11
“£1.5m of cash seized from criminals ‘siphoned off for police budgets’” Scotsman
Following posted on 28.6.11
“Proceeds of crime laws allowing record amounts of cash to be seized” Courier
“Crown Office seizes £25.8m record haul from criminals” Daily Record
“£25m seized from criminals to help young Scots” Scotsman
“Crime pays up” Scottish Sun
Press release
“Proceeds of Crime figures announced for end of 2011-2012″ COPFS (May 2012)
“Proceeds of Crime recovers record amount” COPFS (June 2011)
See also
Civil Recovery Unit Annual Report 2011-12
Civil Recovery Unit Annual Report 2010/11
Update
“Prison officers walk out to join in pension reform day of action” Scotsman
“Public sector workers must face the realities” Scotsman
“Scottish prison officers join strike by public sector workers” BBC
“Fury at wildcat strike by jail warders” Scottish Sun
“Prison officers join public sector walkout over reforms to their pensions” STV
Following posted on 24.10.11
“Barlinnie jailers threaten illegal strike action over shifts” Daily Record
Following posted on 1.9.08
“Scots prison strike ban ruled out” BBC
“Ministers seek prison strike ban” BBC
Following posted on 12.2.07
“Prison officers abandon plans for strike action “ Herald
“Prison officers threaten walk-out over pay” Scotsman
Following posted on 02.02.07
“Angry prison officers threaten wildcat walkout over wages” Scotsman
“Wildcat strike threat at Bar-L “ Evening Times
Press releases
“Prison officers walk out in protest at pension age increase” POA (May 2012)
“Strike Action 10th May 2012″ SPS (May 2012)
