A representative from the Supreme Court of Arbitration says that appeals from judges to police about outside pressure have been in vain, and judges are requesting greater power to fight such interference.
In his most recent defamation lawsuit, Moscow Mayor Yury Luzhkov has been awarded 500 thousand rubles (about $17,000) for libel on the part of opposition politician Boris Nemtsov.
Commenting after the Justice Committee today (Tuesday) quizzed Kenny MacAskill over his decision to free the Lockerbie bomber, Liberal Democrat Justice spokesperson Robert Brown MSP said: †Kenny MacAskill has tried desperately to defend the flawed logic behind his controversial
Commenting as Scottish Funding Council figures reveal they met 56% of colleges’ demand for additional funding for childcare and bursaries in 2009/10, Liberal Democrat Education spokesman Margaret Smith MSP said: †Everyone knows demand for college places is up this
Commenting on the publication of the latest police strength figures for Scotland, Liberal Democrat Justice spokesperson Robert Brown MSP said: "These figures show that Kenny MacAskill jumped the gun when he claimed the SNP had met their police recruitment targets
Tavish Scott comments as the First Minister bows to pressure and sacks the Education Minister ahead of a planned Liberal Democrat vote of no confidence in the Scottish Parliament.
Following the release of a report by the Fraser of Allander Institute, which revealed that the Scottish economy is forecast to achieve almost no growth during 2010, West Fife MP Willie Rennie has accused the Government of breathtaking complacency in
MP Michael Moore has called on Ministers to ensure that unpaid carers in the Borders are aware of the support that is available to help them plan for their futures.
Commenting as the SNP publishes their White Paper on independence, Scottish Liberal Democrat leader Tavish Scott MSP said: †The SNP are a minority party with a majority ego trying to impose independence on Scotland when it is neither what
Following the announcement from Secretary of State for Scotland Jim Murphy MP that no legislation will be introduced before the next UK general election, West Fife MP Willie Rennie has called on the Government to "get on" with implementing the