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A Confiscation Order for £4,444 has been made at Edinburgh Sheriff Court against a 25-year-old man serving a prison sentence for drugs offences. A Confiscation Order is an order made by the court following criminal conviction, to pay a fixed sum of money from the proceeds of crime.
If you have been charged with a drink driving offence then it is likely that you will have been released from police custody on the bail undertaking procedure. A court date will be specified on the form and the hearing usually takes place within two to three weeks of the alleged offence. Our drink driving defence solicitors at The Glasgow Law Practice can assist.
The Fatal Accident Inquiry (FAI) process is currently under review by the Scottish Government.
Their aim being to set out practical measures for a system of inquiry into fatalities that is effective, efficient and fair.
A dedicated domestic abuse court is to open in Livingston as part of a new multi-agency pilot to improve how the criminal justice system handles domestic abuse crimes.
The number of first-time buyers, who are currently exempt from paying stamp duty on properties up to £250.000, increased in December, according to data released by the Council of Mortgage Lenders. There were 18,700 loans advanced, worth £2.3 billion, up 7% by volume and 10% by value, from November.
Nearly three in ten of those living in Scotland think that house prices will rise rather than fall in 2012, according to the latest Bank of Scotland Housing Market Confidence tracker. Around 28% of those questioned forecast that house prices across Scotland will increase over the next twelve months, more than the 24% that predict a price decline over the same period.
First time buyers looking to enter the property market should act immediately to take advantage of the stamp duty holiday currently in force and which is due to come to an end soon.The Glasgow Law Practice Conveyancing department confirms that the end of HMRC`s exemption of Stamp Duty for first time buyers up to £250,000 is closer than you think following clarification of the effective dates. We can still assist you in taking advantage of this exemption.
The Crown Office and Procurator Fiscal Service, Scotland’s sole prosecuting authority, has launched a pilot to text witnesses to remind them to attend court.
The number of houses sold in Scotland increased during the last quarter of 2011, but there was a fall in the number of flats sold. The average price for domestic properties dropped by 0.5% according to official statistics released by Registers of Scotland.
The Crown Office and Procurator Fiscal Service (COPFS) has announced that Strathclyde Police are to carry out a further investigation into the murder of Surjit Singh Chhokar, who was killed in 1998. The investigation is to be carried out under Double Jeopardy legislation introduced in November last year.
The National Association of Estate Agents has issued a reminder that exemption from Stamp Duty Land Tax for first time buyers is due to come to an end on Saturday 24th March 2012.
The Offensive Behaviour at Football and Threatening Communications (Scotland) Act has received Royal Assent, the Minister for Community Safety has announced.
Whiplash injury is a relatively common injury that occurs to a person's neck following a sudden acceleration/deceleration of force. It is most commonly associated with road traffic accidents. If you have suffered such an injury our Personal Injury Department can assist.
If you have been injured or suffered loss due to the PIP breast implant controversy then our personal injury solicitors are in a position to assist.
Mortgage payments for a new borrower in Scotland during the second half of 2011 were at their lowest as a proportion of disposable earnings for nine years, according to new Bank of Scotland research.
A report by a team of experts commissioned by the Centre for Social Justice (CSJ) says that Britain is failing to prevent youth crime, and it concludes that a bold new approach is required to transform the lives of child offenders.
The Parole Board for Scotland has published its Annual Report 2010-11.The report shows, among other things, that out of 606 determinate sentence prisoners whose cases were referred to the Board, 170 (or 28%) were recommended for release on parole.
Falkirk experienced the biggest rise in house prices in Scotland – and the second biggest gain across the UK – in 2011, according to new research by Bank of Scotland. Based on Bank of Scotland's own house price data, the average selling price in Falkirk was 12% higher than in the previous year, increasing from £113,422 in 2010 to £126,548 in 2011.
The courts in Scotland impose bail conditions on a daily basis and the decision to grant bail by a Judge , Sheriff or Magistrate can often be considered controversial depending on the circumstances of a case. An accused person requires to be fully aware of the implications of being on bail and the consequences should the bail order be breached in any way. Charles Drummond of The Glasgow Law Practice has produced a helpful guide on this topic.
Health and Safety figures show reduction in amount of personal injuries suffered in the workplace in Britain this year with an increase in the amount of fatalities caused.
The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) has published new figures which show a downward trend for the number of people injured or suffering ill health at work.
