6 h. ago John Swinney to meet with family of Sheku Bayoh after public inquiry 'collapses'

Sheku Bayoh died after being restrained by police in Kirkcaldy in May 2015.

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50 h. ago Police officer who restrained Sheku Bayoh before death drops out of public inquiry

Retired Pc Alan Paton was one of at least six police officers who held the 31-year-old on a street in Kirkcaldy, Fife, in May 2015.

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52 h. ago Legal experts and politicians criticise process used to ban Palestine Action

Independent commission says definition of terrorism relied on by ministers is too broad and more parliamentary oversight is neededLegal experts, former government ministers and an ex-MI6 director have criticised the process used to ban Palestine Action.The members of an independent commission set up by the Bingham Centre for the Rule of Law said the definition of terrorism was too broad and better parliamentary oversight and judicial scrutiny was needed. Continue reading...

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1 week ago Alex Salmond died penniless after running up big debts for court battles to clear his name

Lawyers winding up the estate of the former First Minister have confirmed moves to apply for a 'trustee in sequestration', a legal process equivalent to declaring the estate bankrupt.

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2 w. ago Swinney willing to meet with Sheku Bayoh family after inquiry chairman quits

The First Minister spoke after Lord Bracadale stood down from his position.

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2 w. ago Sheku Bayoh inquiry plunged into chaos as entire legal team quits

The legal team running an inquiry into the death of a man in custody has quit, plunging the long-running probe into fresh crisis.

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2 w. ago Legal team in Sheku Bayoh Inquiry quits days after chair Lord Bracadale

Five lawyers step down from inquiry into death of man in Kirkcaldy

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2 w. ago Sheku Bayoh inquiry legal team resigns days after chairman steps down

The inquiry has been thrown into chaos after a number of resignations in recent days.

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3 w. ago Sheku Bayoh inquiry chairman's resignation could hold up legal process 'for years'

Lord Bracadale tendered his resignation to the Deputy First Minister on Tuesday, saying he felt “many of the core participants have lost confidence in my conduct of the inquiry to such an extent that it cannot be retrieved”.

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3 w. ago Sheku Bayoh Inquiry could face years of delay after chairman quits, lawyer warns

Lord Bracadale said he was resigning as he felt ‘many of the core participants have lost confidence in my conduct’.

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3 w. ago Even Republicans are alarmed at Trump’s moves to pay the military as federal government shutdown becomes second longest in history

One Republican says that the president is not respecting the legal process by rediverting the funds

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3 w. ago The Guardian view on Sarkozy’s first day in prison: no citizen is above the law | Editorial

Attempts by the former French president and his supporters to discredit the legal process by which he was sentenced have been irresponsible and unjustifiedAs he was transported to La Santé prison in Paris on Tuesday, Nicolas Sarkozy posted a message brimming with defiance on X, writing “It’s not a former president of the republic who is being jailed this morning, it’s an innocent man”. A court of appeal will eventually give its view on the veracity of the second clause of that statement. But unfortunately for Mr Sarkozy, the drama and significance of his fall cannot simply be wished away.President of France between 2007 and 2012, Mr Sarkozy was found guilty of criminal conspiracy to obtain illicit campaign funds from the regime of the late Libyan dictator, Muammar Gaddafi. Handed a five‑year sentence, he has become the first former leader of an EU country to go behind bars, and the first French leader since the disgraced head of Vichy France, Philippe Pétain...

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3 w. ago Sheku Bayoh inquiry chairman stands down over private meetings

The Scottish Police Federation (SPF) had earlier asked for Lord Bracadale to recuse himself.

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3 w. ago The modern slavery loophole that let an Albanian serial burglar stay in Britain to rob again and again

Lorenc Hysa, 32, used his freedom during the drawn-out legal process to carry out a spree of burglaries in Kent, where he 'ruthlessly' targeted precious jewellery.

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