News

  1. Company sentenced for failing that led to death fall

    A Sheffield based construction and telecommunication company has been fined £550,000 after an employee fell from a stepladder and was impaled on metal piping. 

    16 May 2023 Cases
  2. Care home sentenced for failing that led to resident’s death

    A care home has been fined £20,000 for health and safety failings which led to the death of a vulnerable 90-year-old man.

    10 May 2023 Cases
  3. Salmon farming company fined £800,000 for failings that led to man’s death

    A salmon farming company has been fined £800,000 after an employee was crushed and drowned when he fell into the water during a boat transfer.

    09 May 2023 Cases
  4. Student linked to Serious Organised Crime jailed for money laundering

    Stirling student linked to Serious Organised Crime jailed for money-laundering offences

    04 May 2023 Cases
  5. Crown to appeal sentence on man convicted of rape

    The Lord Advocate has decided that the Crown should appeal the sentence imposed upon a man convicted of rape on the grounds that it is ‘unduly lenient’.

    28 Apr 2023 Statements
  6. Ex-police officer jailed for attempting to pervert the course of justice

    A police officer who began a sexual relationship with a vulnerable woman he met while on duty has been jailed for 14 months for an attempt to pervert the course of justice.

    27 Apr 2023 Cases
  7. Two men sentenced for hare coursing

    Two Aberdeenshire men have been sentenced after admitting using dogs to hunt wild hares.

    25 Apr 2023 Cases
  8. Ayrshire man jailed for second time over child abuse at Salvation Army home

    A former youth worker has been jailed for a second time over abuse he carried out at a Salvation Army children’s unit.

    21 Apr 2023 Cases
  9. Company sentenced after fall that led to severe injury

    A repair and maintenance company has been fined for health and safety failings which left a worker with severe injuries. 

    19 Apr 2023 Cases
  10. Company fined £800,000 and Fatal Accident Inquiry decision following the death of a young boy

    A construction company has been fined £800,000 for health and safety failings which led to the death of a 10-year-old boy.

    14 Apr 2023 Cases