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Smoking ban in cars with child passengers now in force

Fine of up to £1,000 for offenders, but questions over enforcement

Minimum criminal age to rise to 12 - by 2018

Ministers confirm long-awaited legal change

Justice Secretary hails pilot Aberdeen Problem Solving Court

First year progress in changing behaviour of those with chaotic lifestyles

"Incompetent" for sheriff to call case and not sentence in fiscal's absence

High Court rules attempt to "discipline" Crown wrong

Society welcome for continued Europol links

Cross-border cooperation "key" to combating crime

Youth survey finds gender stereotype link to violence

Minister pledges further action to root out gender violence

Ministers looking to remove "offender" tag after sentence served

National strategy seeking other descriptions to help rehabilitation

Community justice national strategy seeks shift away from custody

New document sets out Government's priorities

Lord Advocate to give Human Rights Day lecture

Faculty/JUSTICE Scotland event looks at prosecution and human rights

Lord President declines Justice Committee invitation over COPFS inquiry

Letter states judges "cannot make contribution of assistance"

Supreme Court could sit round the UK, Neuberger hints in speech

President "in process of trying to change" London-only hearings

Bonomy proposes tightening of hunt legislation

Review finds weaknesses in ban on hunting with dogs