Legal news from the Scottish press today

Swire and Megrahi to discuss deal for return to Libya - The Herald
The father of one of the victims of the Lockerbie bombing [sic] plans to meet the man convicted of carrying out the atrocity to discuss a diplomatic deal which would allow the Libyan to return home, ending any prospect of an appeal.

Knife pupil in class stab threat – The Sun
A PRIMARY pupil aged nine is being investigated by cops over claims he brought a knife into school — and threatened to stab another boy. The youngster is said to have taken the blade out of his bag and shown it to pupils when his teacher was out of the classroom.

Two special defences for Moira Jones case accused – The Herald
The man accused of the rape and murder of business-woman Moira Jones in a Glasgow park yesterday lodged two special defences - alibi and incrimination - when he appeared in court. Marek Harcar, 33, a Slovakian, sat in the dock at a second preliminary hearing at the High Court in Glasgow, flanked by three security guards and an interpreter.

Notorious axe killer Thomas McCulloch moved to open prison – Daily Record
CARSTAIRS axe murderer Thomas McCulloch was moved to an open prison yesterday.
The triple killer was settling in last night at Noranside, near Forfar, one of the two softest jails in Scotland.
McCulloch and sidekick Robert Mone butchered three men in 1976 in a breakout from Carstairs state mental hospital.

'Deep unease' over bomber [sic] release - BBC online
First Minister Alex Salmond has been told there would be "deep unease" if the decision was taken to release the Lockerbie bomber [sic] from a Scottish jail. It follows reports that senior Holyrood civil servants had met a delegation from Libya to discuss the matter.