The Supreme Court has ruled that a Russian trustee in bankruptcy could not claim a property in London owned by a bankrupt Russian citizen due to the operation of the principle of immoveable property rights being solely determined by the laws of the country they are located in. Appellant Lyubov Kiree
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US government lawyers have asked a judge to order Google owner Alphabet to sell its Chrome web browser and potentially also its Android mobile operating system. The US Department of Justice has proposed the remedies to Judge Amit Mehta following his ruling in August, in which he declared that Google
The High Court of Justiciary has refused an application under section 103 of the Extradition Act 2003 seeking leave for appeal against the extradition of a Norwegian citizen to face a rape trial in Oslo based on the poor mental health of his current spouse. Applicant RF, a Norwegian citizen, faced c
A former foster carer who subjected three vulnerable children to a campaign of abuse over the course of almost 20 years has been sentenced. Angela Hassan, formerly Deeney, was found guilty of three charges following a trial at Hamilton Sheriff Court on 15 October 2024. The 78-year-old, from Mo
The Sheriff Appeal Court has refused an appeal by a woman who had spent 22 years trying to acquire ownership of her brother’s flat in Edinburgh after he was imprisoned for drugs offences seeking to overturn a sheriff’s refusal of an amendment to an action seeking implementation of missiv
According to The Times of November 1st the total cost of state support for the sick will exceed an unprecedented £100 billion a year by the end of this parliamentary term. This frankly unsustainable health burden is largely the outcome of successive governments placing fiscal imperatives above
Which? is today launching a landmark £3 billion legal claim against Apple, claiming the tech giant breached competition law, effectively locking millions of consumers into its iCloud service at "rip-off" prices Around 40 million Apple customers in the UK who have obtained iCloud services over
The introduction of rent controls has received support from the majority of the Scottish Parliament’s Local Government, Housing and Planning Committee. The Housing (Scotland) Bill aims to improve housing outcomes for people who live in private rented accommodation and ensure a fair balance bet
Edinburgh-based private client and conveyancing firm Connell & Connell has appointed Jill Andrew and Irene Turner as partners in the conveyancing team. Ms Andrew brings almost 30 years of experience in conveyancing law and considerable expertise, particularly in high net worth transactions, havi
FIFA should halt the process to select Saudi Arabia as the host of the 2034 men’s World Cup unless major human rights reforms are announced before a vote of FIFA members next month, campaigners have said. Amnesty International and the Sport & Rights Alliance are also calling on FIFA to mak
A paedophile who was extradited from Thailand to face charges of historic child sexual abuse has been jailed. John Martin, formerly of Haddington, East Lothian, was brought back to Scotland by National Crime Agency (NCA) officers in December 2023 after moving to Bangkok several years earlier.
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A man convicted in the High Court of Justiciary of raping two women has lost an appeal against the convictions based on a contention that the trial judge ought to have deserted the trial diet after he became unresponsive during his cross-examination. Appellant Daniel Robertson argued he had been una
Newly released official data suggests that demand for legal aid support is no longer able to be met by the shrinking pool of solicitors working in the scheme. The Scottish Legal Aid Board (SLAB) 2023-24 annual report has been released, showing that funding for legal aid continues to trail inflation,
MSHB has appointed April Campbell as partner, Melissa McNeill as solicitor, and Rebecca Quinn as trainee solicitor within its family department. Ms Campbell, an accredited specialist in family law, brings 24 years of experience in private practice. Her background as a litigator spans all levels, inc
