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A Mexican lawyer is marketing Donald Trump-branded toilet paper in protest of the US president's insults towards Mexican people. Corporate lawyer Antonio Battaglia's new product, which will go on sale in Mexico later this year, is marketed under the slogan "Softness without borders" and "This is the

A Turkish girl left with severe neurological damage following an operation suffered a violation of her article 8 rights right to respect for private and family life after the domestic courts refused her a second expert report, the European Court of Human Rights has ruled. The case concerned two high

Laurie Anderson-Spratt Laurie Anderson-Spratt analyses a recent case on damages: Nuclear Decommissioning Authority v Energy Solutions EU Ltd (now called ATK Energy EU Ltd) UKSC 34.

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The UK Supreme Court is holding its first ever essay competition, open to year 12 and 13 school pupils (S5 and 6) from across the UK, with the top prize including tea with a justice. Have you recently been on a tour of the UK Supreme Court with your school? Did your visit spark an interest in the la

A businessman is seeking to copyright the word “covfefe”, a typo from a recent tweet by US President Donald Trump. If Tim Saciri’s application is accepted, the word will be registered under his name and will be a Swiss trademark.

A Holyrood committee is asking for views on which acts should come under its scrutiny.Since the opening of the Scottish Parliament in 1999, hundreds of acts have been introduced in Scotland. These put in place a range of laws covering community care and mental health acts, criminal justice, standard

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The RBoS Shareholders Action Group has voted to accept an 82p a share offer to finally settle with Royal Bank of Scotland over its disastrous 2008 rights issue. The group comprises 9,000 private and commercial shareholders who claimed they were duped into handing £12 billion to the bank during the

The Law Society of Scotland has called for increased investment, less bureaucracy and better use of technology to ensure the long-term sustainability of legal aid. The Law Society has set out a series of recommendations in its comprehensive submission to an independent review of legal aid in Scotlan

Stuart Murray Shoosmiths has advised P D Neurotechnology (PDN) on its €1.34 million funding for the development of its wearable medical technology.

A former solicitor who was jailed for fraud has had his prison diary published as a daily blog, The Herald reports. Lawrence Rew, 70, was handed a 10-month sentence in 2008 after he took £25,000 from a client’s bank account.

Keith Anderson Vialex, a legal services company, has unveiled plans to expand its existing client base south of the border.

Colin Henderson (left) and David Campbell