A man is suing a fast food chain for $1 million for failing to hold the onions. Texas man Demery Ardell Wilson alleges that he suffered an allergic reaction after eating a meal at popular US chain Whataburger because of his unusual allergy to onions, TODAY.com reports.
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Evelyn Wallace, a senior associate at TC Young, has successfully completed the Child Centred Practice course, delivered by the Law Society of Scotland in partnership with Clan Childlaw. This specialised training is designed to enhance legal professionals’ understanding of children’s righ
The General Court of the European Union has annulled a decision by the European Commission to refuse a journalist's request for access to text messages exchanged between Ursula von der Leyen and the CEO of Pfizer. The New York Times journalist Matina Stevi submitted an application under th
The rule of law is a fundamental component of a functioning democracy that must be protected, the Law Society of Scotland has told a House of Lords inquiry. The society has provided written evidence to the House of Lords Constitution Committee inquiry into the rule of law, stating that it is a funda
The Scottish Criminal Cases Review Commission has referred the case of YZ to the High Court of Justiciary for determination. In 2021, the applicant pled guilty on summary complaint to two charges of contravening section 127(1)(a) of the Communications Act 2003 and on a separate complaint, to a charg
TikTok has been accused by the European Commission of breaching advertising transparency rules in the Digital Services Act (DSA). Following the launch of an investigation in February 2024, the Commission last week informed TikTok of its preliminary view that its advertisement repository falls short
A string of prosecutions in the UK should spur UK manufacturers to take action to meet their legal obligations to address health risks arising from dust, writes Charlotte O’Kane. In the last year, Health and Safety Executive (HSE) prosecutions have resulted in cases in which businesses - and,
Lewis and Harris, or Lewis with Harris, are one – a Scottish island in the Outer Hebrides, around 24 miles from the Scottish mainland. With an area of 841 square miles it is the largest island in Scotland and the third largest in the British Isles, after Great Britain and Ireland.
A former member of the Household Cavalry has lost a case against the Ministry of Defence in which he claimed that he was negligently exposed to unsafe levels of noise while working with armoured vehicles in order to test them for future military use. Jonathan Bevan drove and tested Ajax armoured veh
An inquiry has been launched by Holyrood's Criminal Justice Committee into tackling harms caused by substance misuse in Scottish prisons. The inquiry is split into three parts and will consider the impact of substances, including drugs and alcohol, in Scotland’s prisons. The first part will lo
Two men who set up a drugs trafficking network worth hundreds of thousands of pounds have been imprisoned for a total of nine years. Jamie Montgomery, 44, and Darrin Campbell, 39, both of Glasgow, orchestrated the sale and supply of large quantities of cocaine and cannabis.
How willing would you be to hand over your mobile phone to the police if they asked to examine its contents? Why are many suspicious of facial recognition technology, yet happy to use this to unlock their digital devices? These are themes that University of Dundee and Open University experts are hel
Weightmans has announced a raft of new partner appointments. As part of plans to grow the firm’s private client practice in Scotland, Donna Brennan, formerly of Blackadders, joins the team in Glasgow, specialising in complex private wealth matters, and advising on all aspects of succession pla
An original issue of the Magna Carta, long mistaken for a copy and sold in the 1940s for what one historian described as a “fairly derisory price”, has been identified at Harvard Law School Library. The document was acquired in 1946 from a London bookseller for just $27.50, before its tr
