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A former state judge twice suspended from office who believes “God’s law” can invalidate decisions of federal courts has won Alabama’s Republican Senate primary, The Washington Post reports. Roy Moore defeated the incumbent, Senator Luther Strange, with 55 per cent of the vote.

Terra Firma Chambers sponsored the Scottish Planning and Environmental Law (SPEL) Annual Conference held in Edinburgh’s COSLA building on 21st September 2017. Chaired by Stuart Gale QC and featuring contributions by fellow TFC members Mark Mohammed, Robert Sutherland and Alasdair Sutherland, the c

A man has been arrested while allegedly trying to smuggle nearly a kilogram of gold onto a plane in his rectum. The 45-year-old man attracted attention because he was "walking with difficulty" and "appearing to be in pain", security said.

A Chinese national seeking permission to remain in the United Kingdom on human rights grounds has successfully challenged a decision by the authorities to reject her application. The judge in the Court of Session ruled that the Home Secretary “fell into error” in reaching her decision that the p

A ceremony next week will see new three new justices sworn in at the Supreme Court as Lady Hale becomes the UK's most senior judge. The swearings-in of Baroness Hale of Richmond as President, Lord Mance as Deputy President, and Lady Black of Derwent, Lord Lloyd-Jones and Lord Briggs of Westbourne as

Photo credit: Google Street View A solicitor who embezzled almost £270,000 from his aunt after she granted him power of attorney is facing jail, The Herald reports.

Thirty new legal members and 19 ordinary members have been appointed by the Scottish ministers to the First-tier Tribunal for Scotland and assigned to the Housing and Property Chamber by the President of Scottish Tribunals, Lady Smith. The announcement follows a recruitment round by the Judicial App

Regulatory gaps have allowed a UK-based shell company to act as an intermediary in huge prospective arms deals to war-torn South Sudan and other countries, new research has found. Amnesty International said its latest report shows corporate regulation shortcomings are making the UK a hotspot for com

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Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation (Appellant) v Comic Enterprises Ltd (Respondent) The respondent operates a number of live entertainment venues in the UK used primarily for stand-up comedy, but also live and recorded music and nightclub and cabaret entertainment. It owns a UK-registered trade

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Property organisations are among those facing the fallout from the collapse of Pagan Osborne, The Herald reports. Joint administrators of the firm Tom MacLennan and Iain Fraser of FRP Advisory said Pagans had 53 creditors who were owed about £185,000 in total when it collapsed.

September and October are great months for getting round Faculties. CPD deadlines loom and there is usually still some decent golfing weather left (though not this year), so a few trips away are no chore at all. Banff has been a staple for, I think the last nine years now. Banff Springs Hotel is the

A drug trafficker was caught after she put fake police lights on a drug-laden vehicle to speed through traffic on her way to court. Ebony Lerra Holland-Harris has been jailed for more than three years after her "substantial street level trafficking operation" was inadvertently exposed by the road tr