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A dispute between neighbours over an apple tree that allegedly attracts wasps has incurred at least £200,000 in legal costs. Barbara Pilcher, who is allergic to wasps, took her neighbour Antoinette Williams to court over her alleged failure to dispose of rotting apples falling from the tree.
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European citizens are being detained and threatened with deportation, despite having applied for settled status – contrary to the Brexit withdrawal agreement. The Home Office has served EU nationals removal directions even though they could prove they had applied for settled status.
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Anderson Strathern has made a duo of senior appointments, with a partner promotion and a hire to its residential property team. Jemma Richardson, deputy head of the firm’s residential property department, is appointed a partner, while Edwina de Klee joins as purchase & new business manager
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Online retail giant Amazon has been slapped with a record €746 million fine by a data protection watchdog for alleged breaches of the GDPR. Luxembourg's data protection watchdog, the Commission Nationale pour la Protection des Données (CNPD), issued the fine in July.
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The Law Society of Scotland has added to criticism of the prime minister over his remarks last week about the legal profession. Boris Johnson had suggested that “left-wing criminal justice lawyers” act against the public interest.
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TLT partner and head of licensing in Scotland, Stephen McGowan, has published a book exploring the complex world of alcohol licensing in Scotland. Aimed at licensing practitioners, solicitors, local authority and police officers, as well as business owners, McGowan on Alcohol Licensing Law in S
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Thompsons Solicitors has established a new financial misselling unit. The move follows the firm's work in recent years representing drivers caught up in the “Dieselgate” scandal which saw manufacturers accused of installing technology to falsify emission levels.
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A former monk who admitted two charges of lewd, indecent and libidinous practices against boys more than 40 years ago has been sentenced. Denis Alexander was a teacher at a Highland boarding school when the offences took place. His victims were between 12 and 14 years old.
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DLA Piper's revenue for its offices outside of the US remained at just over £1 billion over 2020/21 while profits rose to £614m. The latest accounts from the firm show that revenue for its international LLP declined from £1.07bn to £1.05bn.
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The renewed attention brought to mental health law by the Scottish government’s ongoing review under John Scott QC renders David W Cobb’s new book particularly timely. Published this month, A Practical Guide to the Sheriff Court and Protecting Vulnerable Adults in Scotland not only provi
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A woman has admitted providing cannabis brownies to her friends – who then panicked and called an ambulance. Elena Ravizza, 24, is due to be sentenced after pleading guilty to possession of the Class B drug at Dundee Sheriff Court.
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Former diplomat Craig Murray has failed to obtain permission to appeal to the Supreme Court and will be jailed. He was convicted after breaching a court order by writing blog posts about the trial of Alex Salmond.
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Scotland's courts are sitting on an estimated backlog of 48,993 cases, figures from the Scottish government show. Overall, there are 42,451 outstanding trials and a further 6,542 cases deemed likely to come to trial. The backlog is double that of pre-pandemic levels. There were 18,355 outstand
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Calls have been made for HMP Greenock to be replaced as soon as possible after a leaking roof forced the closure of 40 cells. The prison was built in 1907 and operates at only 75 per cent capacity because of the poor condition of its buildings. A replacement, however, is still a decade away, Wendy S
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