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The Supreme Court has allowed an appeal by a financial services provider against the upholding of a summary judgment finding them responsible for conduct of its authorised representative that went beyond the scope of their contract after finding that the wording of the Financial Services and Markets
A man has ended a years-long legal battle seeking the return of his 12-foot-long pet alligator. Tony Cavallaro sued the state of New York after his beloved Albert was seized by local officials in March 2024, WIVB News 4 reports.
The Scottish housing market lost further momentum in March according to the latest Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) Residential Market Survey, as rising borrowing costs and wider geopolitical uncertainty weighed on buyer confidence and sales activity.
The Royal Faculty of Procurators in Glasgow was delighted to welcome members and colleagues from across the profession to this year’s "Procurators’ Puzzler".
Greece has become the latest country to announce the introduction of a blanket ban on children's use of social media. New legislation will establish a "digital age of majority" prohibiting access to social media for children under the age of 15 with effect from 1 January 2027, the Greek government h
The death of Adolf Hitler is said to be unique in the history of modern dictators. His death occurred amid imminent regime change. The absence of a successor government meant an absence of an administration with the ability, or inclination, to perform full funeral rites. There was no national period
A Glasgow sheriff has dismissed a claim against an eye clinic and the executor nominate of one of its opticians by a patient who developed significant eye problems following LASIK surgery after finding that she had failed to take steps to contact them in 2009 when she first reported problems with he
Donald Trump's threat to wipe out "a whole civilisation" may amount to a "threat to commit genocide", the head of Amnesty International has said.
The EU tobacco control framework is to be overhauled after an evaluation highlighted growing challenges linked to the rapid emergence of novel tobacco and nicotine products, particularly among young people. The European Commission last week published the evaluation report, which assesses the effecti
Two rival newspapers are set for a court battle over a unique arrangement that saw one included as an insert in the other. The Las Vegas Review-Journal and the Las Vegas Sun are the last newspapers in the US operating under a "joint operating agreement" model introduced in 1970.
The Sheriff Appeal Court has refused an appeal against the refusal of an amendment to of a five-year Non-Harassment Order to allow a convicted abuser to have contact with one of the complainer’s two sons, having already obtained an exception in respect of the other child as he was the child&rs
A taxi driver who raped and sexually assaulted a vulnerable female passenger after picking her up from a night out has been jailed. Thomas Tosh was found guilty of attacking the woman at his home in Drumchapel while she was intoxicated and incapable of consenting.
A retiring sheriff has described his time on the bench as “extremely rewarding” as he prepares to step down from Dundee Sheriff Court after almost a decade. Sheriff John Rafferty will preside over his final court this month, bringing to a close a legal career spanning private practice, a
A lord ordinary hearing an action for damages by a retired labourer who contracted mesothelioma following exposure from two different employers has split liability between the two defenders on a nearly 99.9 to 0.1 per cent basis after finding that it would not be appropriate to make a nil apportionm
