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Nearly £150,000 in compensation has been paid by City of Edinburgh Council for public injuries since 2024, a freedom of information request has revealed. In a recent request made by Slater and Gordon, the law firm found that the council had handled 2,109 public liability claims over the 25-mon

A man has been fined after "startling" Thailand's beloved pygmy hippo, Moo Deng, by entering her zoo enclosure. The man, who has not been named, was convicted of trespassing and fined 10,000 baht (around €267 or £233), the BBC reports.

Candidates looking to pursue a career at the Scottish bar are invited to apply for scholarships to help ease financial tensions during their training. “The Faculty of Advocates is committed to ensuring that membership of Faculty is open to all with the skill, aptitude and motivation to practis

Edinburgh Law School's Professor Kasey McCall-Smith is to deliver her inaugural lecture in June. Professor McCall-Smith, who holds the chair of international law and human rights, is programme director for the LLM in human rights. She joined the law school on a permanent basis in 2014. She is a US q

Thorntons has become the Scottish member of Multilaw, one of the world’s foremost networks of independent commercial law firms, operating across more than 100 countries and spanning every major business jurisdiction. Founded in 1990, Multilaw is a network of law firms across more than 100 coun

TC Young has announced the promotion of two key staff members. Lynne Lind, who joined TC Young in 2017, has been promoted to the position of associate within the firm’s Adults with Incapacity team in Glasgow. She acts in Scottish courts on financial and welfare guardianship applications and in

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.

A man dressed in a giant bird costume is officially in the running to become an MSP. Robert Pownall – founder of wildlife advocacy organisation Protect the Wild – has announced he is standing as a candidate in Edinburgh Central and will campaign entirely dressed as a giant gannet to push

Lindsays has made three appointments to its rural team. Linda Tinson, Lorna McKay and Sarah Taylor join the firm as a consultant, partner and director respectively.

Digby Brown's industrial disease team set out on their annual charity walk last Wednesday, marking not only the first day of Global Asbestos Awareness Week but also the 10th year the team has taken on a fundraising challenge to support asbestos charities.

Edinburgh Law School's Professor Filippo Fontanelli will deliver his inaugural lecture this month. In recent years the International Court of Justice has been drawn or dragged – by applicants, intervening states, and UN organs – into matters sitting at the apex of the contemporary &ldquo

RTA Law LLP has announced the promotion of James Stevenson to solicitor. Mr Stevenson undertook his traineeship with the firm and has recently qualified as a solicitor. He brings over seven years’ experience working in personal injury, having previously worked as a paralegal for both the pursu

Campaigners fighting to save one of Edinburgh’s finest streets are paying tribute to a relentless champion of the city’s heritage, as admirers prepare to mark their respects at his memorial service tomorrow. The Atholl Crescent residents’ campaign was effectively born late last yea