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Thompsons Solicitors is representing social housing tenants who are seeking damages after prolonged exposure to black mould. Claire Campbell, a partner at the firm, is handling 81 such cases. More than 90 per cent of the cases relate to tenants in housing association properties. Around a third live

Families who lost loved ones in the Covid outbreak at Home Farm Nursing Home on Skye have been waiting over four years for answers as the Crown Office's investigation continues. Civil litigation has been raised on behalf of four bereaved families who are represented by PBW Law to address the failing

Galloway has been confirmed as the proposed location for Scotland’s next National Park with a further investigation to be carried out on its suitability. The joint proposal from the Galloway National Park Association and the Galloway and Southern Ayrshire UNESCO biosphere highlights Galloway&r

Ryanair has won a US court case against online travel agency Booking.com, whom it accused of accessing its website without authorisation in order to offer Ryanair flight tickets to its customers. A jury in Delaware District Court unanimously found on Friday in favour of Ryanair's claims that Booking

Israel is unlawfully occupying the Palestinian territories of the West Bank, Gaza and East Jerusalem and is obliged under international law to withdraw its forces and dismantle its settlements as rapidly as possible, the International Court of Justice (ICJ) has ruled.

Burness Paull has advised longstanding client FOR EV on a project that saw the electric vehicle infrastructure provider install two major charging hubs at Network Rail Scotland’s operational depots in Irvine and Cowlairs, near Glasgow. The hubs have been tailored to Network Rail Scotland&rsquo

Tidman Legal, a firm of business and intellectual property lawyers based in Edinburgh, has been shortlisted in the Service Industries Entrepreneur of the Year category in Scotland. Now in their 12th year, the awards were established to celebrate entrepreneurs and recognise their far-reaching achieve

Around 75,000 convictions for fare evasion are expected to be quashed in England and Wales after a court ruled that train operators had brought unlawful prosecutions. Lawyers for Greater Anglia and Northern Trains apologised to Westminster Magistrates' Court last week, saying they acknowledged the e

A woman who fell out with her then-boyfriend after a Coldplay concert has been ordered by a tribunal to repay him for the cost of her ticket. The Civil Resolution Tribunal in British Columbia, Canada rejected arguments that the $450 CAD (around €300 or £250) ticket was a gift and held it

The National Union of Journalists (NUJ) has been granted permission to intervene in the Police Service of Northern Ireland surveillance case before the Investigatory Powers Tribunal (IPT) in London. The IPT is examining alleged unlawful covert surveillance of journalists in a case brought by Barry M

A violent rapist has been jailed after assaulting and abusing three women and a child over the course of a decade. Alastair Nicolson was found guilty of a catalogue of offences following a trial at the High Court in Inverness on May 22.

The Law Society of Scotland has launched a guide to help improve disability and neurodiversity inclusion across the Scottish legal profession. The guide offers practical information and advice on how organisations can embed disability and neurodiversity inclusion in their processes and procedures, a

Blackadders LLP has been ranked in the top band for private wealth law in the Dundee area in the Chamber High Net Worth Guide. As well as appearing in Band 1, Laura McDowall, head of the private client team, has achieved an individual Band 1 ranking for the Dundee area.

Company insolvencies in June have fallen year-on-year by four per cent to 109. The figure comprised 60 CVLs, 43 compulsory liquidations and six administrations. There were no CVAs and no receivership appointments.

A journalist has been ordered to pay €5,000 to Italian prime minister Giorgia Meloni after mocking her height on social media. Giulia Cortese, 36, was found guilty of defamation after a 2021 post in which she described Meloni as four feet tall.