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A final costs order in the high-profile 'Wagatha Christie' case between Coleen Rooney and Rebekah Vardy could be up to two years away, according to a specialist costs lawyer. Mrs Vardy sued Mrs Rooney after she was publicly accused of leaking details of her personal life to The Sun. The High Court i

An employment tribunal has thrown out a claim by an "anti-woke" barrister who was expelled from his chambers after tweeting about a "stroppy teenager of colour". Jon Holbrook, formerly of Cornerstone Chambers, made the comment in relation to a news story about a young woman who took her school to co

Macdonald Henderson has advised the shareholders of Campbell Thomson Insurance Services on its acquisition by Verso Wealth Management. Founded in 1978, Glasgow-based Campbell Thomson is a second generation firm providing specialist financial advice and planning for businesses and individuals across

Argyll lawyer Ruben Murdanaigum has passed away after collapsing in the street. Originally from Mauritius, where he grew up in poverty, Mr Murdanaigum qualified as a solicitor in Scotland in 1980 and founded his own practice, Rubens Solicitors, in 2000.

Jones Whyte has been named by Open Goal Broomhill FC as its latest official partner and kit sponsor for the 2022/2023 season. The partnership will see the law firm's branding emblazoned across the back of the original Open Goal Broomhill FC home and away shirts, brand visibility on home matchdays at

The resignation of a senior New Zealand judge from the Dubai International Finance Centre (DIFC) Courts has piled more pressure on former senator Lord Glennie over his role on the controversial courts. Sir William Young, a former judge of the New Zealand Supreme Court who is well known for leading a

A university library's prized manuscript by Galileo has been identified as a forgery. The University of Michigan Library described the document as one of its "great treasures", believing it to be a draft of a letter sent by Galileo to the Doge of Venice in 1609.

The UK government must reveal more passages of internal documents assessing the human rights situation in Rwanda which were drawn up before ministers adopted a controversial asylum policy, a court has ruled. Lawyers acting for foreign secretary Liz Truss had asked the High Court to grant public inte

The owner of Ladbrokes, Coral and other gambling brands is to pay £17 million after social responsibility and anti-money laundering failures at its online and land-based businesses.

A partner at a City of London firm has been sanctioned for wrongly advising her clients that they could share a Zoom link for a remote court hearing. Ziva Robertson, partner at US-headquartered McDermott Will & Emery, received a written rebuke from the Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) on Mo

Harper Macleod has appointed Bill Stark to the firm as a debt and asset recovery consultant. Mr Stark, who joins from Morton Fraser, specialises in all debtor or creditor positions across the public and private sectors, including B2B/B2C commercial debt, consumer credit, debt, asset finance, invoice

Inverness firm Munro & Noble has welcomed Elaine Gamba as its newest commercial property solicitor. Ms Gamba recently completed her traineeship with the firm, having joined it in June 2015 as a PA to its then commercial partner.

Shepherd and Wedderburn has appointed six new lawyers to its rural team, including accredited agricultural law specialists Petra Grunenberg and Ellen Eunson. Ms Grunenberg, who previously led the rural team at Blackadders, will join as a partner in September, while Ms Eunson has already joined as a

Lord Lloyd-Jones has been re-appointed to the Supreme Court alongside new justice Sir David Richards. The retired justice's reappointment has been made possible the increasing of the mandatory judicial retirement age earlier this year from 70 to 75.

Independent Scottish law firm Gillespie Macandrew has reported turnover of £15 million in the year ending 28 February 2022, a double-digit increase of 12 per cent on the previous year. Gillespie Macandrew ended its financial year in a strong position exceeding pre-pandemic revenue levels and r