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A Conservative peer has agreed to pay substantial damages as part of a settlement with a PhD student who she baselessly accused of spreading antisemitism while appearing on University Challenge. Baroness Jacqueline Foster made absurd claims on X, formerly Twitter, about a toy octopus chosen as the m

Lord Lester A barrister and Liberal Democrat peer has suggested that delays in the release of the Iraq Inquiry report could be credited to "a lack of legal expertise".

David Pester David Pester has been re-elected as managing partner of TLT Solicitors for a further three year term from April 2017 by a unanimous all partner vote. This will be Mr Pester’s sixth term as managing partner.

Auditors hired by the Vatican to tidy up its accounts claim they were fired for digging up too much dirt – and are now suing the Holy See for €9.3 million.

One of the UK's largest holiday park operators has been widely condemned after blacklisting common Irish surnames as part of an unlawful discriminatory booking policy targeting Gypsies and Travellers. Pontins, owned by Britannia Jinky Jersey Limited, has now signed a legally binding agreement with t

A tourist threatened by a blowtorch-wielding "pirate" was unexpectedly rescued by two naked men. Nudists Pete Sferra and Lloyd Fishback were taking a clothes-free stroll through the Castro neighbourhood of San Francisco when they spotted the person they described as a "crazy kind of pirate guy".

From left: Brandon Malone, chairman of the Scottish Arbitration Centre; Professor Pieter Bekker of CMS Cameron McKenna and ICEA partner CEPMLP; Andrew Mackenzie, chief executive of the Scottish Arbitration Centre; and Philippa Charles, head of international arbitration at Stewarts Law.

The Labour peer and former barrister Greville Janner QC, Lord Janner of Braunstone will not be charged for the second time in relation to charges of alleged historical child sex abuse owing to his poor health, the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) has said. Abuse victims have said the establishment ha

Theresa May The Home Secretary has suggested new powers for spies should be properly scrutinised by Parliament following calls from the Prime Minister and a Liberal Democrat peer to fast-track the legislation in the wake of the Paris attacks.

The High Court in London has ruled that Lord Lucan, a peer who disappeared 42 years ago, is presumed to be dead. A death certificate has been issued for the peer who vanished after his children's nanny, Sandra Rivett, was bludgeoned to death in London.

Police in Portland have busted a 25-year-old man who allegedly tried to sell stolen LEGO to undercover investigators. Pavel Illich Kuzik, whose alleged dabbling in the black market for plastic bricks has been under investigation since February, was arrested last week.

Professor Pieter Bekker The Scottish Arbitration Centre welcomed a group of visiting students from the University of Dundee’s centre for Energy, Petroleum, Mineral Law and Policy recently.

Lord McCluskey One of Scotland’s most respected legal figures, crossbench peer Lord McCluskey, is to retire from the House of Lords on grounds of poor health.

Lord McConnell Labour peer and former First Minister Lord McConnell has suggested a judge should be appointed to rule over possible constitutional disputes between Holyrood and Westminster as part of the UK’s withdrawal from the EU.

Advocate Niall McCluskey reflects on the life of his uncle, former judge and peer, Lord McCluskey, who passed away last week at the age of 88. When I was a child, my uncle John (Lord McCluskey) was a family legend. My father, Raymund, would recount how the family meals of his childhood were fre