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A flying pig caused a power outage in rural China after a farmer decided to try transporting his animals via drone. The man, who is now facing a police investigation, had sought to find a quicker route to a local slaughterhouse in the mountainous Tongjiang county area.

Severely injured people in Scotland remain at risk of being undercompensated due to a seven-year delay in bringing in new court rules, lawyers have warned. The Association of Personal Injury Lawyers (APIL) says it is frustrated that the Scottish government has not yet introduced rules to allow court

UK Conservative leader Kemi Badenoch has pledged to separate the dual functions of the lord advocate, warning that the current system risks “corruption”. Ms Badenoch described the arrangement surrounding the lord advocate as an “absurd state of affairs”, amid mounting politic

Rural communities continue to face barriers that limit access to essential services, including healthcare, childcare, specialist support, legal advice and public transport, according to a new report from Holyrood’s Equalities, Human Rights and Civil Justice Committee. A shortage of affordable

The Lands Tribunal for Scotland has published its decision on the Electronic Communications Code renewal of six greenfield sites in the case of EE Limited and Hutchison 3G UK Limited against AP Wireless II [2026] LTS 7.  Neale Tosh, of Axiom, appeared for the successful applicants, securing fav

Bank of Ireland UK has been fined more than £3.7 million for failing to implement UK anti-fraud rules by the required deadline.

Dentons has advised Connected Kerb, a provider of electric vehicle (EV) charging infrastructure, on its acquisition of the Flat & Flush on-street charging technology from Trojan Energy. Connected Kerb’s acquisition of the Flat & Flush technology strengthens its ability to deliver space

Our weekly round-up of human rights stories from around the world. Israel’s move to register land ‘systematises dispossession’ of Palestinians

A solicitor in Guernsey who studied law in Scotland has been convicted of sexually assaulting two women by touching them on the buttocks during a night out in St Peter Port. The Royal Court found Steven Balmer, 39, a senior associate at Carey Olsen, guilty of two counts of sexual assault arising fro

Freeths has strengthened its commercial practice in Scotland with the appointment of partner Richard Lockhart to its Glasgow office. Mr Lockhart, who joins from Burness Paull, specialises in programme development, government policy implementation, governance, procurement, funding and commercial advi

The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) has welcomed the Court of Appeal’s (CoA) ruling that it has succeeded in its appeal against the decision of the Upper Tribunal on DSG Retail Limited (DSG). In its judgment, published yesterday, the CoA supports the ICO’s grounds for appea

Russia's Supreme Court has upheld a fine imposed on search giant Google which is roughly a million times more than the combined GDP of the entire world. Judge Sergei Samuylov said there were no grounds to review the imposition of the 91.5 quintillion rouble fine (around €1.2 quintillion or &pou

People released from prison in Scotland are facing a mental health and substance use crisis, according to a first-of-its-kind study. The University of Stirling-led research, tracking more than 8,000 prisoners over four years, shines a spotlight for the first time on their unmet needs on release from

Responding to a demand for reliable legal guidance in Italian affairs, Wright, Johnston & Mackenzie LLP (WJM) has welcomed new starts to its Dunblane office. Lara Vischi joins as an Italian affairs legal administrator at WJM Dunblane to assist lead partner Mirella Marchini and her team. Ms

Pictured: Craig Ramsay and Paul Macdonald Eventus Law Limited, a boutique corporate law firm based in Glasgow, acted on behalf of William and Kenneth Robson in respect of the corporate sale of Trident Maintenance Services Ltd. Eventus Law provided support in the form of initial business succession a