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The High Court in London has dismissed an application to strike out a claim brought by more than 7,000 Malawian tobacco farmers – including over 3,000 children – against British American Tobacco and Imperial. The two tobacco companies had asked the court to throw out claims brought by to

Trump lawyer Rudy Giuliani has been suspended from practising law in New York because of his "demonstrably false and misleading claims" about the 2020 presidential election. Mr Giuliani, a former mayor of New York who has served as disgraced former president Donald Trump's personal lawyer since 2018

Two nude sunbathers who had to be rescued after being startled by a deer and getting lost in a forest have been fined. The two men had to call for help after they got lost in the Royal National Park in New South Wales, Australia, The Sydney Morning Herald reports.

The High Court of Justiciary has reversed a sheriff’s decision to discharge from custody an Albanian man wanted by the Italian authorities to serve a prison sentence for his role in an attempted murder, and ordered that he be extradited. The Lord Advocate brought the appeal

The UK government will support a change in the law to divide the role of the Lord Advocate if Holyrood backs the move, The Times reports. The remit of the Lord Advocate is found in the Scotland Act.

A consultation on the details of a licensing scheme for short term lets will take place over seven weeks this summer. Social Justice Secretary Shona Robison has announced the publication of a draft licensing order for consultation, ahead of laying the final legislation at the Scottish Parliament in

Measures no longer necessary to support the ongoing public health response will be removed from the Scottish Coronavirus Acts after Holyrood approved their expiration. The Coronavirus (Extension and Expiry) (Scotland) Bill was voted for by MSPs after three days of scrutiny.

Alastair Milne Balfour and Manson partner Alastair Milne retires today after almost 35 years in the legal profession.

Arnot Manderson Advocates has welcomed Sarah Trainer and Cat MacQueen to the stable following their admission to the Faculty of Advocates in a historic but socially distanced calling ceremony held in Parliament House earlier today. Ms Trainer arrives as a specialist in family law, child law and crim

Axiom Advocates has welcomed two new members, Andrew McWhirter and David Blair. Mr McWhirter joins from Brodies LLP and is looking forward to developing his practice. He has experience in commercial disputes including contractual, construction and professional negligence disputes. He also has p

Compass Chambers has welcomed Andrew Bergin, Tom Brownlee and Hugh Masters as its newest members after they called to the bar today. Mr Bergin comes to bar after eight years as a solicitor in both private and in-house practice. He brings considerable personal injury experience of cases concerning em

Ampersand has welcomed Mary Ellen Stewart to the stable, following her call to the bar today. Ms Stewart was previously a solicitor with Brodies LLP, where she had a busy practice dealing with a broad range of commercial disputes.

Deliveroo has succeeded in its employment case in the Court of Appeal. The IWGB union had brought a case seeking employee status for Deliveroo couriers but judges upheld the rulings of the inferior courts that riders are self-employed.

Hundreds of visitors to Brighton Palace Pier were charged more than £2,100 (nearly €2,500) to go on rides after a major payment processing error. Payment provider Worldpay said the date of the transaction, beginning with 21 for 2021, was inadvertently processed as the transaction amount.

Two people who were sentenced to life imprisonment for murdering a woman in Shetland have failed to challenge their convictions in the High Court of Justiciary but succeeded in having the punishment parts of their sentences reduced. Ross MacDougall and Dawn Smith were convic