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A man sawed his neighbour's garage in half following a dispute over the boundary line between the two properties. Construction worker Gabriel Brawn used a reciprocating saw to destroy half of the structure after a land surveyor confirmed that the garage straddled the boundary line between the two ho

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A prisoner serving a life sentence who submitted freedom of information requests for information he believed would help prove his innocence has had a petition for judicial review of the decision not to grant him legal aid refused. William Beggs was refused legal aid to appeal to the UK Supreme

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The latest edition of the Edinburgh Student Law Review has been published. The first issue of the fourth volume features contributions on a wide range of topics, including the legal basis of capitalism, cyberbullying and sexting, the reformation of jus quaesitum tertio and a case note on G

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A new Electronic Communications Code judgment is another wolf placed among the yearling sheep as far as mobile phone operators are concerned, writes Michael Upton. The Digital Economy Act 2017 amended the Communications Act 2003, so that from the end of 2017 the new Electronic Communications Code re

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Lawyers have given their backing to campaigners seeking the removal of a courthouse mural depicting three members of the racist Klu Klux Klan (KKK) on horseback. The hooded Klansmen appear in the corner of a large mural painted on the floor of the Baker County Courthouse in Macclenny, Florida, The T

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Footage of a police car involved in a slow-speed pursuit of a "runaway golf cart" has gone viral on social media. In a video from New Zealand, a police car is seen mounting the pavement with sirens blaring during the slow-motion chase.

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A construction company has failed in its action against a company it alleged had sold it a defective pile driving hammer, causing it to be unable to fulfil its obligations under another contract. MG Construction Ltd raised the action against AGD Equipment Ltd on the ground that the ha

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High Court trials will restart on 20 July in Edinburgh and 21 July in Glasgow in new formats designed to ensure a safe and secure process for all involved, in compliance with public health guidelines on physical distancing and hygiene. The trials have been arranged following discussions of the Resta

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