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Practical PR for solicitors — 10 basic rules for writing legal news releases
Journal 16th April 2026
Communications consultant Stewart Argo on how to write releases that journalists will want to use.
Why vague set-off defences do not survive summary decree
Journal 16th April 2026
Ahsan Mustafa explores the role of summary decree in a recent commercial recovery action.
Deadline for entering 2026 Scottish Legal Awards fast approaching
Journal 16th April 2026
Your window to enter the 23rd annual awards and join the gala celebrations is rapidly closing with the deadline this month.
Justice Pledges Explained: What Scotland’s solicitors need to know about 2026 election including hate crime abolition and legal aid reform
Journal 16th April 2026
As the Scottish Parliamentary Election 2026 approaches, the Journal explores justice and legal reform pledges from the main political parties, pledges which include abolishing hate crime law and expanding legal aid traineeship funding.
Scotch on the rocks? What’s next for whisky distillery visitors’ centres and why it matters to solicitors
Journal 15th April 2026
With the Easter holidays signalling the start of the tourism season, Peter Ranscombe asks what the future holds for Scotland’s distilleries and their visitors’ centres.
Hyundai Kia NOx Emissions Group Proceedings
Journal 15th April 2026
Notice is hereby given that on 9 April 2026, the Court of Session made an order granting permission for group proceedings to be brought.
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