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JABS lay member appointment extended
Neelam Bakshi to serve a further six months
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Pinsent Masons launches infrastructure projects guide
Resource intended to help deliver global scale joint venture projects
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Dentons associate takes Women in Property chair role
Rachel Dunn to lead Central Scotland branch
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Period Poverty Bill passes stage 1
No opposition but warnings restated of need for amendment
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Children's needs facility opened at Tribunals Centre
Additional support needs hearings boosted by sensory needs suites
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Cohabitant provision same as divorce? Paper seeks views
Scottish Law Commission publishes Discussion Paper on Cohabitation
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Ruth Crawford QC elected Faculty treasurer
First woman to hold post succeeds Roddy Dunlop QC
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Domestic abuse figures rose ahead of new Act
2018-19 saw 2% rise in reported incidents
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Civil case cannot subvert conviction, Inner House rules
Summary dismissal wrong, but claim irrelevant on public policy grounds
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Short sentences still being used, first figures show
Statistics show decline, but unclear picture following extended presumption
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Call for views on Tied Pubs Bill as stage 1 opens
MSPs seek evidence on measure to strengthen tenants' rights
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Profession's leaders mark Justice Week
Society's President, and Dean of Faculty set out ideas of justice
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English legal group set up to combat climate change
Contract documents to be launched to promote net zero emissions
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Thorntons makes private client partner hire
Catriona Miller joins from Anderson Strathern
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Scottish Law Commission 2019 annual report published
Current project work surveyed and forthcoming publications noted
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Court reporting restrictions must have interim order first
Rules of court amended to require two-stage procedure
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Elections Bill secures Holyrood's first super majority
Short sentence prisoners, and foreign nationals, given right to vote
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Brain not fully developed until age 25, research reveals
Research to inform Scottish Sentencing Council's work on young offenders
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Shoosmiths takes Scottish Property Legal Team award
Real Estate team picked ahead of Dentons and Brodies
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Period poverty bill backed as ministers change tack
All parties now behind duty to provide free products
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Pinsent Masons retains best law firm diversity ranking
Stonewall ranks firm no 4 employer in UK, and top in Scotland
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Andrew Stevenson to be SLAS secretary
Solicitor advocate succeeds Michael Sheridan at Scottish Law Agents Society
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Barlinnie contingency plans must be top priority, MSPs report
Audit report says urgent action needed across prison estate
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Adjudicator award enforced despite "without prejudice" reliance
Judge finds no impropriety or breach of natural justice