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TLT acquires Leslie Wolfson & Co
Deal adds to commercial real estate strength in Scotland
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Flooding denial actionable under standard clauses: Appeal Court
"Entire agreement" term did not exclude misrepresentation case
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Partner promotion at Gillespie Macandrew
Corporate and commercial lawyer Chris Gibson recognised
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Silver award for Society's Careers & Outreach team
Association Excellence Awards recognise Street Law and schools debate work
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Call for legal protection of beavers
Scottish Wildlife Trust expresses concern on unregulated culling
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Scottish Child abuse enquiry releases its first findings
"...homes were places of fear, coercive control, threat, excessive discipline and emotional, physical and sexual abuse..."
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New rules and guidance on Incidental Financial Business
Law Society of Scotland amendments now in force [already used]
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Law firms join World Mental Health Day awareness raising efforts
Big names support Mindful Business Charter and See Me campaigns
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Bakers' appeal allowed in “gay cake” case
Supreme Court upholds right not to manifest belief one does not hold
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Society's LawscotTech scheme will team solicitors with IT experts
Initiative designed to stimulate legal IT innovation
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Blackadders elects two partners to management board
Emma Gray and Petra Grunenberg ensure gender balance
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Amended practice rules on incidental financial business now in force
Solicitors should update standard client documents on insurance
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Tacit relocation should end for commercial leases: Faculty
Doctrine has "unwelcome consequential effects"
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Burness goes pink and blue for Baby Loss Awareness Week
Coloured lights for Glasgow office to show support
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Society calls for strengthened children's rights in Act review
Response includes support for sibling contact rights
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SCTS begins quarterly criminal cases statistics series
First edition shows more solemn but less summary business
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Mass data misuse action against Google dismissed in High Court
Inadequate case that damage suffered, judge rules
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Commissions "disappointed" at decision against new level crossings law
Administrative changes acknowledged, but not a substitute
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Death announced of top Government lawyer Murray Sinclair
Society pays tribute to dedicated solicitor and Council member
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Misogyny could be part of hate crime law: Yousaf
Consultation coming on how else to tackle bad behaviour
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Appeal to solicitors to join “world’s biggest sleepout”
Teams needed to support Sleep in the Park on 8 December
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No provocation direction needed where not live issue at trial
Police statements not a basis for misdirection challenge
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Senior associate joins Gilson Gray in East Lothian
Cheryl Edgar moves from Garden Stirling Burnet
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Two senior appointments at Aberdeen Considine
New private client head and banking associate named