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Supreme Court rules against Uber in "workers" appeal
Employment Tribunal justified in finding that drivers were "workers"
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MSPs call for urgent views on freedom of expression
Justice Committee publishes Yousaf's options for hate crime limits
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Sentencing Council publishes death by driving findings
Research into public attitudes shows feeling of expectations not being met
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Discipline Tribunal consults on expenses review
Society's abolished table of fees still being used
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Court simplified divorce forms change from 1 March
Amendments reflect UK withdrawal from European Union
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Stephen O'Rourke elected Keeper of Faculty Library
QC comes top of poll to succeed Mungo Bovey
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Irrelevancy of charge shows no probable cause: judge
Rangers-related action to go to proof on whether prosecution malicious
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December house prices show strong annual growth
Scottish year-on-year rise is highest since March 2015
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Trafficked cannabis farm youths held wrongly prosecuted
UK found in breach of Human Rights Convention on two counts
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EU expected to approve data transfers to and from UK
Announcement predicted this week to assist business transfers
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Lockdown hits SCTS monthly throughput figures
High Court trials up to pre-COVID level but total case throughput well down
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SMEs offered new bank dispute service
ADR service intended for disputes involving larger SMEs
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Scottish child payment benefit begins
Eligible parents can get £40 every four weeks
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Holyrood "must change post-Brexit approach"
Panel calls for legal scrutiny changes after May election
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COVID court restrictions are extended
Safety measures will be in place through March
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Controlled Interest Land Register to start next year
Regulations approved for operation from 1 April 2022
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Seven promoted at Aberdein Considine
Associate and six senior solicitors recognised for contributions
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Longserving SCCRC chief to retire
Gerard Sinclair to step down in September after 18 years
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Legal Aid Resilience Fund opens to applications
Support available to practices with at least 20% of income from legal aid
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Thorntons names Lesley Larg as next managing partner
Craig Nicol to step down on 31 May; latest results see growth despite COVID
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Stirling professor launches legal innovation exchange
Scottish Law and Innovation Network aims to bridge academic-practice divide
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TLT targets zero emissions by 2025
Partnership with Carbon Intelligence will provide strategy to achieve goal
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Malicious prosecution claims to cost £24m, Wolffe confirms
Letter to Justice Committee sets out sums to settle administrators' claims
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South Strathclyde idea cuts sentencing diet COVID risks
Earlier delivery of reports enables advance consultation and cuts hearings