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Curbs will add six weeks to summary trial delays: SCTS
Prediction comes as latest monthly progress report released
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Kenny Scott joins MacRoberts as Senior Associate
Lawyer becomes part of firm’s Employment team
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Dundee expansion planned by Gilson Gray
Firm delighted by ‘exciting growth’ in business
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Lockerbie bombing accused's further appeal refused
Trial court held entitled to reach verdict, and no material non-disclosure
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Covid court progress 'must not be lost'
Lawyer hails modernisation due to pandemic
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Employers urged to help domestic abuse victims
Focus on workers’ legal rights
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Victim Surcharge Fund invites applications for support
Enough money collected to allow victim support organisations to apply
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Dentons chooses new UK, Ireland & Middle East CEO
Paul Jarvis to succeed Jeremy Cohen from 1 May
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Human Rights Act review issues call for evidence
Seven week period for submissions on working of Act
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CCBE agrees new status for UK participation
Affiliate membership created to ease post-Brexit participation
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Tributes paid on death of Professor Robert Rennie
Former professor of conveyancing dies after sudden illness
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Cannon to lead Simpson & Marwick property services
Former ESPC chief executive takes up new managing director role
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Zimbabwe's Moyo takes up IBA presidency
IBA led by first President of African descent
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TLT enters alliance with Belgian practice GSJ
Strategic link with Dutch firm expands to three way alliance
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Parole system to open up under new rules
Victims able to observe hearings, and decision summaries to be published
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English solicitors back cap on LSEW council membership
Members to serve maximum of 12 years under reforms
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Sarah O'Neill reappointed to SLAB
Non-practising solicitor and consumer expert to serve three more years
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Blackadders appoints private client partner
Lynn Melville joins from BTO
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Sudden death of Professor Robert Rennie
Respected conveyancing authority dies suddenly at new year
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Criminal court business cut as lockdown measure
Most summary trials adjourned to reduce court crowding
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Employment associate joins Morton Fraser
Hayley Johnson moves from Slater & Gordon
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Nick Scott to serve second term at Brodies
Managing partner re-elected for a further three years
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Hearing should have ordered paternity test: sheriff
Advice from National Convener posed the wrong tests
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Rules for new adult disability payment out for views
Draft regulations published for replacement Scottish benefit