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Buying house together more commitment than getting married, many believe
Survey finds 40% rate joint mortgage as the real affirmation
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Upgrade for landlord register goes live
Easier application, searching and maintenance built in
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Gillespie Macandrew appoints head of family law
Jennifer Maciver joins from Sheehan Kelsey Oswald
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Don't undermine rule of law, IBA tells Trump
Principle “chipped away at” with each criticism of judges
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Council has no power to rule on care adult's asset transfer
Authority cannot determine payment liability: Appeal Court
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Date set for farm tenancy improvement amnesty regime
Tenants to have three years from 13 June 2017 to serve notice
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Thorntons adds partner to Fife operation
Audrey Dishington joins from Pagan Osborne
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Empty police and court buildings spark row
Sixty police properties and five courts lying unused
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Inverness site earmarked for new prison
Area next to retail park identified as suitable
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Drunk race abuser "not a solicitor" despite reports
Man who abused mother and son on train is ex-marketing executive
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Bill sets Scottish Government targets for reducing child poverty
Plans to be drawn up for strategy through to 2030
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Aberdeen partner promotion at Shepherd & Wedderburn
Consultant John Rutherford recognised
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"Logbook loans" set for law changes
Ministers to act on Law Commission recommendations
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Information evening to be held for Lawscot Foundation
Aims and ways to support Society charity to be discussed
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Sixteen schools win Dewar Debate semi-final places
Next challenge will be to debate motion seen at last minute
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Discipline Tribunal annual report published
Misconduct findings drop from 25 to 22 in 2015-16
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Cohabitant nomination rule in pension scheme unlawful, Supreme Court rules
Requirement added nothing to other tests that relationship existed
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National standards planned for sex attack forensic examinations
Healthcare Scotland to recommend best practice
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Thorntons reports strong post-merger figures
Revenue up 14% in year following Fife acquisitions
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Data Protection Act damages success against neighbours' "oppressive" CCTV
UK first claimed for case based on unlawful surveillance
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Ethnic minority lawyers' group moves towards formal launch
Steering group meets to plan way forward
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Property partner catch for Gilson Gray
Donna Kelly-Gilmour joins from Brodies
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Holyrood and Westminster committees combine on benefit exercise
Joint study to look at devolution of social security powers
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Two weeks to run in Registers' Digital Transformation consultation
New services proposed along with "digital first" presumption