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Three-way partnership creates Scottish Women's Rights Centre
First advice centre for Scottish survivors of gender-based violence
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Ministers abandon corroboration abolition provision
Criminal Justice Bill to go ahead without controversial section
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Cashroom employee faces jail for taking £178,000
MMS ledger supervisor ran scheme for making double payments
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Society, Faculty greet Bonomy report
Welcome for support for post-corroboration safeguards
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Bonomy reports on proposed post-corroboration safeguards
Measures include audio-visual recording of all suspect interviews
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Immigration marriage cases must look at both spouses' rights: Inner House
Two appeal decisions go against Home Office refusals
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Which? lodges super-complaint over supermarket price offers
Consumer body alleges "confusing and misleading" practices
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Thorntons gears up for Edinburgh expansion
Office move paves way for new staff and practice areas
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Morton Fraser promotes four to partner
Eleven now advanced in past year
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Court rejects contention that football sectarian singing law unclear
Accused lose appeal against conviction for singing "Roll of Honour"
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Advocate and solicitor appointed sheriffs
Robert Weir QC and Joan Kerr to join bench
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Glasgow 2015: Commonwealth Law Conference reports
Blogs and tweets from the Journal
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Law reformers hold Edinburgh conference
Scottish Law Commission hosting Commonwealth meeting
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Commonwealth lawyers gather in Glasgow
More than 700 expected to attend biennial conference
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Ledingham Chalmers named "Investor in Young People"
Claim to be first law firm to gain accreditation
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Lord Advocate releases draft human trafficking victim guidelines
"Strong presumption against prosecution" where compulsion evident
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SYLA to hold further "Women in Law" event this month
Inspiring professionals named who will share their experiences
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Gillespie Macandrew announces new board as Turnbull steps down
Chris West to be chief executive and Murray Shaw chairman
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Lawyers honour their Great War dead with new memorial
Society hopes to create full record of those who fell
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Prosecution service embarks on customer survey
12 day window to give views on experience of contact
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Bank executor not entitled to appoint attorney, sheriff rules
Law settled that executor must carry out duties personally
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Further private tenancy proposals published for views
Ministers consult on further detail of new legal regime
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Two new human rights commissioners appointed
Lawyer Susan Kemp and GP Alan Mitchell join SHRC
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Four promoted at Digby Brown
Two new partners and two associates at PI firm