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New sentencing guidelines are agreed
Move to demystify court decisions
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BTO gives free fertility law advice
Online service designed for potential parents
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Lindsays to help video game designers
Firm provides legal advice for students
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Dorothy Bain QC to be next Lord Advocate
Ruth Charteris QC nominated for Solicitor General
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Aberdein Considine hires 17 new staff
Expansion in firm’s UK operations
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Register of interest plan for judges moves closer
SNP vows to deliver manifesto commitment
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Seventeen staff promoted at Morton Fraser
Senior appointments across law firm
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Promotions at Davidson Chalmers Stewart
Four new Directors announced
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Rise in hate crime charges
New figures reveal 4% increase
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Lords criticise inadequate scrutiny of COVID laws
Report calls for prior approval, and more clarity on what is mandatory
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Further Coronavirus Bill will extend some special powers
Questions as Scottish ministers plan to legislate ahead of summer recess
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Murray refused Supreme Court appeal in contempt case
High Court finds no arguable points of law in application for leave
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Inverness partner hire for Ledingham Chalmers
JP Campbell to join from Wright, Johnston & Mackenzie
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Dickson Minto names two new partners
Craig Roberts and Nicola Mitchell promoted; Alex Smith now finance director
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Four promoted at Wright, Johnston & Mackenzie
Two associates and two senior solicitors named in Glasgow and Inverness
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Lafferty elected Dean of Royal Faculty in Glasgow
Outgoing Dean Donald Reid appointed honorary member
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Wolffe apologises to two ex-Rangers chiefs for charges
Charles Green and Imran Ahmad "should not have been prosecuted"
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Morton Fraser in UK Top 10 Law Firms to Work For
Firm achieves rankings in Best Companies to Work For 2021 lists
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Waiting list within 24 hours for traineeship support
40 funded places for legal aid trainees quickly oversubscribed
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Secure accommodation rules not being followed: report
Children's Commissioner study finds poor practice by authorities
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Views sought on easier experimental traffic orders
Ministers want councils to be able to trial solutions flexibly
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CMS makes senior Banking & Finance hire
Michael Urquhart joins from DLA Piper
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Senior roles for Shepherd and Wedderburn lawyers
Pair appointed at Chartered Institute of Arbitrators
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Justice of the Peace Courts to reopen
Hearings will start on Monday