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Holyrood's Finance Committee protests over delayed budget
"Unacceptable" lack of information ahead of December announcement
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19% average private practice gender pay gap south of border: LSEW survey
Median salary up 4.8% in 2015 to £54,000
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Online crime figures harder to track, police audit reports
Current recording practice "does not capture the scale"
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Solicitor restricted in practice for divorce action failings
Tribunal awards compensation for repeatedly misleading client
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Blackadders builds in Glasgow with partner hire
Stephanie Carr joins from Harper Macleod
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Thirteen new Queen's Counsel named
Twelve advocates and one solicitor advocate appointed
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Faculty joins move to highlight plight of Egyptian lawyers
Letter to President protests at treatment of human rights defenders
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Lord Neuberger to deliver RFPG Lord Rodger Memorial Lecture
President to speak on Supreme Court role in context of devolution
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Edinburgh AWI applications given dedicated web support
Guardianship Court hub links from sheriff court home page
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OPG changes review policy for professional guardians
Sample accounts to be reviewed, rather than check of all cases
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Government to ignore opposition to immigration tribunal fee rises
Decision to go ahead with sixfold increases condemned by practitioners
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Leaders named for new body to combat reoffending
Karyn McCluskey and Jean Couper to head Community Justice Scotland
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Lords put Westminster lawmaking under the spotlight
Evidence invited to inform legislative preparation and scrutiny inquiry
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Property finance hire at Anderson Strathern
Gregory Stachura rejoins firm as senior associate
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Solicitor General becomes a QC
Alison Di Rollo recommended following June appointment
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MSPs show cross-party backing for proposed domestic abuse law
United support for motion behind new specific offence
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AiB report shows downward trends and creditor returns
Bankruptcies awarded down 44% in 2015-16
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Lindsays' associate takes top STEP mark
Diploma Distinction for Lynsey Kerr
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Regulations laid to end right to second home council tax discount
Councils to have option to remove discount from April 2017
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Aberdein expands over the border with Newcastle deal
Merger brings expansion of corporate and litigation services
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Scotland's law schools and Commission sign research work agreement
Academic staff to support law reform projects
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Rights violation found in relation to London bombing suspect
Human Rights Court upholds one, dismisses three complaints
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Registers' annual report records progress in transformation programme
Digital technology, and Land Register completion, focus of 2015-16 work
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Jon Snow and Helena Kennedy to head latest JUSTICE Scotland event
Faculty hosts conversation in support of 60th anniversary appeal