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Third Party Rights Bill passed by Holyrood
Unanimous approval for contract reform measure
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Court user group set up for arbitration practice
Lord Glennie to chair forum for discussion and feedback
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Changes needed to bill banning circus animals, MSPs report
Committee criticises lack of clarity over scope
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Justice committee backs Domestic Abuse bill
Members pay tribute to individuals who spoke about their experiences
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Ashurst tries a new way of working
Different approach is designed to reflect changes in the world of work
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Justice Council consults on solicitors' civil court fees
Views invited on what should be recoverable in expenses awards
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Scottish Government urged to show human rights leadership
Universal Periodic Review makes more than 220 recommendations for UK
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Lord Mance named as UK Supreme Court Deputy President
Former commercial barrister to be number 2 to Lady Hale
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Crown must recognise court capacity in bringing prosecutions: Carloway
Lord President's conference address sets out further needs for system reform
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Inverness justice centre wins planning consent
Construction work set to begin in November
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Next steps announced towards digital justice
SCTS announces plans to develop model for potential legislation
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Scottish and Welsh governments propose EU Withdrawal Bill amends
List of more than 100 policy areas potentially affected is drawn up
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Faculty of Advocates' new arbitration service receives international backing
Launch takes place at conference on 29-30 September
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Pinsent Masons appoints Masters as Chairman of Scotland and Northern Ireland
Long-standing firm member will retain link with Cerico
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Solicitors Journal to close after 160 years
Publisher Wilmington moves out of legal support services
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MSPs test budget support for equality and human rights
Call for evidence over whether resources effectively deployed
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Draft Defamation Bill leaves an online gap, Faculty warns
"Comprehensive" scheme fails to provide for secondary publishers
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Police take on Ross Harper & Murphy case
Investigation into finances of collapsed law firm
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Law firm to partner in drop-in session for World Alzheimer's Day
Gillespie Macandrew to offer free advice at Edinburgh's Eric Liddell Centre
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Aberdeen hosts first solicitor admission ceremony outside Edinburgh
Fifteen join profession as Society breaks with tradition
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Proper training needed for periodical payment order plans, Faculty states
Court-imposed settlements must be properly resourced: response
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Commercial and private client hires for Morisons
Stephen Clark and Jacqueline Tainsh join Edinburgh and Glasgow teams
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Two join Raeburn Christie Clark & Wallace
Private client lawyers post Aberdeen and Banchory branches
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Harper Macleod swells the numbers in Inverness
New hires and transfers underpin growth targets