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Tributes paid to Wishaw solicitor Lamont Baillie
Popular lawyer hailed by colleague as a 'one-off'
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Lord Carloway appoints 13 new employment judges
Tribunals team strengthened by the Lord President
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Scullion LAW awarded Marie Curie prize
Firm secured more the £230,000 for charity
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Gail Porter talks to Dentons about mental health
TV personality shares her experiences
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Free workshop to discuss consumer contracts
Online event looks at law changes in England and Wales
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Sheriff criticises "appalling" jail video link
HMP Grampian connection hit by sound issues
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UK Government "will find Lord Keen's replacement"
Advocate General quits over post-Brexit laws
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Two summary sheriffs are appointed
Summary sheriff appointments to Glasgow and Tayside Sheriffdoms
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Caroline Fraser joins Lindsays as partner
Appointment boosts firm's Dundee team
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Womble Bond Dickinson appoints Paul Mason as partner
Law firm strengthens its Edinburgh real estate practice
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MSP "dismayed" at Business Secretary's Holyrood no-show
UK Government declines to give evidence on Internal Market Bill
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SCTS in digital move to allow bulk submissions
Extension to Civil Online will help law firms with high case volumes
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Aberdeen lawyers call for temporary courtrooms
Extra trial provision wanted to tackle COVID-19 backlog
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Ten new Queen's Counsel named
Nine advocates and one solicitor advocate awarded senior status
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March date for new organ donation system
Opt-out to come into force in spring 2021 after COVID-19 delay
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Short-term lets controls enter final stage
Ministers consult on definition, detail of scheme and control area rules
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MSPs in "time critical" appeal for views on Market Bill
Scrutiny begins ahead of legislative consent report
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Singapore Convention will assist mediation enforcement
Businesses can seek court assistance in ratifying countries (not yet UK)
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Royal Faculty building set for renovation work
Ten year maintenance and renovation programme begins next month
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Hamilton pilot cuts summary trial caseload
Weekly "surgeries" sort out which cases need to go to trial
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Students are first to win scholarship prize
Edinburgh and Aberdeen recipients named for SULI awards
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Move to challenge men’s views of prostitution
Scottish Government consultation seeks to challenge attitudes