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Digby Brown raises £59,000 for spinal injury survivors
Successful return for firm’s Winter Dinner Dance
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SLCC successfully defends ‘leave to appeal’ cases
Judge notes that Commission is ‘primary decision-maker’
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Inner House to resume in-person hearings
Court of Session to hear appeals in court from 15 November
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Miners' Strike Pardons Bill brought to Holyrood
Pardon for those convicted of three specified offences
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Sentencers want more flexible community options: study
Sentencing Council study finds gaps in resource provision
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Balfour+Manson's Flint retires after 40 years
Litigation partner David Flint retires from practice
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Union members win appeal over company's direct offers
Letters bypassing negotiations were breach of legislation
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Member bill proposal seeks right to addiction treatment
Douglas Ross believes better recovery help would improve Scotland's record
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Fewest recorded homicides in 2020-21
Official figures show growing proportion of male victims
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DLA Piper offers client fitness challenge programme
Partnership with coaching specialists will provide autumn challenge
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Pet photos wanted for Hey Legal/Lawscot Foundation date
Society's charity to benefit from 2022 calendar
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Defence bar unites against minister's COP26 response
Letter defending Government's position rejected as patronising
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Appointments and two promotions at Macdonald Henderson
Six join firm as two recognised with promotion
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Jones Whyte launches training academy
Law firm to develop new paralegals
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£1.3m damages awarded for child abuse by foster parent
Man wins claim for five years of abuse that brought 10 year prison sentence
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Faculty launches annual Christmas appeal
Collection will help vulnerable families
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Ministers consult on ending food bank reliance
Scottish Government will work with others on "cash first" approach
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Denise Loney joins Yuill+Kyle as managing director
Former Alston Law director to lead expansion of debt recovery practice
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Thorntons adds two legal directors among five new faces
Karen Cornwell and Ruth Pyatt head five recent appointments
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House price rise continues unabated
Scottish average up 16.9% year on year in August
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England & Wales legal aid needs 25% rise: Commission
Cross-party group calls present situation unsustainable
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Extra trial courts boost criminal case throughput
Overall cases concluded now above pre-COVID level
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Bars across Scotland opt out of COP26 courts
Associations reject fees offer limited to COP26 cases
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Society attacks bill's two-tier asylum system
Different types of refugee, and criminalising help, would breach UK duties