Legal news
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Budget won't help legal aid sector: Society response
"Another challenging year" in prospect following Mackay's statement
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Lord Mulholland installed as senator
Former Lord Advocate takes seat on Court of Session bench
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More price disclosure needed to boost legal market competition, CMA reports
England & Wales study concludes consumers still in the dark
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John Scott QC becomes Society of Solicitor Advocates' President
Tom Marshall steps down after six years
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Associate level promotions announced at Digby Brown
Four advance to associate or manager in three offices
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Lords invite views on delegated powers ahead of "Great Repeal Bill"
Constitution Committee calls for evidence as part of legislation inquiry
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Scottish firms hampered by lack of ABS options, chairman warns
Turcan Connell's Mackintosh says practices vulnerable to English takeover
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Supreme Court vetoes Inner House approach to pharmacist discipline case
Post-suspension review of fitness cannot revisit original punishment
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IBA to develop anti-corruption advice for lawyers in international deals
Joint task force with OECD will work on standards and practice guidance
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Newly found Thomas Muir papers contribute to latest study
Advocates' Library turns up material on early reform campaigner
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Wrongly claimed benefits not "unjust enrichment" for time bar, court rules
Obligation to repay does not lapse after five years
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Sovereignty must be compromised to achieve free trade: Lords report
Peers warn of need for transitional arrangements post-Brexit
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No conflict between prosecution independence and victim support: Wolffe
Responsibility to engage, says Lord Advocate in Human Rights Day lecture
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Registers' rejection income soars in latest year
One-shot rule leads to tripling of penalties for failed applications
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Council failed to limit agreement to avoid secure tenancy, court rules
"Continue on fortnightly basis" did not define length of occupancy
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IBA calls on Trump to restore USA's human rights image
Country is main player missing from key international conventions
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Private prosecutions refused leave in bin lorry and Payne cases
Judges "unable to conclude Lord Advocate wrong" not to bring charges
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Lawyers in joint venture to support RBS business claims
MBM Veritas set up for Global Restructuring Group cases
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Society takes SLCC to court over "hybrid" complaints relabelling
Two bodies at odds over way to resolve legal difficulties
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More progress needed on human rights in Scotland, Commission report claims
Submission to UN Periodic Review calls for action on four main fronts
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Bill extends Police Scotland powers to railway system
Ministers want to end role of British Transport Police
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Keeper extends voluntary registration fee discount until mid-2019
25% concession part of plans to get all properties on Land Register
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Civil standard of proof predicted for English Discipline Tribunal
"Only a matter of time": Solicitors Regulation Authority
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Ministers target planning fee hike for large developments
New maximum levels should be "linked to performance"