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Four promoted at Wright, Johnston & Mackenzie
Two associates and two senior solicitors named in Glasgow and Inverness
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Lafferty elected Dean of Royal Faculty in Glasgow
Outgoing Dean Donald Reid appointed honorary member
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Wolffe apologises to two ex-Rangers chiefs for charges
Charles Green and Imran Ahmad "should not have been prosecuted"
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Morton Fraser in UK Top 10 Law Firms to Work For
Firm achieves rankings in Best Companies to Work For 2021 lists
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Waiting list within 24 hours for traineeship support
40 funded places for legal aid trainees quickly oversubscribed
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Secure accommodation rules not being followed: report
Children's Commissioner study finds poor practice by authorities
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Views sought on easier experimental traffic orders
Ministers want councils to be able to trial solutions flexibly
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CMS makes senior Banking & Finance hire
Michael Urquhart joins from DLA Piper
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Senior roles for Shepherd and Wedderburn lawyers
Pair appointed at Chartered Institute of Arbitrators
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Justice of the Peace Courts to reopen
Hearings will start on Monday
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Associates promoted at Raeburn Christie Clark & Wallace
Craig Veitch and Gillian Smith recognised for progress
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Senior insolvency hire for Burness Paull
Allana Sweeney joins from Shepherd & Wedderburn
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DWF cuts Glasgow space as staff opt to go hybrid
Move to The Sentinel reduces square foot space by half
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Three director hires for Anderson Strathern
Two appointments from Scottish firms and one from the Middle East
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Larg takes up managing partner role at Thorntons
First woman in role takes over from Craig Nicol
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Mixed sex civil partnership law comes into force
Couples can give notice to registrar from 1 June
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Police consult on wider use of body worn video cameras
Three month survey follows wide support in relation to armed officers
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Digby Brown names new partners and associates
Trish McFadden and Matt Leckie become partners; three promoted to associate
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Two new directors at the Faculty of Advocates
Astrid Smart and Hugh Olson take on senior roles
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SYLA annual meeting elects new committee
Chiara Pieri becomes President as Ayla Iridag steps down
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Commission brings Scots definitions of homicide under review
New discussion paper puts options to redefine murder and culpable homicide
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Head hire as Simpson & Marwick moves back into family law
David Coutts joins from Turcan Connell to build new team
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Supreme Court offers Bar hopefuls diversity internships
New programme hoped to lead towards more diverse judiciary
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Shoosmiths expands Scottish team with series of hires
Seven solicitors and two paralegals join in Glasgow and Edinburgh