Legal news
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Ministers to invest to support care for young people
Programme will reform family support, children's hearings and use of custody
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Nine Scots named in Pinsent Masons promotions round
Six partners and three legal directors from Scottish offices recognised
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Reed and Hodge quit Hong Kong Court of Final Appeal
Continued membership would appear to endorse acts of Chinese authorities
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Peers warn of risks from unregulated justice system AI
Report calls for strict regulation to ensure benefits from informed use
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Macpherson named as Court of Session Auditor
Temporary auditor for past two years chosen for permanent role
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Alastair Hope retires from BTO's Helensburgh practice
Founder of Raeburn Hope leaves practice after 40 years
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Shakespeare Martineau appoints Edinburgh legal director
Nicky Grant joins Commercial Real Estate Team from Dickson Minto
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Crown declines undertakings over Bayoh inquiry evidence
Questions remain over willingness of police officers to give evidence
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Faculty holds to support for not proven verdict
Abolition would require new safeguards for accused persons
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Renewables partner hire for Anderson Strathern
Dixcee Fast rejoins from Eversheds Sutherland
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Clyde & Co and BLM confirm merger
Combined firm will be 12th largest in UK
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SLCC confirms proposed 5% levy cut
2022-23 budget proposals to be laid before Holyrood in April
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CMS hires IP disputes specialist
Cara McGlynn joins from Brodies
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Group set up to examine marches and parades
Scottish Government move comes after community tensions
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Faculty comments on Commission's draft Leases Bill
Response restates support for notice periods in place of tacit relocation
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January house prices back close to November peak
Latest figures show 10.8% average rise across Scotland over 12 months
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MSPs support Miners' Pardon Bill but suggest extensions
Stage 1 report recommends family members and community offences be covered
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Waiting times for trial revealed in SCTS monthly data
Case throughput rose during February but still below pre-COVID average
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"Good food nation" plans need good oversight, MSPs say
Stage 1 report calls for clearer objectives and stronger supervision
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Make attorney code of practice less complex: Faculty
Response to draft warns against putting lay people off the role
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Legal figures named among 2022 RSE Fellows
Lady Dorrian, Lord Woolman, Lindsay Farmer and Linda Urquhart honoured
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MSPs call for views on Gender Recognition Reform Bill
Survey included in appeal to public for views on gender reform
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Alastair Fiddes joins Gilson Gray in finance role
Firm strengthens team with senior appointment
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Pacitti Jones agrees takeover of RGM Solicitors
Move is part of law firm’s expansion plans