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Weightmans adds Scottish employment partner
Elaine McIlroy joins from MacRoberts
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Businesses not managing contracts effectively, Brodies survey claims
Two thirds have no proper system in place
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Scotland helps boost Pinsent Masons' performance
Global turnover up 12% as Scottish deals value tops £5bn
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Scottish Arbitration Survey publishes first report
Use in line with expectations following new legislation
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Legal firms given deadline to clear historic client balances
Financial Compliance team warns of action after 31 October
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Voting age lowers in Scotland – but not for EU referendum
Holyrood passes votes for 16-year-olds as Commons refuses
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How to achieve a fairer society? Ministers call for ideas
"National discussion" begun in Scotland to tackle inequality
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Succession Bill introduced for non-contentious Commission proposals
Bill may be accepted for new law reform Holyrood procedure
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Thorntons moves north with latest merger
Tayside giant reaches Montrose with Watts Law takeover
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OSCR consults on charity accounts changes
Statements due to be updated to reflect general accounting practice
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Community Empowerment Bill given final approval
Measure to encourage regeneration passes stage 3
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No article 10 breach in web publisher postings liability, Strasbourg rules
Human Rights Court rules defamation action permissible
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Adjudication paying party can seek repayment where no follow-up court action
Time bar operated against original claimant, Supreme Court rules
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"Whole system approach" to be advanced to tackle youth offending
New strategy launched as figures show big fall in proceedings
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Associate joins bto family law team
Denise Laverty moves from Anderson Strathern
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Boffey continues as President as SYLA elects new committee
AGM follows successful annual conference
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Smart IT means flexible work but long hours, Society study finds
Gap widens between those prepared to work long hours and those not
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Digby Brown moves up in Aberdeen
New larger city centre office as firm predicts further growth
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Two Scottish court officer firms join national group
Scott + Co and AA Hutton become part of Marston Holdings
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Morton Fraser announces growth figures for latest year
Turnover up 8% and profit by 20% in 2014-15
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Justice Secretary pays tribute as Commission marks 50th birthday
Law Commissions Act came into force 50 years ago today
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British Library announces favourites for digital "Magna Carta" clauses
Free information, and freedom from censorship, top the vote
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Rab Forman awarded MBE for political service
Solicitor who now chairs Scottish Conservatives named in Birthday Honours
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Driver should be liable under smoking in cars law: Society
Call for child protection law to mirror position in England