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Courts to be hit by industrial action on 1 February
SCTS hopes to maintain essential business, but disruption expected
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Brown announces stay on trans prisoner moves
"Urgent lessons learned review" to take place following Bryson case
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'Best law firm' title win for Burges Salmon
Company takes prize for second year in a row
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SLCC proposes 9% levy rise for 2023-24
Rising costs and complaints set to return levy to close to pre-Covid levels
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MSPs want to hear of barriers to disabled finding work
Committee calls for views ahead of further work in the area
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Scots lead round of changes at Pinsent Masons
New roles for Jim Cormack and Joanne Gillies as Laura Cameron steps up
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Aberdein Considine hires banking litigation partner
Zarvin Vandrewala joins Lender Services Practice Group in Leeds
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Scrap Bill of Rights Bill, Parliament report urges
Joint committee finds little support for contentious measure
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Hunting with Dogs Bill passes final stage
Majority of MSPs support strict new limits on number of dogs allowed
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Criminal case backlog down 30% in 2022: SCTS
December figures support projections for clearing pandemic arrear
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Delay proposed to Controlled Interests Register offences
MSPs asked to agree additional year for registration grace period
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Councils need boost to reach net zero, MSPs report
Committee calls on Government to work on support and investment strategy
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DWF Foundation passes £1m in donations
Law firm's charitable foundation provides £1m support in seven years
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Agreement reached over £11m legal aid funding rise
Ministers, Society and SSBA settle allocation of additional funding
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Emergency protection for tenants to be extended
Private rent rises to be capped at 3%
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Three new sheriffs principal appointed
Sheriff Sean Murphy KC, Kate Dowdalls KC and Sheriff Gillian Wade KC named
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Three solicitors jailed on money laundering charges
Robertson & Ross client account allowed to be used for dirty money
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Government's s 35 order reasons prompt further argument
Expert views differ over grounds for blocking Gender Reform Bill
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House price growth slows in year to November
Scottish average price rises 5.5% over 12 month period
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Human dignity the theme for 2023 Macfadyen Lecture
Former Indian Supreme Court judge to speak on centrality of the subject
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Holyrood's Gender Bill blocked on two grounds: Jack
Government's legal reasoning to be laid with s 35 order
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"Lex Factor" battle of the bands contest revived
Six legal profession bands to compete in charity event in March
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Fifteen-strong promotions round at DWF in Scotland
List headed by new partners Lauren Rae and Lynne Macfarlane
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Revised s 142 guidance issued for licensing boards
Ministers replace guidance issued when 2005 Act first in force