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DWF makes partner hire as new team launches
Jill Sinclair becomes head of counter fraud in Scotland
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BTO sponsors charity's art exhibition
Art in Healthcare show to feature 22 contemporary artists
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Partner's award upheld of half share in house equity following split
Sheriff principal entitled to find economic advantage from contributions
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SCJC's annual report shows big year supporting new courts
Court reform and rules rewrite programmes continue
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More questions should be asked of UK over human rights, Commission states
Report to UN proposes questions to be asked of Governments
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McKie case fingerprint officer wins reinstatement appeal
Supreme Court upholds employment tribunal's "non-court" approach
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Kennedys Scotland moves to new office in Edinburgh
Firm expands Scottish operations 18 months after crossing the border
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Three way contest in prospect for next Dean of Faculty
Roddy Dunlop QC, Peter Gray QC and Gordon Jackson QC all nominated
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UK entitled to apply child benefit residence rule, EU judges decide
Court dismisses Commission complaints of illegality and discrimination
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Rights of the child: get back to basics, Faculty tells ministers
Guidance should start with Convention text, not aspirational statements
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Lords warn of power shift from Parliament to executive
"Constitutionally inappropriate" legislation confers too much discretion
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Honours for Queen’s solicitor and commissioners’ secretary
Bruce Wood becomes CVO and Joan Melville awarded an MBE
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Aberdeen Law Project adds to board with new members
Four join as Margaret Ross moves to become patron
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Women feel hindered by gender, but oppose quotas: law survey
Majority support other measures to advance gender equality
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Court rejects intra/ultra vires distinction for reviewing errors of law
Mike Ashley allowed to review SFA in Rangers case, but grounds fail
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Raise age of criminal responsibility to 12, Society urges
Response to advisory group also wants to qualify police powers
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Three members in two-way contest for in-house convenership
Co-convener nominations up against single opponent
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Gillespie Macandrew becomes "legacy partner" with zoo charity
Two year deal will involve focused legacy campaign
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Nairn Academy are Dewar Debate champions
Highland team wins final in Scottish Parliament
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Buy-to-let borrowers win West Bromwich "tracker" interest case
Court of Appeal rules building society not entitled to raise rate
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Football and some hate offences up, though race hate drops
Latest figures show overall slight rise
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Pagan Osborne adds two Fife partners
Lesley Mearns and Katherine McGill from Eden Legal join firm
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Faculty open to both prescription reform options mooted by SLC
Either would be improvement on Morrison decision, response states
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Lynda Towers takes public law post at Morton Fraser
Former Solicitor to Scottish Parliament moves to private practice