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Survey asks readers what they want from their Journal
Society wants to know what you read and how you access content
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Gail Docherty joins Macdonald Henderson
Lawyer becomes head of firm’s residential conveyancing team
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Faculty elects Neil Mackenzie QC as Keeper of Library
Former Director of Training to take charge of Faculty's literary resource
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Senior associate joins McKee Campbell Morrison
Graham Wilson makes move from Addleshaw Goddard
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Ministers introduce fireworks control bill
Measure seeks to limit social harms from fireworks and pyrotechnics
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Thorntons secures MacRoberts' Dundee team
Three new partners among nine lateral hires
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No contempt but expenses against solicitor sued by SLCC
Failure to deliver file results in liability for Inner House costs
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Young lawyers globally seek better balance: IBA report
Toxic work culture and lack of work-life balance driving many from practice
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Faculty mourns Geoff Clarke QC
Former chair of Faculty Services Ltd dies suddenly on hillwalk
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Ashley Edwards QC becomes principal Crown counsel
Top three prosecution roles all held by women for first time
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USA extradition case limits scope of Convention rights
Mandatory life sentence no bar in kidnapping and attempted murder case
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Advocacy service opens for disabled benefit claimants
Support available for people seeking Social Security Scotland benefits
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SLCC proposes 5% levy cut in draft budget
Lower complaint numbers, and efficiency savings, prompt second cut
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Kenyans win right to sue firm in Scotland
Tea pickers say conditions damaged their health
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Council loses £6.5m claim over bin lorry crash
Judge rules that bus firm didn’t provide reference
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Gibson Kerr brings operations under one new roof
Move to Randolph Crescent will support further growth
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Bill introduced to confirm pandemic reforms
Bill makes permanent some measures and extends temporary justice provisions
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LawCare passes 10,000 people helped over its 25 years
2021 figures show stress as fastest growing problem
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Sentencing young people guideline applies from today
Court must assess maturity, with rehabilitation as top consideration
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Commissions' self-driving regime removes driver fault
Proposed automated vehicles law adopts regulatory, not criminal approach
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MSPs seek early action on gender conversion therapy
Report on petition calls for full and comprehensive new law
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Courts lift Omicron COVID restrictions
Less physical distancing and more in-person hearings from 31 January
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Commission calls for greater role for land taxation
Report sets out potential for supporting net zero and diverse ownership
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Omicron hits December criminal court business
Throughput below pre-COVID average levels in all courts