Legal news
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Conference to explore land database for Scotland
March event to look at Norwegian system as model
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Court holds action settled despite solicitor's lack of authority
Disgruntled litigant should have taken action against solicitor
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Courts doing business despite industrial action
Civil servants strike as final round of closures takes effect
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Partner promotions and associate hire at bto
Karina McShane and Jilly Petrie make the top level
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Deputy Public Guardian retires
Rosemary Wawrzyniak leaves public service after 38 years
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Ministers abandon plans for replacement women's prison
Matheson promises different approach to tackling female offending
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Scottish Legal Aid Board in office move
New Haymarket premises expected to improve efficiency
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Parole Board annual report reveals extensive workload
Release recommended in one in three cases
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Humanitarian award for Olivia Giles
Robert Burns Award goes to fundraising disabled lawyer
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Faculty questions OLR effects of auto-release changes
Judge would have to consider effect of later notional release date
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Stronachs appoints banking partner
Mark Brady joins from Bond Dickinson
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Judge upholds "named persons" law
No breach of Convention or EU law in Children Act
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Dentons' Chinese merger to create world's biggest law firm
Dacheng tie-up will mean 6,500 lawyer practice
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Smith Commission powers given effect in draft clauses
UK ministers publish new devolution command paper
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Tax tribunals objective should be simply put, Faculty argues
"Fairly and justly" UK standard should be adopted
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Ending of poll tax collection supported in stage 1 report
Committee majority backs general principles of bill
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Swinney modifies LBTT proposals
Lower rates to apply up to £325,000; most expensive houses cost more
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Successful rape appellant to have compensation claim reconsidered
Court rejects ministers' appeal that refusal letters not "irrational"
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Sikh solicitors given faith items concession by Home Office
Kirpans may be carried on detention centre visits
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Thorntons announces partner and associate promotion
Caroline Kelly and Lynne Hopkins advance
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MMS to sponsor top Olympic swimmer
Help for Keri-anne Payne in her bid for glory in Rio
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Sheriff Principal Stephen appointed Queen's Counsel
Appointment confirmed following nomination
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16 and 17-year-olds to vote in Scottish elections
Enabling powers to be devolved to Holyrood in March
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Advocates rebrand specialist criminal body
Thomas Ross to be President of Scottish Criminal Bar Association