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Families Need Fathers sets up Dundee group
Inaugural meeting next week for parents with difficult contact
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SYLA confirms Criminal Day programme, and simple procedure event
Two days left to book for criminal conference
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Two energy lawyers back to support Ledingham Chalmers' new practice
Laura Petrie and Uisdean Vass return as partners in E&P practice
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Two Lanarkshire firms unveil merger
Stirling Dunlop and Baker Gostelow join forces
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Fourteen new employment judges appointed
Lord Carloway appoints three salaried and 11 fee paid individuals
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Dress code gets a makeover at Gilson Gray
"Dress for your day" aims to challenge traditional legal image
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Open banking regime will allow data sharing from tomorrow
Customers can authorise access to account information held by bank
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Objections to evidence must be raised in line with Act: Appeal Court
Judge wrong to entertain late objection purportedly on basis of fair trial
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ASNTS transfers to First-tier Education Chamber from today
Scottish Charity Appeals Panel also moving
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Scottish ministers plan emergency EU Bill if UK Bill not changed
Continuity Bill would give leverage in dispute with UK Government
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2018 finalists announced for Scottish Legal Awards
More than 40 firms and organisations represented in shortlists
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Additional learning rights for under-16s come into force
Advice, information and having their own say extended to 12-15 year olds
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£160m claim against Burness Paull settles out of court
Undisclosed figure ends massive conflict of interest suit
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Dundee partner promotion at Thorntons
Lorna Goodfellow recognised in private client
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Docket can refer to charges time barred from indictment: Appeal Court
Crown permitted to lead evidence for Moorov purposes
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Solicitors claim legal aid system at "breaking point" over duty scheme
Workloads "unmanageable" under new police station questioning law
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Faculty claims potential illegality in breakeven court fees policy
Consultation response challenges approach that user pays
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Lindsays makes private client solicitor hire
Bruce Battersby joins from Mitchells Roberton
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Former ombudsman to chair Scottish Legal Complaints Commission
James Martin one of two new five-year appointments
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EU Withdrawal Bill incompatible with devolution powers, MSPs report
Unanimous committee "not in a position to recommend" consent
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Wright Johnston & Mackenzie names two Inverness associates
Paul Adams and JP Campbell join firm
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"Compatibility issues" review consults on Scotland Act provisions
Lord Justice General's group carrying out review under 2012 Act
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Death takes place of Glasgow solicitor Margaret Scanlan
Former chair of Family Law Association was made OBE for SLAB work
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Do independent reviews do the job, ministers ask?
Views invited on whether used properly, and what rules should apply