Legal news
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Expenses can't be modified beyond legal aid certificate
Sheriff ordains pursuer to pay part as condition of going to proof
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Courts revise COVID practice as restrictions ease
Masks and restricted access to continue for time being
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Pandemic cases backlog ‘will take years to clear’
Justice Secretary admits situation ‘has been tough'
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Govanhill Law Centre fears closure after grant refusal
Centre misses out on new Equality & Human Rights Fund
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Ministers consult on new parking offence scheme
Views sought on grading of offences including under new Act
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Replacement legal aid support fund open to applications
Firms have until 18 August to apply for share of £6.7m support
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Five organisations named for extra human rights funding
48 bodies in total to benefit from new Equality and Human Rights Fund
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Islands bond to support new settlement put out to views
Scottish Government plans £50,000 funding for up to 100 families
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Inner House affirms strict latent damage time bar rule
Sheriff erred in holding pursuers lacked sufficient knowledge at outset
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Legal counsel joins SWA as senior lawyer retires
Laura Lee moves to Scottish Whisky Association's Legal team
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Property team appointments at Anderson Strathern
Jemma Richardson promoted to partner as new manager joins team
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Burness Paull offers legal career pathway
Scheme to help disadvantaged students
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Alcohol may not affect witness recall, new study finds
Mild to moderate intoxication made recollection no less accurate in tests
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Commission extends homicide reform response deadline
Comments on discussion paper remain open until 15 October 2021
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Faculty deprecates Johnson "left-wing" lawyers slur
Interview remarks deplored as renewed attack on rule of law
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South Africa allows patent to AI inventor
First success for team seeking recognition for non-human creators
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Excluding juries from sexual cases "abhorrent": Lenehan
Criminal Bar President warns of risk of undermining justice
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MPs call for urgent legal aid reforms south of border
Justice Committee report highlights significant issues similar to Scotland
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Solicitor fined for copying statements to accused client
Breach of undertakings to Crown involved sensitive sexual matters
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TLT unveils 2025 strategy as it reports 11% 2021 growth
Firm targets £140m-plus revenue in four years' time
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Property associate hire for Balfour+Manson
Sylvia McCullagh joins from Gilson Gray
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More support in force for siblings in care
Siblings should now have support to stay together where appropriate
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Ministers plan new style energy performance certificate
Consultation opens on relabelled and additional ratings
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CMS promotes five in Scotland to of counsel
Three in Edinburgh and two in Glasgow advance to senior role