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Aberdeen spinoff to create student law project in Inverness
Harper Macleod to provide support for legal advice services
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Protected trust deed ended despite later PPI claim payout: Supreme Court
Debtor and agent held entitled to money in preference to trustee
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CCW Business Lawyers merges into Wright Johnston & Mackenzie
Deal gives WJM commercial property and corporate strength
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Post mortem protocol will speed up release of bodies for burial
New arrangements agreed between Crown, Society, Faculty and pathologists
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High Court approves Sentencing Council's first guideline
General principles and purposes comes into force next month
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Gilson Gray picks up two as Addleshaws-Morton Fraser deal unravels
Several Private Client team members choose to look elsewhere
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Child evidence facility to open next year
Vulnerable adults also to benefit from safe centre
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"Flag It Up" campaign highlights money laundering signs
Solicitors believed at greatest risk of being targeted
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Gilson Gray's charity GRACE banquet raises £100,000
Two children's hospital charities benefit from high profile event
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Cyclist prosecutions unlikely at common law, Faculty believes
Response to consultation on new offences doubts carelessness is enough
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Event marks advocates' scholarship launch and SEMLA birthday
Lord Hope of Craighead Scholarship to broaden access to bar
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Funding to help with EU Settlement Scheme announced
£9 million to help organisations inform vulnerable individuals
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‘Compatibility issues’ review is published
Report outlines recommendations of group chaired by Lord Justice General
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Is Scotland Fairer?
New report highlights concerns in important areas, including justice
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Home detention curfew changes under way
Justice Secretary responds to Inspectorates’ recommendations
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Review asks if learning disability and autism are mental disorders
Aim is to promote and protect human rights
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Rise in Scottish bankruptcies
New figures show 23% increase for Q2 compared with 2017-18
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Swinney agrees compensation proposal for care abuse survivors
Legislation to be put to Holyrood during current term
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Roberton review calls for single independent regulator
"Transformational approach" would remove Society's regulatory role
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General counsel group produces guidance for company directors
GC100 responds to Government request with proposals on s 172 duty
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Scottish arbitrators launch youth section
New committee to organise programme for coming year
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Morrisons held liable for employee's criminal data breach
Court of Appeal opens door to thousands of compensation claims
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Society to lead legal tech trade mission
November delegation to visit Austria and Switzerland
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Homeless applicant loses judicial review but leaves with hope
Court states petition would succeed against correct respondents