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Courts to stay open in all Covid levels
Delivery of justice regarded as "essential"
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Clyde & Co raise £8,000 for charity
Employees take part in sporting fund-raiser
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Scottish Human Rights Commission releases Annual Report
Staff praised for "skill and commitment" during pandemic
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Miners' strike report proposes pardon for some offences
John Scott QC suggests criteria for pardons as route to reconciliation
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Judge Forrester chosen for lifetime award
Ian Forrester QC to be recognised for service at European Court
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Turnbull, Jackson named for Scottish Sentencing Council
Sheriff Principal Turnbull and Matt Jackson QC take Sentencing Council role
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Three Scots pupils win CMS scholarships
Firm makes additional awards due to high quality of applications
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Partner hire adds to Burness Paull Public Law team
Fiona Killen joins from Anderson Strathern
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Venues confirmed for first remote sheriff court juries
Deals agreed for further Edinburgh and Glasgow cinemas
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Faculty's concerns over automated vehicles consultation
Paper on automated lane keeping systems based on doubtful premises
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QC, former Deputy First Minister, to be next Moderator
Lord Wallace is second elder in modern times to become Moderator
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Scottish Legal Awards to be held online
Virtual ceremony to take place on Wednesday 4 November
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Public bodies' and councillors' codes out for review
Ministers consult on changes to reflect social media and need for respect
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800 lawyers protest against Johnson, Patel “hostility”
Open letter calls for end to behaviour endangering lawyers and rule of law
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Registers consult on applications fees rise
Increases around 10% proposed for Land Register applications
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Pensions partner appointment at CMS
Jae Fassam joins from Pinsent Masons
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Glasgow delis win fight to stay open
Businesses take action over Covid rules
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Philip Buchan joins Blackadders as director
Firm strengthens Rural Land and Business team
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Online training to help separated parents
Initiative will focus on children’s wellbeing
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SCTS workbook shows post-COVID criminal case levels
New monthly publication will track throughput in Scottish courts
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Moves to restrict judicial review "chilling": Faculty
Response to Faulks asserts essential role of judicial review in democracy
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House prices edge up as market restarts
Small year-on-year rise in Scotland in first months after lockdown
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"Go the Extra Mile" challenge to replace Legal Walks
Lawyers urged to go the miles and find sponsors in Pro Bono Week
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Lindsays launches Human Resources consultancy
HR professional Jane Watson to head prism HR