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Emergency tenant protections to remain until March 2024
Ministers seek extension of private sector rent rise and eviction curbs
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Faculty charity event marks Margaret Kidd centenary
Reception will honour achievements of women at Scottish bar
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Applications to open for "Bairns' Hoose" funding
Local authorities and others will have to partner for a share of fund
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Scottish Law Commission launches new work programme
Four new projects feature in Eleventh Programme of Law Reform
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Call for views issued on Legal Services Regulation Bill
MSPs highlight interest in decision not to follow Roberton approach
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Lindsays completes Miller Hendry merger
Combined firm has nearly 50 partners and 300 staff, in four cities
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MSPs seek "lived experience" views on Bankruptcy Bill
Call for evidence opened on bill to improve debt recovery law
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Stephen Vallance elected Dean of Glasgow Royal Faculty
RFPG AGM confirms successor to Austin Lafferty
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Thorntons makes residential property partner hire
Joanne Grimmond joins from Blackadders
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Request for phone code during police search not unfair
Court refuses appeal based on alleged unfairness of request for PIN
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Four Bars reaffirm commitment to cab rank rule
Statement by UK and Ireland Bars underlines role of cab rank rule
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Morton Fraser appoints four new partners
Law firm makes a series of internal promotions
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Shoosmiths staff celebrate official opening of Edinburgh office
New working space is in Haymarket Square
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Glasgow Caledonian wins first Sheriff Principal's Moot
Trophy awarded in inaugural Royal Faculty-backed competition
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Visitor Levy Bill introduced to Holyrood
Councils to be given power to charge visitors and reinvest proceeds
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Gerard O'Hare to lead WorkNest's Scottish legal team
Promotion completes rise from trainee solicitor
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Further action needed on trial backlog: Audit Scotland
Report calls for delivery plan and better programme management
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Average Scottish house price grows 3% in year to March
Latest figures show modest price growth on declining sales volume
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Brodies launches Middle East arm with Abu Dhabi base
Firm aims to support clients at local level
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"Head in sand" solicitor held in contempt over complaint
Business difficulties did not excuse failure to obey order: Inner House
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Pinsent Masons' Fred Banning succumbs to cancer
Tributes to popular communicator who set up campaigns after diagnosis
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Holidays slow criminal case throughput in April
Latest SCTS figures show drop in performance compared to March
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English Law Commission floats non-jury rape trials idea
Evidence consultation paper canvasses more radical measures to combat myths
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Craig Turnbull becomes a Senator of the College of Justice
Senior lawyer takes title of Lord Colbeck