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Crown declines undertakings over Bayoh inquiry evidence
Questions remain over willingness of police officers to give evidence
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Faculty holds to support for not proven verdict
Abolition would require new safeguards for accused persons
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Renewables partner hire for Anderson Strathern
Dixcee Fast rejoins from Eversheds Sutherland
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Clyde & Co and BLM confirm merger
Combined firm will be 12th largest in UK
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SLCC confirms proposed 5% levy cut
2022-23 budget proposals to be laid before Holyrood in April
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CMS hires IP disputes specialist
Cara McGlynn joins from Brodies
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Group set up to examine marches and parades
Scottish Government move comes after community tensions
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Faculty comments on Commission's draft Leases Bill
Response restates support for notice periods in place of tacit relocation
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January house prices back close to November peak
Latest figures show 10.8% average rise across Scotland over 12 months
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MSPs support Miners' Pardon Bill but suggest extensions
Stage 1 report recommends family members and community offences be covered
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Waiting times for trial revealed in SCTS monthly data
Case throughput rose during February but still below pre-COVID average
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"Good food nation" plans need good oversight, MSPs say
Stage 1 report calls for clearer objectives and stronger supervision
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Make attorney code of practice less complex: Faculty
Response to draft warns against putting lay people off the role
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Legal figures named among 2022 RSE Fellows
Lady Dorrian, Lord Woolman, Lindsay Farmer and Linda Urquhart honoured
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MSPs call for views on Gender Recognition Reform Bill
Survey included in appeal to public for views on gender reform
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Alastair Fiddes joins Gilson Gray in finance role
Firm strengthens team with senior appointment
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Pacitti Jones agrees takeover of RGM Solicitors
Move is part of law firm’s expansion plans
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Government’s use of Covid laws criticised by MPs
Committee says Parliament wasn’t given enough say
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Five new trainees join Thorntons
Firm to welcome more recruits in September
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CMS and Aberdeen Law Project team up for jobseekers
"OutFit Like" scheme will help low income candidates dress for interviews
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Ukraine immigration advice project still seeking help
Appeal for more volunteer lawyers to meet rising need
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Pinsent Masons' Cormack to be global team leader
Edinburgh-based solicitor advocate to head Legal, Regulatory & Tax team
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Solicitor censured after domestic s 38(1) conviction
Persistent harassment of estranged wife was professional misconduct
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Faculty adds voice to court fees opposition
Consultation response calls for rethink of present approach