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A solicitor who alleged that another solicitor had falsified documents in misconduct proceedings against her following her removal as her father’s attorney has lost a challenge against the Scottish Legal Complaints Commission’s decision not to investigate the matter. Margaret Horsley, wh
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Scotland’s Assisted Dying for Terminally Ill Adults (Scotland) Bill takes centre stage at Holyrood again today as MSPs begin three weeks scrutinising almost 300 amendments to the proposed legislation. The private member's bill sponsored by Lib Dem Liam McArthur narrowly passed stage one earlie
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5 has acquired all 27 series of one of the world’s longest-running crime dramas – Taggart – in a deal with the show’s creators, STV Studios. All 110 episodes of the hit Scottish drama, which originally ran from 1983 to 2010, will be made available on 5’s streaming servi
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The Scottish government’s plans to expand the prison estate will still leave the country short of space for its current inmate population, new analysis has found. The existing design capacity of Scotland’s prisons is 7,805, yet the total population stands at 8,391 – almost 600 more
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An appeal by a doctor seeking reduction of a sheriff’s finding in a fatal accident inquiry into the death of a young child from a rare cancer that the death could have been avoided had she referred the matter to the paediatric unit in Inverness has been refused by the Inner House of the Court
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Ahead of the 75th anniversary of the signing of the European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR) tomorrow, First Minister John Swinney has reiterated Scotland’s "commitment to human rights, equality and dignity for all". Mr Swinney said: “Signed in the aftermath of World War II, with the a
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The International Criminal Court (ICC) is to move away from Microsoft software in favour of an open-source alternative in response to sanctions imposed by the US government, according to reports. In May this year, it was reported that Microsoft disconnected the email account of the ICC's chief prose
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The trial of three alleged fake lawyers was abruptly halted after it emerged their lawyer was himself not qualified to practise. Peter Ngeri Ouma admitted not holding a valid practising certificate while appearing in a Kenyan court representing three men accused of fraudulently masquerading as lawye
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Postmasters that suffered shortfalls as a result of the faulty Capture accounting software can now apply for redress as the UK government launches its new Capture Redress Scheme. The scheme follows the government's acceptance of findings of an investigation by independent forensic accountants
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I recently found myself in the company of a remarkably sensible chap who was singing the praises of his chosen subject: artificial intelligence. Without question, this would change the world forever, he assured me, and we would all be much better off as a result. We were living in a new age. Medical
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Burness Paull has become the first law firm to sign up to the Pathways Pledge, an initiative created by Pathways Forward in response to the findings of the Scottish government-commissioned Pathways: A New Approach for Women in Entrepreneurship report aimed at dramatically raising the participation l
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Demand for commercial property in Scotland rose in the last quarter, driven by an uptick in the office subsector, according to the latest Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) commercial property monitor. But there are signs of some caution amidst rising uncertainty and fiscal tension.
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