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The critical importance of the rule of law and ethical considerations for the legal professions were central themes at the Law Society of Scotland's annual conference. Around 1,000 Law Society members and others attended either online or in person at the Edinburgh International Conference and Exhibi
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A campaign south of the border is seeking justice for 17th century wrongs. On 30 July 1652, seven women were executed by hanging on Penenden Heath in Maidstone, Kent. Witch trials were commonplace in 17th-century England, but it was rare for so many to be condemned together.
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Harper Macleod has been appointed as sole legal adviser to Shire Housing Association (SHA) following a competitive tender process. The appointment will see Harper Macleod’s public sector real estate and housing team provide legal support across a range of areas as SHA continues to grow its org
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A new bill to regulate some of the most commonly performed non-surgical procedures has been published by Holyrood. If passed, the Non-surgical Procedures and Functions of Medical Reviewers (Scotland) Bill will regulate the provision of certain non-surgical cosmetic and wellbeing procedures to ensure
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The Law Society of Scotland has added its voice to calls from humanitarian organisations and legal communities across the globe, declaring unequivocal opposition to capital punishment today, on World Day against the Death Penalty. Patricia Thom, president of the Law Society of Scotland, said: &ldquo
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A lord ordinary has excluded from proof a series of averments in a dispute between a telecoms company and a couple living in a former railway cottage over the proposed installation of a mast approximately half a kilometre from their property in Caithness concerning the ownership of a private level c
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A third of Scotland's school roll has parents who live separately. Some, by agreement or by court order, share the parenting of the children on an equal, 50:50 basis. For others, the children will reside exclusively with one parent and may have little or no contact with the other. The likelihood is
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The Law Society of Scotland has condemned comments from the UK shadow justice secretary and the "increasing prevalence of rhetoric designed to undermine the independence of the judiciary". At the Conservative Party’s annual conference in Manchester this week, Robert Jenrick proposed to restore
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Burges Salmon has advised AlphaReal, the specialist real assets investment manager, on a bespoke £40 million lending solution to Highland Broadband, enabling the substantial expansion of its fibre network across rural Scotland. The Scottish National Investment Bank is also supporting the initi
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The Employment Appeal Tribunal has allowed an appeal by a London firm of solicitors against a finding that it had unlawfully deducted just over £7,800 in wages from a newly qualified solicitor by failing to make a commission payment due under his contract of employment, after finding that it w
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Legislation that aims to reduce the number of domestic abuse-related homicides and suicides in Scotland and also update the criminal justice regime has been passed unanimously at Holyrood. The Criminal Justice Modernisation and Abusive Domestic Behaviour Reviews (Scotland) Bill will legally require
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The Court of Appeal of England and Wales has allowed an appeal against a decision that a company that contracted for the purchase of millions of face masks during the Covid-19 pandemic was due to pay $16 million to the seller after finding that the High Court judge had decided the case on grounds no
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