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The judge in the Charlie Gard case has confirmed the declarations he made in an earlier judgment, to the effect that it is in the terminally ill child’s “best interests” for his life support to be withdrawn. The decision follows further tests which revealed that the 11-month old was “beyond
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Michael Matheson Views are being sought on the best way to spare child witnesses from having to give evidence during criminal trials.
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A Swedish man whose daughter was “wrongfully removed” from Sweden to Scotland by her mother has been granted a court order to have the eight-year-old girl returned to the country of her birth. A judge in the Court of Session granted the order under the Child Abduction and Custody Act 1985 after
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Scotland’s law firms have among the best profit margins in the UK, according to an annual report. In its Legal Benchmarking Report, the Royal Bank of Scotland found that profit as a percentage of fees was 27 per cent in Scotland and that firms had increased their fees by an average of three per ce
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SFE (Solicitors for the Elderly), a training and best practice organisation for lawyers who specialise in older and vulnerable clients, has extended its membership to professionals across Scotland. The not-for-profit organisation provides practical advice, know-how and best practice for working lawy
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The SLN Spotlight falls on Calum Fife (pictured) this week, an associate specialising in insurance law at Weightmans (Scotland) LLP.
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David Wilson MacRoberts' partner David Wilson comes under the SLN Spotlight this week.
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Robert Carr Anderson Strathern goes up against some of the best known names from the Scottish and international business scene this Thursday at the Scottish Business Awards at the Edinburgh International Conference Centre where the full service law firm has been shortlisted for “Fair Work Employer
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Juliet Harris The annual prize for the best dissertation by a student on the taught masters programme in human rights law at the University of Strathclyde has this year been awarded to Juliet Harris. The dissertation, entitled The United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child in Scots Law: A
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John Forsyth John Forsyth discusses the status of evidential child welfare hearings in the wake of LA v JJL.
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The fourth in Dr Fiona Westwood's series has just been published and is a must for any solicitor taking the nurturing of young lawyers or their own professional development seriously. Following Achieving Best Practice-shaping professionals for success (2001), Accelerated Best Practice-implementing s
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MacRoberts LLP has topped Scottish Business Insider'sSME300 listing of the country's best performing small to medium-sized businesses. The firm’s turnover grew from £17.96 million to £19.8m, with profits rising from £6.18m to £6.9m.
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Theresa May Prime Minister Theresa May is today chairing a Cabinet meeting on Brexit to discuss the best approach to the UK's exit from the EU.
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