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The Glasgow Bar Association (GBA) has expressed “significant concerns” over a proposed new offence of an abusive behaviour towards a person’s partner or ex-partner covering both physical violence and non-physical abuse. In its response to Holyrood’s Justice Committee, the GBA said that while
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The UK Supreme Court is holding its first ever essay competition, open to year 12 and 13 school pupils (S5 and 6) from across the UK, with the top prize including tea with a justice. Have you recently been on a tour of the UK Supreme Court with your school? Did your visit spark an interest in the la
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A group of leading Scottish journalists have called for a review of the Scottish government's freedom of information practices. In a letter to the Scottish Parliament's selection panel for the appointment of the Scottish Information Commissioner, the journalists say they have "become increasingly co
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Mungo Bovey QC The head of the Faculty of Advocates’ pro bono service, Mungo Bovey QC , has been invited to give the keynote address at a conference of student law clinics.
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Six new members join one familiar face on the Law Society of Scotland Council as representatives for two the constituencies of Aberdeen, Banff, Peterhead and Stonehaven and Edinburgh. Ten solicitors stood for the five available Edinburgh seats and Colin Anderson was successfully re-elected after thr
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Professor Liz Campbell The preservation of the European Arrest Warrant (EAW) scheme is preferable to a system of bilateral agreements, a new paper argues.
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Lord Neuberger In an address delivered at the Northern Ireland Personal Injury Bar’s Inaugural Conference in County Down earlier this month, President of the Supreme Court, Lord Neuberger reflects on shifts in the underlying principles in the law of negligence and the role of policy in deciding su
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Maurice Frankel Proposals to extend the reach of the Official Secrets Act 1989 would "threaten journalists and whistleblowers", the Campaign for Freedom of Information (CFOI) and Article 19 have warned.
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One of the UK’s top academic experts on EU law has confirmed she will be speaking in Edinburgh on what Brexit will mean for EU nationals in Scotland. Professor Eleanor Spaventa, from Durham University European Law Institute (pictured right) will be taking part in a major conference on ‘Brexit an
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Cancer Research Racquet – the international group of US, UK & EU legal professionals who raise money for cancer research – has announced it is returning to Edinburgh on Friday 26 May, for its third annual fundraiser event in Scotland. This year, the event will raise funds jointly for Cancer
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David Strang A prisons chief has expressed concern that a third of young men at HMP & YOI Polmont do not have post-release living arrangements in place.
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Alan McDonald (pictured) explains a decision on enforcement of assigned standard securities. It has always been commonplace, particularly in recent years, for secured lenders to assign the benefit of standard securities in their favour. It is also perfectly normal for portfolios of such securities t
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Alan McDonald (pictured) looks at a case clarifying the "pre-action requirements" required of standard security grantees. In Royal Bank of Scotland plc v Mirza the Sheriff Appeal Court considered arguments relating to the application of the pre-action requirements incumbent upon secured lenders unde
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