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Scott Blair Licensing advocate Scott Blair of Terra Firma Chambers has secured a notable success in the widely anticipated case of Martin McColl Ltd v West Dunbartonshire Licensing Board, a decision of Sheriff Principal Murray of 19 April 2017.
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Two lawyers from Brodies will be clocking up 26.2 miles this weekend in the UK’s most famous marathon to raise money for charity.
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The Faculty of Advocates’ ever-popular World Intellectual Property Day Conference moves into double figures this year, and will have the theme: “Innovation – Improving Lives”. As in previous years, the 10th conference is expected to be fully subscribed and those wishing to attend are urged t
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Marc van Grieken Shepherd and Wedderburn is asking delegates at this year’s All-Energy conference in Glasgow to support Parkinson’s research through a fundraising initiative taking place at the event.
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Lord Whitty A comprehensive free trade agreement (FTA) with the EU is needed to enable UK companies to continue to operate within its borders without serious non-tariff barriers after Brexit, according to a House of Lords report on trade in non-financial services.
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Lady Scott At the High Court in Glasgow today, Lady Scott discharged Daniel Cieslak absolutely after the accused pled guilty to the rape of a 12-year-old girl.On making the order for absolute discharge, Lady Scott made the following statement below in court.
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David Strang An inmate at one Scottish prison lived in a tent for eight weeks after his release and deliberately reoffended in the hopes of being caught and imprisoned again so he would have “ a dry bed, warmth and shelter”, a new report states.
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The latest instalment in the Scottish Young Lawyers' Association (SYLA) "So you want to be" series is "So you want to be a Family Lawyer?" The seminar will give an insight into the daily life of family lawyers, and is kindly hosted by Lindsays.
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David Wilson The requirements of a valid payment notice issued under a construction contract were considered in a previous update: “A Payment Notice? Be Clear?” with reference to the case of Surrey and Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust v Logan Construction (South East) Ltd (“Surrey and Sussex”) a
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Theresa May The UK government has published draft legislation to empower Prime Minister Theresa May to activate Article 50 of the Treaty on European Union and thereby begin the formal Brexit process.
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David Strang Conditions for female inmates at HMP & YOI Cornton Vale have improved, according to a new report which found a better staff-prisoner relationship and increased access to healthcare.
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Shubha Banerjee London Central Employment Tribunal has today upheld the claims of over 200 judges for unlawful age, race and sex discrimination and equal pay against the Lord Chancellor and the Ministry of Justice (MoJ) in relation to changes made to their pension entitlements.
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Over the past year, our And finally section – with the most absurd, offbeat, strange or funny legal stories – has kept our readership entertained.Here, we list our 10 most popular stories of 2016:
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Nick Freer Tonight around 300 CEOs from across Scotland’s business, university, government and not-for-profit sectors will sleep out rough overnight in Charlotte Square, Edinburgh to raise funds for Social Bite who are using the money to build a village for the homeless west of the city.
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