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The Crown Office was aware of problems with the Post Office's Horizon IT system more than a decade ago, BBC Scotland reports. A freedom of information request found that the Crown Office was told of possible problems in May 2013.
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The Scottish Barony Register (SBR) is "not well enough known" in the legal profession, according to its custodian. The SBR is a non-statutory register established by members of the legal profession in Scotland following the passing of the Feudal Reform (Scotland) Act 2000. On 28 November 2004 feudal
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First Minister Humza Yousaf has endorsed calls for the mass exoneration of victims of the Horizon scandal. More than 700 sub-postmasters in the UK were falsely prosecuted between 1999 and 2015 based on information from the Post Office's faulty computer system, Horizon. A glitch meant that thousands
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A public inquiry into the Horizon IT scandal has amassed enough evidence for police to open a criminal investigation into senior staff at the Post Office, lawyers for the wrongfully convicted postmasters have said. More than 700 sub-postmasters in the UK were falsely prosecuted between 2000 and 2014
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Jones Whyte is taking on a cycling challenge covering 2,422 miles from its Glasgow office all the way to Lapland in aid of the Glasgow Children’s Hospital Charity (GCHC). The Lapland Cycling Challenge holds particular significance for the Jones Whyte team as they rally behind their colleague R
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ESPC has called for greater help for first-time buyers in Scotland in order to improve access to the market for people who’ve been hit by years of high house price inflation and now high interest rates. The property portal for home buyers and sellers in Edinburgh, the Lothians, Fife and the Bo
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An expert report by a KC on 22 cases prosecuted by the Post Office has been published. Duncan Atkinson KC’s report, Volumes 2 and 2A, have been released by the Post Office Horizon IT Inquiry. They contain a detailed analysis of 22 cases investigated and prosecuted by the Post Office between 20
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