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All are welcome to an online Christmas celebration on 9 December, featuring carols and a message from Reverend Dr William Philip who led the action to re-open churches earlier this year. Come and hear why the message of Christmas is so vital, at the Lawyers’ Christian Fellowship event.
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Police have busted a Lego trafficker who allegedly tried to resell up to $10,000 worth of merchandise shoplifted from a rival store. Seattle Police Department dubbed their investigation "Operation: MandalOrganized Retail Theft" because many of the stolen sets were based on the Star Wars TV show The
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The Inner House of the Court of Session has ruled that a “success fee” payable to the solicitor of a successful defender to a debt recovery action was not recoverable from the unsuccessful party that sought payment of the debt. The appellant, Catherine Weir, was originally the defender i
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New figures showing over 90 per cent client satisfaction with Scottish solicitors represent a "huge vote of confidence" in the profession, the Law Society has said. Independent polling by Savanta ComRes published today showed that members of the public place high levels of trust in solicitors and sa
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A Crown Office employee who launched legal action against the prosecution body after claiming she was sacked for raising sexual harassment allegations against a colleague has lost her case. Kirsten Fordham said she was victimised by COPFS in October 2019. She faced disciplinary action for improperly
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A panel of experts has been appointed to consider applications for financial redress from survivors of historical child abuse in care. The 20-panel members bring a broad range of experience and expertise from education, social work and the legal, health and charity sectors.
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Addleshaw Goddard’s corporate team has advised the shareholders of Tulloch Homes on its sale to AIM-listed housebuilder Springfield Properties. The deal will see Tulloch Homes acquired by Springfield Properties for a net consideration of £56.4m.
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The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) has fined the Cabinet Office £500,000 for disclosing postal addresses of the 2020 New Year Honours recipients online. The ICO found that the Cabinet Office failed to put appropriate technical and organisational measures in place to prevent the
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An Iraqi member of the so-called Islamic State (IS) has been found guilty of genocide in a German court in relation to the murder of Yazidis. The Yazidi minority group has been persecuted for centuries but particularly in recent years by IS, which regards Yazidis as "devil worshippers" for their uni
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In a world first, New Zealand has legalised drug-checking after passing a law to allow a temporary pill testing service at festivals to continue and expand. In contrast, other countries' drug-checking services have operated in a legal grey zone.
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We are what we pretend to be, so we must be careful about what we pretend to be.
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A church has apologised to a woman who was kicked out of the congregation for bringing what they thought was cannabis – but was actually coriander. Regular churchgoer Ashley Antiverso said she brought coriander for her Mexican soup, but was not allowed to enter the church because other members
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The High Court of Justiciary has upheld the decision of a preliminary hearing judge in respect of an application by a man charged with three counts of rape to reject the introduction of evidence concerning events following the sexual encounter described in the third charge, including legal proceedin
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A new process to investigate prison deaths has been welcomed "in principle" by Justice Secretary Keith Brown. In November 2019, then Justice Secretary Humza Yousaf asked Wendy Sinclair-Gieben, Her Majesty’s Chief Inspector of Prisons for Scotland (HMCIPS) to review the response to deaths in pr
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