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Google has succeeded in an appeal against an attempt to bring a pseudo-class action against it over allegations of unlawful processing of iPhone users' data a decade ago. Lord Leggatt gave the judgment, with which the other Lord Reed, Lady Arden, Lord Sales and Lord Burrows agreed.
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Scotland should follow the lead of England in committing to publishing more family law judgments, campaigners have said. President of the Family Division, Sir Andrew McFarlane has committed himself to a “major shift in culture and process” to increase public knowledge of what happens in
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In a recent decision that will be of considerable interest to insolvency practitioners, the English High Court dismissed a challenge to a liquidator's decision to assign causes of action originally vested in an insolvent company to a specialist insolvency litigation financing company, writes An
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Judges have been reminded that the press must be allowed to freely access public court hearings after reporters were refused entry on a number of occasions this year. Reporters from The Bureau of Investigative Journalism (TBIJ) attended possession courts on 110 occasions over the summer. They reveal
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A class action lawsuit against Celtic FC has been raised by victims of sexual abuse at Celtic Boys Club. At a hearing in the Outer House, Lord Ericht allowed the case to proceed.
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The Scottish Legal Complaints Commission (SLCC) has been shortlisted for a Scottish Public Service Award. The SLCC’s work to deliver improvements in service using "agile methodologies" is one of three projects shortlisted for the Project and Programme Management Award. The SLCC is nominated al
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One of the most important career decisions you make is prioritizing status or substance.
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The Law Society of Scotland has announced that Diane McGiffen will be appointed as its new chief executive. She succeeds Lorna Jack, who will leave after 13 years in the role. Diane McGiffen has worked in senior roles at Audit Scotland for the last 20 years, most recently as chief operating officer,
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Scottish Liberal Democrat leader Alex Cole-Hamilton has called on the Scottish government to hand back unprecedented emergency powers granted to it during the Covid-19 pandemic, as a consultation into making powers permanent closes today. The 12-week consultation has invited commentary on whether a
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An increase in the number of people buying and selling homes for £1m-plus has been experienced this year according to the residential property team at Lindsays. According to Lindsays, the team have already been involved in more than twice as many seven-figure transactions so far this year than
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The week, in addition to being the second week of COP26, is also International Mediation Awareness Week, and events across the world are taking place in an effort to raise awareness of the power of mediation to resolve conflict. That power is something not lost on those working on the fringes of the
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Raeburn Christie Clark and Wallace (RCCW) has reported a 40 per cent rise in demand for rural homes. The firm said it had sold around £170 million-worth of properties in the year to July 31, £110m of which involved rural homes.
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Family Law Matters Scotland LLP has welcomed Marisa Cullen as a partner in the firm. She joins the firm from Morton Fraser, where she has developed a reputation as one of the leading international child law practitioners in Scotland. Ms Cullen is accredited by the Law Society of Scotland as a specia
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Financial penalties would be imposed on parents who bring vexatious claims to the family courts under plans being drawn up by the government. Justice Secretary Dominic Raab wants mediation to be the default process in divorce cases to stop couples from burdening the courts, The Times reports.
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Sometimes when people get what they want they realise how limited their goals were.
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