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New arrangements are being introduced to support the rehabilitation of people with convictions and reduce reoffending through the establishment of a new model to improve the way community justice services are delivered in the Borders. The Scottish Borders Community Justice Board is looking for feedb
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Lord Pentland The Scottish Law Commission will now publish discussion papers and reports on its website only.
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CLT Scotland, in association with the University of Strathclyde, has launched the next event in the Scots Law 2016 Conference/Exhibition Series.
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Russell Frith A national data-sharing exercise has found nearly £17 million of fraud and error across services in Scotland's public finances.
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On Saturday 20 August, Edinburgh’s Phoenix Choir will be staging an up-beat, fast-paced soul and gospel concert in the heart of Edinburgh’s old town in order to raise money for the Child Brain Injury Trust, a charity that supports children and young people who have sustained acquired brain injur
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Kerry Wells Boyd Legal & Solicitors has announced the appointment of Kerry Wells as its new property sales director.
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Voting is open for the Law Society of Scotland in-house lawyers committee (ILC) convener election and all in-house solicitors are being encouraged to make the most of their vote. The ILC convener will play a major role in leading and supporting the in-house community and representing in-house solici
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Murray McCall The Herald has profiled Murray McCall, managing partner of Anderson Strathern.
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Baroness Molly Meacher Two leading UK public health organisations have called for the personal possession and use of all illegal drugs to be decriminalised.
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Joachim Feldges A year before the Unified Patent Court (UPC) is set to launch, considerably more patent heavy businesses believe the UPC will benefit their company (80 per cent) compared to only 36 per cent of those with small portfolios, according to a survey by Allen & Overy.
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The right to be forgotten online will be the subject of debate on Thursday evening as some of the most talented young debaters in Scotland take part in the final of the 2016 Law Society of Scotland Donald Dewar Memorial Debating Tournament. It is the culmination of a tournament that involved 128 tea
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Kenneth Campbell QC In a presentation to a special EU referendum event organised by the Advocates Group on European Union Law (AGEUL), Kenneth Campbell QC outlined some of the legal issues which would arise in the event of a “remain” vote.
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Four new members have joined three familiar figures as Glasgow and Fife members on the Law Society of Scotland Council. Gwen Haggerty, from BSW Solicitors in Dunfermline will join Susan Williams, who has been a council member for three years, to represent their Cupar, Dunfermline and Kirkcaldy const
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