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A charity that aims to preserve and protect a Highland sea loch has had a legal challenge against a local authority’s decision to grant approval for a new fish farm dismissed. Friends of Loch Etive sought judicial review of a decision of the Argyll and Bute Council granting planning permission to
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The Law Society of Scotland confirmed its plans to move to new Edinburgh offices at its annual general meeting last night. The move to Atria One on Morrison Street involves the complete sale of the Law Society’s current buildings on Drumsheugh Gardens.
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Aspiring in-house lawyers, advocates and solicitor advocates will benefit from the latest events announced in a series organised by the Scottish Young Lawyers' Association. So you want to be an in-house lawyer and So you want to be an advocate/solicitor advocate will walk aspiring lawyers through th
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Justice secretary Michael Matheson MSP The Scottish government has called for submissions of written evidence on the policy and practice of stop and search by police officers in Scotland.
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More flexibility in the system for seeking repossession of properties in the private rented sector has been welcomed by the Faculty of Advocates. Initial proposals by the Scottish government last year had listed eight grounds for landlords to use for repossession, and each was to be mandatory – if
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Bruce Crawford The Scottish Parliament's Devolution (Further Powers) Committee has given its backing to a bill that would allow 16 and 17-year olds to vote in the next Holyrood election.
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The Scottish Legal Complaints Commission (SLCC) has set out its budget for 2015-16, prepared after consultation with the Law Society of Scotland, the Faculty of Advocates and others. The budget, which is going before the Scottish Parliament for scrutiny, includes an overall reduction of 2.5 per cent
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A motorcyclist who had his leg amputated following a road traffic accident in which he crashed into a milk tanker is to be awarded damages after a judge in the Court of Session ruled that the driver of the other vehicle was “negligent”. The pursuer, Adam Wagner, 23, will receive a “six figure
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The Faculty of Advocates has pointed to “the potential to enhance justice” if US-style damages based agreements (DBAs) are introduced in Scotland. However, it stressed the need for regulation of such agreements, and voiced concern at the Scottish government’s decision not to regulate claims ma
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Nearly half of motorists who ignore traffic laws have said they do so on purpose because they either do not believe in the laws or do not think they will be caught. Seven in ten respondents to a survey said they had seen other drivers eating or drinking, using their phones or tailgating.
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The Law Society of Scotland's council has agreed to a two per cent increase in pay rates for trainees, from June 2015, bringing the recommended pay rate to £17,034 for first year trainees and £20,400 for second year trainees. It follows a three per cent rise in 2014, before which trainee rates had
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The Faculty of Advocates has backed calls for a specialist tribunal or court in Scotland which would provide an effective forum for deciding environmental cases. Friends of the Earth Scotland (FoES) is campaigning for change, and the Faculty said it supported a dedicated tribunal or court which coul
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Nominations open today for solicitors hoping to join the Law Society of Scotland’s decision making body. Becoming a member of the society’s council provides an opportunity to help represent and support solicitors in their area, as well as contribute to the work of the society and influence key d
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