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Douglas Adams said “we live in strange times” and Plato added to his own comment about “strange times” the words: “and he who dares tell the truth is called at once a lunatic and fool/liar.”
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And cowards will have the reputation of bravery and the brave will be cheerless like cowards.
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A Glasgow man who helped another repair a bicycle realised that the stranger had stolen it – from him. John Devlin, 64, helped Paul Hartey fix the handlebars on the stolen bike before he realised it was his own that had been stolen by Hartley earlier in the day.
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The UK Supreme Court has dismissed an appeal by a woman who alleged that the UK government failed to properly implement two EU Directives on protection against workplace discrimination. The appellant, Ms Anwar, originally brought judicial review proceedings before the Court of Session after being un
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Pictured (L-R): Michael McLaughlin, head of employment law for Shoosmiths in Scotland, Fiona Cameron, banking partner and Barry McKeown, real estate partner and head of the Glasgow office. Shoosmiths will move into its new c.5000sq ft of leased office space at The Garment Factory on Montrose Street
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Being told to "grow up" does not amount to discrimination at work, a tribunal has ruled after a teenage hairdresser sued her employer. Jasmine Stunell, a hairdressing apprentice, was also told to “pull herself together”. She quit her job at the boutique salon and brought claims of discri
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Motorcycle Law Scotland has appointed IAM examiner Lee Fisher and ex-police and insurance professional Ewen Stewart.
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Six paralegals have been promoted at Lindsays. Lindsays' new senior paralegals are: Cheryl McCourt, who joined the firm following the firm's merger with Kidstons in 2008. She became a paralegal in 2011 and is part of the residential property team in Glasgow.
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Macleod and MacCallum has welcomed newly qualified solicitors Rory Carson and Gemma Johnston to its residential conveyancing and family law teams. The new starts both gained their law degrees and diplomas in legal practice at Aberdeen University before returning to Inverness, where each secured
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Terra Firma Chambers has been recognised in the latest edition of the Legal 500 (2022) for its strength and expertise across its core practice areas of Property, Planning, Commercial and Administrative law. In the new rankings, released online today, Terra Firma members received 27 individual recomm
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Although Rosalie Chadwick had aspirations of being a fighter pilot, not a lawyer, she eventually decided to take the latter option partly because of what she describes as her stubborn streak. That desire to stand up to opposition, rather than shy away from heated discussion, is likely to serve her w
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The Womble Bond Dickinson team are pictured above in the quad of Old College at the beginning of the Edinburgh Legal Walk, which took place on Monday.
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To succeed in the world we do everything we can to appear successful already.
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A woman is suing an insurer after she contracted an STD in a car covered by its policy. Missouri woman MO had a relationship with MB, the insured, in late 2017. They made love in his 2014 Hyundai Genesis but MO alleged that MB had been diagnosed with anogenital human papillomavirus (HPV) and did not
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A former architect who was erased from the architect’s register for unprofessional conduct has been unsuccessful in his challenge of the decision to remove him in the Court of Session. James Thomson argued that the Architect Registration Board had sanctioned him excessively and that he h
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