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In April 2016, Turcan Connell began fundraising for its inaugural charity of the year, The Yard and over the last twelve months it has held a number of events throughout the year including:
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A second Holyrood body has raised serious concerns about the standards of governance at the Scottish Police Authority (SPA), saying it has no confidence in Andrew Flanagan, the authority's chair. In a new report, the Justice Sub-Committee on Policing said it shares concerns raised by the Public Audi
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The Supreme Court has refused a group of individuals referring to themselves as “The Independence Camp” permission to appeal a judgment of the Court of Session requiring them to leave the grounds of the Scottish Parliament. Permission for McFarlane and Macleod to appeal was refused in a case rel
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Millions of pounds are owed to the courts, new figures from the Scottish Courts and Tribunals Service (SCTS) have revealed. A report released by SCTS showed that £4.3 million in unpaid penalties are owed to the sheriff courts for the period of 2013-17. A further £900,000 is owed to the Justice of
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12 June - Sitting in Edinburgh Sadovska and Another (Appellants) v Secretary of State for the Home Department (Respondent)
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A trio of law students from the University of Aberdeen enjoyed success at a recent International competition at The Hague.The International Criminal Court Moot Court Competition is an annual large scale moot court competition, simulating the proceedings of the International Criminal Court (ICC).
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Nine staff have been made redundant as Hamilton Burns WS Limited, the Glasgow-based immigration, criminal, matrimonial and civil practice law firm, goes into administration.
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Raeburn Christie Clark & Wallace has announced the appointment of two trainee solicitors within the firm, Thomas Procter and Brittany Robson. The pair are not entirely new to RCC&W having both worked at the Aberdeen-based law firm for a number of years.
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A court officer and popular staff member at Perth Sheriff Court has retired at the age of 65, the Perth Advertiser reports. Colin Aldous began his 15-year career at the court in 2002 following a varied working life including six-and-a-half years with the RAF.
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A campaign to promote LGBT+ equality in the workplace is being launched by the Law Society of Scotland and The Glass Network today. Leading public and legal figures, including First Minister Nicola Sturgeon and Professor Hector MacQueen, will set out key principles of law and facts about LGBT+ equal
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A medical student who stabbed her boyfriend may be spared a prison term because of her “extraordinary talent”, a judge has said.In September last year, aspiring surgeon Lavinia Woodward, 24, a student at Oxford University, punched and attacked a man she had met on Tinder during a drink and drug
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Anne Scott has been named as the inaugural Tax Chamber President of the First-tier Tribunal for Scotland. Mrs Scott has accepted the appointment with effect from Monday 24 April when the jurisdiction of devolved taxes transferred from the Tax Tribunals for Scotland to the newly-created Scottish Trib
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Irwin Mitchell has revealed how 424 of its lawyers based in offices across the country have pledged to help the national law firm become one of the most dementia-friendly businesses in the UK, after they took part in training to become ‘Dementia Friends’.Eleven members of staff at the firm’s
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The Royal Faculty of Procurators in Glasgow has announced that Janet Blackstock will be taking over as Royal Faculty Auditor from Tom McCafferty on his retiral on 3 July 2017. Ms Blackstock brings a wealth of experience to the office of Royal Faculty Auditor having been appointed as sheriff clerk an
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