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Naomi Pryde This week's SLN Spotlight falls on Naomi Pryde, a litigation and dispute resolution solicitor at Matthew Arnold & Baldwin LLP in London. Naomi was recently elected to the Law Society of Scotland's Council, where she will represent the constituency of England & Wales.
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Alison McInnes MSP The Scottish Liberal Democrats are pressing for the age of criminal responsibility in Scotland to be increased from eight to 12.
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Derek Stillie This week's SLN Spotlight falls on Derek Stillie, an experienced commercial litigator and disputes lawyer, as well as former professional footballer, who recently joined Brodies LLP.
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By Professor Alan Miller (pictured), chair of the Scottish Human Rights Commission. Next year marks 25 years since the UK signed up to the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child (UNCRC). This international human rights treaty recognises children as individuals with rights, in their own
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The Faculty of Advocates has declared its opposition to statutory jury directions about a complainer’s delay in reporting a sexual offence or lack of physical resistance.
3 minutes
Vic Emery The chairman of the Scottish Police Authority (SPA) will not seek re-appointment at the end of his current term.
3 minutes
Maureen Watt Regulation of private clinics carrying out dental and other healthcare services, including non-surgical cosmetic interventions will begin next year.
5 minutes
Nick Atkins New laws relieve land of permanent stigma over contamination, writes Nick Atkins.
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Michael Collins bto solicitors has announced that senior solicitor Michael Collins has been admitted as a solicitor advocate.
2 minutes
Fair Work Secretary Roseanna Cunningham The UK government has been asked to work with Scottish ministers to ensure the final Scotland Billmeets the principles and recommendations of theSmith Commission.
2 minutes
Citizens Advice Scotland chief executive Margaret Lynch The worst performing energy firms have failed to improve on poor complaint handling, according to energy complaints data from the Citizens Advice Service.
4 minutes
Shami Chakrabarti This week's SLN Spotlight falls on Shami Chakrabarti (pictured), who has been director of Liberty since 2003. She was called to the English bar in 1994 and was a lawyer in the Home Office between 1996 and 2001. She will be discussing themes from her book On Liberty at a CPD-accredi
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Janet Hood The Law Society of Scotland is publishing guides for solicitors, paralegals and other legal workers who are returning to work after becoming parents.
2 minutes
Eilidh Wiseman The Law Society of Scotland has released a new video guide for members of the public who want to start their own business.
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It has emerged a police force avoided investigating break-ins at odd-numbered houses in an attempt to save money. Leicestershire Police ran a pilot scheme which they said did not negatively affect public satisfaction or indeed crime rates, the BBC reports.
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