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Scottish Legal News has learned that some law firms have started covering the Diploma in Legal Practice fees in their entirety where before they either partly paid them or did not contribute anything. The Diploma in Legal Practice must be taken in addition to a qualifying LLB before a student can be
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From left: Elaine Del Valle, Alan Borthwick and Graeme Kelly
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A Florida man has been jailed for a year after biting a small dog on the face. The Palm Beach Post reports that vile 37-year-old David Etzel was sentenced on Friday after being found guilty of felony animal cruelty a few days earlier.
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Angus civil engineering firm has been fined £32,000 over an accident that left a 17-year-old employee permanently disfigured and facing arthritis in his legs,The Courier reports. Connor Watson was struck by a section of concrete retaining wall during work done by DJ Laing (Contracts) Ltd as part of
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The Supreme Court of Mexico has ruled that the growing, possession and smoking of marijuana for recreational purposes is legal – but only for the four plaintiffs in the case it considered. Five justices ruled 4-1 in favour of the argument that smoking marijuana is a right under “free development
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Two men charged with fraud who claimed that the Scots law provision restricting their right to put the Crown to the proof of facts breached their right to a fair trial have had an appeal refused. A seven-judge bench in the Criminal Appeal Court held that section 258(4A) of the Criminal Procedure (Sc
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The Law Society of Scotland has published its 2015-2016 annual plan which sets out the targets for the first year of its new five-year strategy, "Leading Legal Excellence". The plan highlights our key projects to be delivered over the next year. These include:
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The University of Glasgow Diploma in Professional Legal Practice and Millar & Bryce have made the second edition of An Introduction to Basic Scottish Conveyancing available online to the profession. The manual was the brainchild of Debra Clapham, senior tutor in property law and conveyancing, wh
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From left: Amy Walker, Marketing Manager of ESPC, Jonathan Jack from the Royal blind and Kerrigan Bell, Senior Fundraiser at Royal Blind
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The Gambling Commission has published an update to its advice note – "The Role of Authorised Persons – Scotland". The commission was set up under the Gambling Act 2005 to regulate commercial gambling in Great Britain in partnership with licensing authorities.
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From left: Geoff Begg (president of HRFC), Ewan Stafford (Harper Macleod) and Andy Little (chairman, HRFC)
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A lawyer jailed for fraud has been made the subject of a confiscation order for £7,500 at Edinburgh Sheriff Court. Mark Strachan, 56, must pay the order on top of the £11,663.80 he has already paid the Scottish Legal Aid Board (SLAB)
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