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The Scottish Human Rights Commission has welcomed the Scottish government's committent to a "human rights-based" inquiry into its handling of the Covid-19 pandemic. Kavita Chetty, head of strategy and legal for the rights watchdog, briefed MSPs last week on why human rights need to be embedded in th
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Six new first-year trainee solicitors have joined Your Conveyancer in Dunfermline.
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Seven sets of draft rules prepared by the Scottish Civil Justice Council (SCJC) were given legal effect during its 2020/21 reporting period despite the significant impact of the Covid-19 pandemic. Achievements, accounts and a summary of the rules prepared during the year by the SCJC are laid out in
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An obituary of Brian Manus McGuire, founding partner of Thompsons Solicitors Scotland, has been published by The Herald. Mr McGuire, who died last month the day before his 82nd birthday, "defined what it is to be a socialist lawyer", it notes.
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A tobacco kingpin accused of running an illicit cigarette empire has walked free from court after prosecutors bungled the case against him. Stephen Dunn, 55, allegedly operated an unregistered tobacco business from his home.
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Levy & McRae has announced the appointment of clinical negligence specialist Elizabeth Rose as a senior associate. Ms Rose has developed an expertise and well respected practice in medical and clinical negligence cases.
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Chris Jones of Themis Advocates has been appointed as an advocate depute. Mr Jones will commence in the role in mid-September and will be unable to accept instructions during his time as advocate depute.
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Cat MacLean, partner and head of dispute resolution at MBM Commercial, has been appointed to the Business Banking Resolution Service's (BBRE) SME liaison panel. Ms MacLean joins eight other members, including an English lawyer and business experts, on the panel, which will advise the BBRS on issues
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A law firm has warned that young victims of human trafficking are being criminalised in Scotland instead of protected and supported. JustRight Scotland told investigative platform The Ferret that it has seen a rise in referrals from young Vietnamese people charged and sometimes remanded in Scottish
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Edinburgh-based Watermans Solicitors has announced a "home advantage" campaign to welcome loyal fans back into their home stadiums in style.
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Reports of online grooming in Scotland have risen by nearly 80 per cent in five years, according to new analysis published by NSPCC Scotland. Police Scotland recorded a record high 685 offences of communicating a sexual message to a child in 2020/21, up from 381 in 2015/16.
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A Scottish conservation organisation has failed in its legal challenge against a decision of The Highland Council to grant planning permission to build a space port and associated facilities near Tongue. Wildland Ltd challenged the respondent’s decision to allow a planning appli
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As part of a two-page spread by The Sunday Post highlighting the need for a change of strategy in dealing with drug crime, Melissa Rutherford makes a heartfelt plea for radical reform. As a criminal defence solicitor primarily practising at Glasgow Sheriff Court, I see how devastating drug use is to
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Carolyn Jackson looks at how the courts have dealt with medical evidence for which there is no record. When weighing up the evidential strength of medical records, lawyers often say that if it wasn’t written down, it didn’t happen. But simply because something has been written down at th
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Gavin Buchan, who heads up Lindsays' banking team, has advised Shot Scope in its latest investment securing £1.5 million in funding from Virgin Money to help the Edinburgh-based company scale globally. Shot Scope has been a client of Lindsays for more than two years.
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