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A Nigerian woman who claimed to be at risk of trafficking if she was returned to her home country has had her appeal against the refusal of her judicial review petition refused by the Inner House of the Court of Session. The appellant, OA, argued that the Upper Tribunal had made an error o
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The Court of Session has granted an interlocutor requiring a firm of solicitors to deliver relevant files and documents to the Scottish Legal Complaints Commission (SLCC) so that a complaint made by a client of the firm can be investigated. The SLCC raised the action following an ongoing concern ove
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Rehabilitation should be the primary purpose of sentencing young people in Scotland, according to a new report which explored the views of 14-25 year olds across Scotland. Participants in the research also felt that sentences should attempt to repair the harm done to victims.
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A law requiring dogs of banned breeds to be put down is “unfit for purpose”, according to the Scottish SPCA. The Dangerous Dogs Act, which came into force in 1991, bans the ownership of certain dogs in the UK.
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Balfour and Manson has retained of its second-year trainee solicitors who qualify this week. Taylor Henry, Klaudia Wasilewska and Emily Deans become newly qualified solicitors today after a challenging traineeship dominated by the pandemic,
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Ledingham Chalmers marked its 30th anniversary by asking 30 colleagues to climb 30 peaks at the end of July.
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A bungling bank robber left his target empty-handed because bank staff couldn't make decipher the poor handwriting on his threatening note. Sussex man Alan Slattery, 67, has been jailed after robbing one bank and attempting to rob two others in the space of two weeks.
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Malicious prosecution victim Charles Green has been awarded £6.3 million in compensation after he was wrongfully prosecuted by the Crown Office. Mr Green, 68, was one of a group of men arrested over a botched fraud probe into the sale of Rangers.
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The news that the courts will review Scottish government ministers' ability to grant an unexplained wealth order on Donald Trump’s acquisition of Scottish golf courses has been welcomed. Campaign group Avaaz have today been given permission to seek a judicial review of the decision by the Scot
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Malcolm Gunnyeon considers the domestic implications of a recent corporate emissions decision from the Netherlands. The recent landmark ruling by the Dutch courts against Royal Dutch Shell, one of the world’s biggest energy companies, is a stark warning to large emitters everywhere of the pote
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UN experts have expressed "grave concern" that UK government plans to end all prosecutions for incidents during the Troubles, including killings, will amount to a policy of blanket impunity for serious human rights violations. Fabián Salvioli, the special rapporteur on the promotion of truth,
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A violent serial offender has been jailed for 15 years for a catalogue of historical offences against nine women and girls. Following a trial at the High Court in Glasgow last month, George West was convicted of sixteen charges including rape and indecent assault.
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A judge in British Columbia has refused to ask members of a jury about their vaccination status. “I do not think the participation of unvaccinated jurors risks public confidence in the administration of justice,” Justice Geoffrey Gomery said in a ruling.
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Aamer Anwar is to appear at the Scottish Solicitors’ Discipline Tribunal next month. He said in a statement: “It would obviously be inappropriate for me to comment in any detail on pending matters before the tribunal involving confidential client business, but I can say this is a histori
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