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An expert in substance use from the University of Stirling is calling for a change in legislation around drug use in the UK. The call from Catriona Matheson, professor in substance use, comes as she prepares to give evidence at an inquiry into the country’s pilot Safer Drug Consumption Facilit
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The Royal Faculty of Procurators in Glasgow welcomes you to an evening of intellect, camaraderie, and friendly competition at the Objectable Quiz! Dust off your thinking caps and gather your colleagues for an unforgettable evening of legal brilliance, laughter, and the quest for the coveted Royal Fa
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Mafia bosses have been recorded telling new recruits to watch The Godfather out of despair with their unfamiliarity with their code of honour. Police in Sicily revealed the content of private conversations between alleged members of Cosa Nostra after apprehending nearly 150 suspects in dawn raids on
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Laurelle Johnstone has joined Levy & McRae's criminal law team as an associate. Ms Johnstone initially gained criminal law experience as a defence solicitor in private practice, appearing in courts throughout Scotland.
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The Courier has published an obituary for Kenneth Pritchard OBE, who passed away at the age of 91 last month. "Born on November 14, 1933, in London, Kenneth moved with his family to Newport on Tay, then Dundee, during his early childhood.
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The family of a 59-year-old man who died after suffering a fall in an off-grid rural community have been successful in their claims for damages against the Scottish Ambulance Service for failing to send an ambulance to take him to hospital following his head injury. Lynda O’Neill, the widow of
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The relentless gang violence in Port-au-Prince and surrounding areas has resulted in a brutal attack on childhood in Haiti, Amnesty International said in a new report. “I’m a child, why did this happen to me?”: Gangs’ assault on childhood in Haiti, documents how children are
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A Swedish woman has been sentenced to 12 years' imprisonment for committing genocide and war crimes against the Yazidi people after joining the jihadist group Islamic State (IS) in Syria. Lina Ishaq, 52, was found guilty of enslaving three Yazidi women and six Yazidi children in Raqqa between 2014 a
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The European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) has ruled against Russia in a case brought by two media organisations and 178 individuals over the criminalisation of dissent around the war on Ukraine. In its Chamber judgment, the court held unanimously that Russia had violated Article 10 of the European
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Tenants and landlords alike may be interested in the Leases (Automatic Continuation etc.) (Scotland) Bill, introduced to the Scottish Parliament last month, write Donna Strong and David Bryden. The aim of this proposed new legislation is to "improve, simplify and update" aspects of the law of commer
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The Scottish Arbitration Centre has been shortlisted for two Global Arbitration Review Awards. Two of the keynote speakers at the centre’s Edinburgh International Arbitration Festival (ArbFest2024) have also been shortlisted for the Best Speech Award.
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Employment law claims in the UK are on the rise, and both organisations and tribunals are finding it challenging to cope with the growing volume of cases, write Elouisa Crichton and Amy Ross-Sercombe. Ministry of Justice figures show that whistleblowing claims – where individuals say they were
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CMS is holding a free event later this month designed to help companies comply with new UK anti-fraud legislation. The Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Act (ECCTA) aims to reduce fraud and economic crime in the UK. A section of the Act, which comes into effect in September, will further ext
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