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Five men and two women have been jailed for serious sexual abuse of children in the Glasgow area. Iain Owens, 46; Elaine Lannery, 40; Scott Forbes, 51; Barry Watson, 48; Lesley Ann Williams, 43; Paul Brannan, 42, and John Clark, 49 were all given an order for lifelong restriction when they appeared
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A sheriff has concluded that the death of a man who fell from his fishing boat while trying to rescue a crew member could have been prevented if the crew of his vessel had been more familiar with the use of its man overboard recovery equipment. Lachlan Robertson died from the effects of immersion in
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Solicitor Katherine Durie has been appointed as vice chair of the Food and Drink Federation (FDF) Scotland. Ms Durie, European legal counsel at Baxters Food Group, will work alongside new chair James Macsween, managing director at Macsween of Edinburgh, to support Scotland's food and drink manufactu
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McKee Campbell Morrison has welcomed solicitor William McGuigan to its commercial property team. Mr McGuigan previously worked at a niche property firm and has experience across a broad range of property transactions.
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China's first corgi police dog has become a social media hit – despite his frequent misbehaviour. The police force in Weifang, in China's eastern Shandong province, has just marked one year since Fu Zai joined the team as a reserve bomb-detector dog.
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Burges Salmon has announced that Ross Fairley will be succeeding Chris Seaton as the firm’s senior partner, effective from 1 May. Roger Bull, Burges Salmon’s managing partner, said: “We are delighted to announce the appointment of Ross as our new senior partner. Ross’s extens
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An inquiry into the malicious prosecution scandal should not be led by a judge from outside of Scotland, unless "somebody is accusing the judicial system of some kind of corruption", outgoing Lord President, Lord Carloway, has said. Speaking to STV News, the judge said that an inquiry, which was was
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European consumer watchdogs have accused Meta of continuing to breach EU law with its "pay-or-consent" policy. Meta first introduced a pay-or-consent model in November 2023, offering EU users of Facebook and Instagram the option of either paying a monthly fee to use ad-free versions of the social ne
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One of Dundee's best-known solicitors, John Muir, has announced his retirement. Mr Muir, 66, was a founder and senior partner of MML Law based in Dundee's West Bell St. He practised law in the city for nearly 40 years.
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A sheriff has raised concerns over the circumstances of nursery teacher Chloe Morrison's death on the A82 in the Highlands. Ms Morrison, 26, was struck and killed on 25 October 2019 near Drumnadrochit when a steel beam from a lorry's extended stabiliser leg swung out while she walked along a pavemen
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A dispute over an incorrectly served Low Emission Zone penalty charge notice that was ruled unenforceable by the First-tier and Upper Tribunals has been remitted to the First-tier Tribunal for reconsideration after a successful appeal by a local authority to the Inner House of the Court of Session.
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Today's Holocaust Memorial Day (HMD) marks the 80th anniversary of the liberation of the concentration camp at Auschwitz-Birkenau. Its theme is “For a Better Future”, in support of which it has been requested that people raise awareness of those murdered. This article focuses on raising
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Treasury solicitor and permanent secretary of the Government Legal Department, Susanna McGibbon, visited Edinburgh Law School last week.
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