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The Press and Journal has published a full obituary of Sheriff Principal James Taylor, who passed away last month at the age of 70 after a long battle with prostate cancer. "Establishing his reputation as a professional capable of handling complex and long-running cases, he worked on inquiries
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Justice Secretary Humza Yousaf has announced plans for a Victims Commissioner in Scotland and a consultation on abolishing the 'not proven' verdict. Mr Yousaf also said his party will adopt a form of the “Barnahus” model used in some Scandinavian countries' justice systems. In Scotland,
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From swerve of shore to bend of bay, brings us to Wills’ Trs v Cairngorm Canoeing and Sailing School Ltd – Lord Tyre's favourite of the Session Cases. Vote for your top three here. In about 1972 the instructors and pupils of the Cairngorm Canoeing and Sailing School began to venture
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Prisoners on remand are pleading guilty in order to avoid spending up to two years in custody, The Times reports. A backlog of tens of thousands of cases has accumulated since the first lockdown began last March. This has led to a significant increase in the remand population.
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Judges have rejected a bid by the Lockerbie bomber's family to appeal against his conviction to the Supreme Court. On 31 January 2001, Abdelbaset al-Megrahi was convicted by three judges of the 1988 bombing of Pan Am flight 103, which killed 270 people.
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Pinsent Masons has announced the promotion of 19 individuals to its partnership, including two in Scotland. Edinburgh-based Ronan Lambe, a specialist in energy, renewables and clean tech, and energy and real estate lawyer Rona Kostulin, have been promoted from legal director to partner level.
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A cross-justice conference held this week brought together prosecutors and defence lawyers in a bid to improve the way summary criminal cases are handled in Scottish courts. The physically distanced conference, held at the East Kilbride Remote Jury Centre, provided an opportunity for engagement betw
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Ledingham Chalmers has announced five promotions for staff in Aberdeen and Inverness. Three senior solicitors have been promoted to associate: Sarah McCaffery, from the litigation team in Inverness as well as Mhari Michie and Pamela Sargent, both working in commercial property in Aberdeen.
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The post-lockdown house-move boom has seen Lindsays defy disruption to record a rise in the number of homes sold in the past 12 months. Sales by its residential property division rose by 4.3 per cent in the last financial year, with homes valued at a total of £177.3 million changing hands
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The number of unique visitors to the website of our sister publication Scottish Housing News has broken through the 100,000 mark for the first time — just as it celebrates its 20th anniversary. Visitors in March rose to 108,374 from 97,971 in February. Subscribers to SHN's free
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Lawyers in Pakistan have condemned waiters for stealing their uniform – a black suit with a white shirt and black tie. Three bar councils have written to local authorities and hotel operators to demand changes in the dress code for hotel and restaurant staff.
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The Supreme Court has held that the sale and leaseback of an Aberdeenshire care home did not dispose of the seller’s entire interest in the property for the purposes of VAT legislation. The appellant, Balhousie Holdings Ltd, acquired the care home in Huntly in 2013. It was originally dete
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The Scottish Conservatives have pledged to abolish the "not proven" verdict in a series of criminal justice election promises. Leader Douglas Ross highlighted a "disproportionate number of not proven verdicts in rape cases", which, he said, "certainly doesn't deliver for the victim [sic] and it stil
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MBM Commercial has announced a number of promotions. In the corporate team, Caroline Urban, who is based in the firm’s London office, has been promoted to director. As well as working with a wide range of corporate clients, she heads up the firm’s German desk and co-hosts MBM&rsquo
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