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A parliamentary inquiry into the impact of Covid-19 on human rights has called on the Scottish government’s recovery plan to ensure that those people who have already experienced disproportionately negative effects as a result of the coronavirus crisis do not suffer further. The rights of wome
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The Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh has suggested serious consideration be given to decriminalising drug use in order to resolve the "national emergency" of drug-related deaths in Scotland in a new report. In December 2020, the National Records of Scotland (NRS) reported that the number of
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Gilson Gray has acquired East Lothian-based Practical Legal Solutions. As part of the deal, Gill Maclean, the former owner of Practical Legal Solutions, will join Gilson Gray as a consultant in its real estate practice. The firm is currently in the process of onboarding Practical Legal Solutio
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A new database showing miscarriages of justice that have occurred over the past 50 years in all of the UK's legal jurisdictions has been launched at the University of Exeter. The Laboratory for Evidence-Based Justice, based at Exeter Law School, is a new research group working at the intersecti
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DWF has appointed Ann Frances Cooney as partner in its employment practice in Glasgow. Ms Cooney joins DWF from Addleshaw Goddard where she was a legal director and head of the Glasgow employment team. At DWF, she will lead the employment practice in Scotland.
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Womble Bond Dickinson (WBD) has appointed Clare Lamond as a managing associate. Previously at DWF, she has over 25 years' experience advising clients on all aspects of real estate work in Scotland.
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Clarity Simplicity has announced a number of promotions and appointments. Shannon Gaughan and Craig Chisholm have been promoted to senior solicitor, while Susan Grierson and Dionne Hunter have joined as solicitors.
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Law At Work (LAW) has welcomed four new trainees to its employment law team. Reece Ashmore, Sarah Fairley, Zoe Kerr and David Mitchell commenced their traineeships with LAW last month.
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The family of an Irish-born woman have won the right to include an Irish language epitaph without an English translation on her gravestone in Coventry. Margaret Keane, who was born in Co Meath but lived in Coventry since the 1950s, was widely known for her dedication to the GAA in the UK.
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Once war has been undertaken, no peace is made by pretending there is no war.
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A juror caught reading a golf magazine during a robbery trial has been fined for contempt. David Barron, 60, found himself in the dock at Southampton Crown Court after browsing bargain golf clubs from the jury box.
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A lawyer who assisted in running a £1.6 million scheme to defraud vulnerable people out of their homes has been struck off. John Craxton, 60, was hired by Edwin Mclaren, 55, who targeted householders in financial difficulty and induced them to transfer ownership in their homes unknowingly.&nbs
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A law centre has re-launched itself today to meet the high demand for legal advice in Dundee. Demand for legal advice and services from some of the most vulnerable people in the city has grown dramatically over the past year, according to Dundee Law Centre.
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Crime declined by 38 per cent after the first lockdown last year, according to new findings. The data are based on a sample of around 2,700 telephone interviews conducted in September and October 2020 in a survey designed to be nationally representative of all private residential households in Scotl
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Bruce Erroch QC has been appointed to the office of sheriff in the Sheriffdom of North Strathclyde, based at Paisley Sheriff Court and will take up office on 1 May. He graduated LLB (Hons) from the University of Glasgow in 1989. He was a solicitor until 1997 and was admitted to the Faculty of Advoca
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