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The Inner House of the Court of Session has refused an appeal against a decision that a university was entitled to charge the higher rate of tuition fees to a South African-born optometry student who held UK citizenship by birthright and fled the country due to threats against his family, holding th
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The Aberdeen Law Project (ALP) has secured two separate four-figure sums in connection with a consumer dispute. Prior to ALP’s engagement in the matter, the client had purchased an unfit vehicle and attempted to resolve the matter independently. ALP engaged in correspondence with the opp
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Four new members have been appointed to the Scottish Legal Complaints Commission Board. Gerrard (Ged) Bell joins as a lay member. Denise Emslie and Inonge Siluka will also join as lay members on 31 January 2027, along with Shareen Gault who joins as a lawyer member.
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A lord ordinary, in an ex tempore judgment in respect of a petition by a former member of a community council seeking to overturn its dissolution, has ruled that, while the decision to dissolve was taken on an unlawful basis, her petition required to be refused on the ground that it was academic due
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A report by the Scottish Legal Complaints Commission (SLCC) on the Law Society of Scotland’s conduct investigations welcomes progress made on timescales and notes challenges and opportunities ahead. In its final report on the Law Society's conduct complaint investigation timescales, the SLCC c
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New members have been appointed to the Scottish Legal Aid Board. David Fisken and Amy Hunter have been appointed as legal members to the board, while Alexandra Walker has been appointed as a member with court experience.
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Dentons has advised Longstock Capital on the formation and establishment of its discretionary UK office recovery fund, which is targeting more than £100 million of investments and has successfully reached its first close. The first close represents a key milestone in Longstock Capital’s
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A judge in the Outer House of the Court of Session has rejected a challenge by a housing developer to a local authority’s decision not to approve £21.4 million in funding for development of land they owned in Ayrshire, after finding that councillors were not provided with insufficient in
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Nearly half a million Lloyds Banking Group customers were affected by a significant technical failure earlier this month, with the bank now making compensation payments to thousands of those affected. Up to 447,936 customers across Lloyds, Halifax and Bank of Scotland experienced unauthorised transa
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A judge has shown little patience with a woman who joined an online court hearing while driving a car and then unsuccessfully tried to convince the judge she wasn't. Kimberly Carroll joined the Detroit court hearing via Zoom late and with her camera switched off, according to FOX 2.
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