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All are welcome to an online Christmas celebration on 9 December, featuring carols and a message from Reverend Dr William Philip who led the action to re-open churches earlier this year. Come and hear why the message of Christmas is so vital, at the Lawyers’ Christian Fellowship event.
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A round-up of human rights stories from around the world. Taliban still killing former Afghan government officers after promising amnesty: Human Rights Watch
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The Inner House of the Court of Session has ordered a contempt of court hearing in relation to a solicitor’s behaviour during court processes while the Scottish Legal Complaints Commission (SLCC) was seeking to recover files. The case relates to a firm of solicitors consistently failing to del
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A Crown Office employee who launched legal action against the prosecution body after claiming she was sacked for raising sexual harassment allegations against a colleague has lost her case. Kirsten Fordham said she was victimised by COPFS in October 2019. She faced disciplinary action for improperly
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A virtual version ‘pass the parcel’ has been launched by the Lawscot Foundation, the Law Society of Scotland’s social mobility charity. The virtual fundraising campaign is inviting everyone to participate, by asking participants to make a donation to the foundation then to ‘p
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An Iraqi member of the so-called Islamic State (IS) has been found guilty of genocide in a German court in relation to the murder of Yazidis. The Yazidi minority group has been persecuted for centuries but particularly in recent years by IS, which regards Yazidis as "devil worshippers" for their uni
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In a world first, New Zealand has legalised drug-checking after passing a law to allow a temporary pill testing service at festivals to continue and expand. In contrast, other countries' drug-checking services have operated in a legal grey zone.
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The Scottish Solicitors Bar Association has organised a protest outside the Scottish Parliament on the St Andrew’s Day public holiday on 6 December. The occasion will mark a year since the Edinburgh and Glasgow Bar Associations took joint action and will coincide with a boycott of the holiday
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A book in memory of the late Lord Kerr is being published this week.
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Macdonald Henderson has advised the shareholders of specialist polymer supply business Hardie Polymers on an MBO of the company, led by Izy Ferguson and Bartosz Komanski, and backed by the team at Nevis Capital. Former owner, Fergus Hardie, remains as a shareholder and director but will take a step
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A 53-year-old gamekeeper has been fined for killing an owl and a goshawk. Peter Givens, a gamekeeper from Stow in Galashiels, was fined £300 after pleading guilty to a charge under Section 1(1)(a) of the Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981 at Selkirk Sheriff Court yesterday.
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A body independent of the Scottish government and prison service should investigate every prison death, a new report published today has recommended. The report of the Independent Review of the Response to Deaths in Prison Custody follows two years of research, analysis and engagement with families
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The police recorded 65,251 incidents of domestic abuse in 2020-21, an increase of four per cent compared to the previous year. This is the fifth year in a row this figure has shown an increase.
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A former tennis player who claimed a newspaper had defamed him in a story that mentioned his tax affairs has failed in his Article 8 appeal to the European Court of Human Rights. The court found that as the newspaper article had been a mixture of value judgment and supported factual statements, it h
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Households experiencing financial difficulties are being offered support through a new website. The Money Support Scotland website, funded by the Scottish government, will point users to a range of organisations committed to promoting the take up of social security benefits, free debt advice and acc
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