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One of Scotland’s foremost experts on immigration law and migration policy has joined Burness Paull LLP. Jamie Kerr has worked solely in the field of immigration, asylum and nationality law for over a decade, supporting public and private sector clients on the full suite of business

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Anderson Strathern has announced a new partner appointment in its commercial litigation team together with a raft of senior promotions and trainee retentions following a strong year of growth so far in 2018. Gillian Jamieson, who becomes partner, joined the firm in 2016 and has been instrumental in

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Michael McGinley, who has died aged 69, was a well-known solicitor in Dundee where he served as president of the Dundee Criminal Bar Association and became the ‘go-to’ lawyer of Dundee’s labour movement. Born and educated in Helensburgh, Michael attended the University of Aberdeen

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Burness Paull has been named Legal Advisor of the Year at the 2018 Scottish Business Insider Deals & Dealmakers Awards. The firm, which has already topped the table of corporate dealmakers in Scotland for the third year running, added the award to its collection at the annual black-tie ceremony

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The ability of Scotland’s police and prosecutors to plan for Brexit is being hampered by an “unacceptable” lack of clarity from the UK government, Justice Secretary Humza Yousaf has said.Following the Scotland Secretary, David Mundell's evidence to the Justice Committee last week,

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A policy of forcing public bodies to reduce inequality has had little effect, an investigation has found. The Equalities Commission said that attempts by the Scottish government to create new duties promoting social and economic equality in legislation had had little measurable impact, The Time

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The cost of a home in Scotland has soared to a record high after a summer market heatwave inflated prices in almost every part of the country. Research for Aberdein Considine’s Property Monitor report shows the average Scots property changed hands for a record £169,450 during Q2 2018 (Ap

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An important proviso has been added by the Faculty of Advocates to its support for legislation which would keep child witnesses out of court in serious criminal cases. The Scottish government wants much greater use of pre-recorded testimony, but the Faculty said it was essential that the evidence of

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A new café serving up second chances for former offenders has opened in Glasgow’s Dental Hospital. Justice Secretary Humza Yousaf today opened the new Street & Arrow project, in partnership with NHS Greater Glasgow & Clyde, giving former offenders a route back to employment and

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