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In December 2021, the Scottish government published its terms of reference for the Scottish Covid-19 inquiry, to be chaired by Scottish judge, Lady Poole. The overall aims of the inquiry are to investigate the strategic handling of the Covid-19 pandemic in a number of areas in order to establish the
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Benjamin Bestgen takes a philosophical look at corruption. In November 2021, Prime Minister Boris Johnson felt the need to tell the world’s media at the COP26 conference that the UK was not remotely a corrupt country. The PM took this step as both he personally and his Tory party are, not for
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While workloads for Scottish legal firms have increased since the early part of lockdown, turnover has not yet recovered to pre-pandemic levels. A situation most firms expect to see continue into 2021. The Law Society of Scotland has published its second survey into the financial impact of Covid-19
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David Adams of Compass Chambers has joined the Session Cases team for 2021. His appointment comes after Leigh Lawrie of Black Chambers stepped down after four years of law reporting.
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A new bill to allow arrangements to be put in place for the Scottish general election in response to Covid-19 has been introduced at Holyrood. The election is currently planned for 6 May 2021.
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Guidance for Scottish solicitors on publishing pricing, which aims to help consumers better understand the cost of legal advice and services, is due to come into effect in January 2021. Under the new price transparency guidance, firms will publish indicative price information about their services. T
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The Edinburgh Tax Network, in conjunction with CIOT and Terra Firma Chambers are holding the first event of the 2020/2021 calendar on Wednesday 14th October from 1pm to 2pm. At this event, Veronica Donnelly, VAT and indirect taxes Partner at Azets (formerly Campbell Dallas) will cover the follo
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The Scottish Council of Law Reporting (SCLR) will celebrate the first 200 years of publication of Session Cases in 2021. The first case reported in the first series, Shaw, was Rev. Wm. Strang v Wm. McIntosh (1821) 1 S. 5, dated 12 May 1821.
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Applications are being taken for Faculty of Advocates’ scholarships which can help ease financial tensions during the training period for the bar. Those hoping to begin devilling in 2021 are asked to submit applications by the end of this month – Thursday, 30 April.
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