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The Faculty of Advocates’ MiniTrials project proved a hugely popular addition to the curriculum of Oxgangs Primary School in Edinburgh. Youngsters were given some expert advice in acting out a criminal trial when David Parratt, director of training and education, along with Julius Komorowski, advo
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Alison Britton A new healthcare whistleblower should be able to compel public bodies to take action, according to the Law Society of Scotland.
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Stephen Trombala Shepherd and Wedderburn is to sponsor this year’s Digital Technology Awards which showcase and reward innovation, expertise and ambition in Scotland’s flourishing tech sector.
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Rob Marrs Scottish solicitors, paralegals and other legal services professionals can now benefit from new guides aimed at helping them have a smooth return to work after maternity, shared-parental or adoption leave.
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Classic fundraising activities including raffles, coffee mornings, dress-down days and a Burns night have helped Morton Fraser raise an impressive grand total of £19,212.35 for Macmillan Cancer Support.
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Aileen McLeod Land reform minister Aileen McLeod will today move 49 amendments to the Land Reform Bill, which she said would ensure the proposals are “far-reaching and best-deliver for the people of Scotland”.
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Craig Nicol Thorntons has announced an increase in both turnover and profits following another successful year.
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Professor Lorne Crerar Harper Macleod has been appointed as external legal adviser to the Office of the Scottish Charity Regulator (OSCR), its latest competitive tender win under the Scottish Government Legal Services Framework.
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Residents in Penzance are so sick of an overturned car in a hedge near their homes they set up a Facebook page appealing for it to get World Heritage status. The "Get World Heritage status for the upside down car at Ludgvan Leaze" was created by locals after the car was left in the hedge for months.
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SLN assistant editor Kapil Summan looks back at some of the biggest stories in Scots law this year. The past year has been one of reform and change in the Scottish legal profession. In January, the then Lord President, Lord Gill, announced the timetable for the commencement of provisions of the Cour
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Jonathan Smithers Social mobility and the global competitiveness of UK law could be damaged by the removal of current approved routes to qualifying as a solicitor, the Law Society warned today.
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Earlier this year, the Scottish Legal Complaints Commission (SLCC) took the decision to publish determination decisions and, towards the end of December, it will be publishing decisions made in the quarter July to September 2015. At the same time as publishing its first set of decisions, it will be
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James Wolffe QC Advocates are to help young people to gain an insight into human rights, at an event by the Scottish Centre for Conflict Resolution (SCCR).
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