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Plans for a new community justice model, designed to create a stronger community justice system in Scotland, have been published by the Scottish government today. The Community Justice (Scotland) Bill establishes a new model for community justice which, the government said, puts local delivery, part
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Lord Carloway The Lord Justice Clerk, Lord Carloway, has launched a programme of workshops run by the Scottish Courts and Tribunals Service to discuss methods to discover the truth in criminal trials in the modern era, and the greater use of pre-recorded evidence.
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Some areas of law may be seen as a “young person’s game” – but experienced solicitors are valued too, according to research carried out by the Law Society of Scotland. The findings are included in the Experiences of Established Legal Professionals within the Legal Profession in Scotland repo
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Martin Darroch Harper Macleod has announced plans for expansion as its fee income for the latest financial year hit £22 million.
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Harper Macleod has announced plans for expansion as its fee income for the latest financial year hit £22 million. The firm's highlights in 2014-15 included its legal adviser role for the Glasgow 2014 Commonwealth Games and the integration of niche private client firmBird Semple into its operations
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Bruce Crawford The Scottish Parliament's Devolution (Further Powers) Committee has given its backing to a bill that would allow 16 and 17-year olds to vote in the next Holyrood election.
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A man who sought to a publish a book detailing the his life including details of severe physical and sexual abuse but whose first wife opposed its publication on the basis it would cause psychological harm to their child has won his appeal at the UK Supreme Court. President of the Supreme Court Lord
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Patrick McGuire Lawyers who represent cyclists hurt on Edinburgh's tram lines have warned that the local council needs to take action before someone dies.
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The latest hedge feud resolved by the High Hedges (Scotland) Act 2013 takes us once again to Stirling where residents in the village of Buchlyvie near the city have won a thirty year battle against a 40-foot monolith and perennial offender – the leylandii. It is the second high-profile case dispat
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Paul Pignatelli DWF has appointed partners Paul Pignatelli and Wayne Lawrence as executive partners for the firm’s Glasgow and Edinburgh offices.
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Smartphones and tablets are encouraging a culture of long hours in the legal profession, a study by the Law Society of Scotland has found. And while advances in technology also permit more flexible working, including allowing men to take a more hands-on approach to childcare, they are widening rathe
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Justice Secretary Michael Matheson MSP The Scottish government has launched a new five-year national strategy to prioritise preventative approaches to confront youth offending.
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Despite a recent round of salary increases at UK law firms, US firms still top the salary tables the Financial Times reports. White & Case, a US firm, has begun paying its newly qualified lawyers in London £90,000.
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The Law Society of Scotland has expressed concerns about the "lack of evidence" to support Scottish government moves to end automatic early release for long-term prisoners. The organisation issued its warning ahead of the stage 3 debate of the Prisoners (Control of Release) (Scotland) Bill in the Sc
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