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France's notoriously heavy-handed police have been ordered to be on their best behaviour as up to 1.5 million tourists descend on Paris for the Olympic Games. Some 3,600 officers have agreed to take foreign language lessons — mostly English — to offer better assistance to visitors, The T
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The Law Society of Scotland has been accredited as a leader in diversity, recognising its achievements and commitment to lead workplace best practice in Scotland. The gold status Leader in Diversity accreditation from the National Centre for Diversity builds upon the Law Society’s initial awar
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Connor Beaton delivers his verdict on French legal drama Anatomy of a Fall.
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Scotland’s best known (fictional) advocate is back in action this month in The Scotsman with this year’s month-long Christmas serial Edward Kane and the Supernal Sisters. The story focuses on the popularity of seances and other spirited events in the mid 1900s. Ross Macfarlane KC’s
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Edinburgh Law School has been ranked as the 13th best in the world by Times Higher Education. The University of Edinburgh has moved up two places in this year's Times Higher Education World University Rankings for the subject of law, which compares 329 universities – up from 290 last year.
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Laura Kyne explains the details of the SQE and how best to prepare for it. I’m a senior solicitor within the Burness Paull employment team, originally qualified in Scots law. Whilst employment law is broadly similar across Scotland and England and Wales, I nevertheless decided to sit the Solic
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A '90s rap star convicted of illegally funnelling foreign money to Barack Obama's election campaign and acting as a Chinese agent is facing a retrial on the basis his defence lawyer allegedly relied on AI to write his closing statement. Pras, best known as one of the Fugees, was found guilty last ye
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A new article exploring domestic violence, safeguarding returning parents, the best interests of the child, human rights and international refugee law, and legislative interventions has been published.
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The Scottish Courts and Tribunals Service has launched a survey on protected characteristics in order to ensure that any future development of Civil Online best meets the needs and requirements of users. The survey will be included in all emails generated via Civil Online, as well as placed on strat
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There is no doubt that the UK is one of the best locations for wind power in the world – and there’s been significant investment to capitalise on that energy advantage. At present it has over 11,000 wind turbines with a total installed capacity of 28 gigawatts (GW) and aspires to secure
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The Edinburgh office of Brodies LLP has won a regional award for best workplace fit-out from the British Council for Offices (BCO). The firm's offices, located in the top three floors of Capital Square, were singled out at the BCO's annual Scottish awards in Glasgow, which recognise projects that de
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The Scotch Whisky Association’s legal affairs team has been awarded the best Not-For-Profit Organisation Team of the Year at the World Trademark Review Awards in Singapore.
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Addleshaw Goddard has launched its search for the best high-growth tech businesses to join its AG Elevate programme – an accelerator for those looking to scale up. AG Elevate is a fast-track 10-month programme designed to advance tech businesses in all sectors of the economy through legal chal
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It’s time for the best junior in-house solicitors in Scotland to shine, as the Law Society of Scotland has launched its In-House Rising Star Award for 2023. The award, which is now in its 11th year, provides recognition for the important work of in-house practitioners and in particular the con
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