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New rules will come into force tomorrow which will make electronic submission of simple procedure cases mandatory. The rule change was approved by the Scottish Civil Justice Council to help deal with the efficient administration of business during the current Covid pandemic. The rule will be in forc
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Pig entrails have been flung across the floor of parliament in Taiwan in protest at new pork import rules. Opposition MPs threw offal at their government counterparts in the latest escalation of protests against plans to relax restrictions on pork imports from the US.
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The Home Office's widely-condemned "hostile environment" measures breached equality law with particular impact on black members of the Windrush generation, the Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC) has said. The equality watchdog's new assessment highlights that that the negative consequences
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Further plans to recommence Sheriff Court jury trials across Scotland have been announced with arrangements for remote jury centres to be created in ODEON cinema complexes in Ayr, East Kilbride, Dundee and Dunfermline. Contractual arrangements for jury venues in Aberdeen and Inverness are currently
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A national advocacy service has been launched to reinforce the rights of children involved in the children’s hearings system. The service, backed by £1.5 million in 2020-2021, means children and young people will be offered support to express their needs and views on decisions that affec
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Ensuring next year’s Holyrood election can take place is the focus of a new bill being considered by the Scottish Parliament’s Standards, Procedures and Public Appointments Committee. With the election currently due to take place on 6 May 2021, the impact of Covid-19 means that contingen
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An international "people's tribunal" is to investigate atrocities that allegedly took place in Iran a year ago.
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The High Court in London recently heard an application which had as its aim the exclusion of evidence obtained in the course of law enforcement activity into the EncroChat platform. For reasons which this article will hopefully make obvious, that application will in time be remembered as simply the
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Alastair Shepherd has been named as the new custodian of the Scottish Barony Register, succeeding Alistair Rennie. Mr Shepherd is currently a partner in Coulters Legal LLP, but is due to retire from private practice in April 2021, after 40 years as a solicitor, with Brodies, Henderson and Jackson WS
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The International Bar Association (IBA) will be hosting two events with a focus on Scotland tonight. From 6pm GMT, First Minister Nicola Sturgeon, will be in conversation with Mark Ellis, IBA executive director. You can find out more and register here.
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DWF has launched a new work placement scheme for Black, Asian and minority ethnic individuals who aspire to a career in law. The programme, the Ethnic Minority Access Scheme, has been developed with Aspiring Solicitors to help six individuals gain valuable paid work experience at a global legal busi
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