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The majority of MSPs sworn in yesterday made a secular affirmation in a Holyrood first. All MSPs must swear allegiance to the Monarch before they can take up their roles. The Oaths Act 1978 permits elected officials to choose between a religious oath or a secular affirmation. This allows humani
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The Sheriff Appeal Court has overturned a sheriff’s decision that the erection of a wall and gate wholly within the bounds of a couple’s residential property in Motherwell caused sufficient detriment to allow their neighbours to enforce a real burden imposed on properties in the developm
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A lord ordinary has refused to reduce the will of a man who died of abdominal and bowel cancer in March 2022 on the ground of undue influence by his second wife after finding that none of the evidence presented by the pursuers, his four children by his first wife, was capable of supporting a finding
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Specialist collective redress law firm KP Law is acting for AGC Collective Actions Limited, which is bringing a claim against Google on behalf of UK advertisers for alleged abuse of its dominant position in online display advertising. KP Law has filed an application for a collective proceedings orde
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Our weekly round-up of human rights stories from around the world. The Chinese Government Just Got the World’s Largest Digital Rights Conference Canceled
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His Majesty The King has approved the appointment of Lord Justice Snowden as a justice of the Supreme Court. The King made the appointment on the advice of the prime minister and lord chancellor, following the recommendation of an independent selection commission.
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The Supreme Court has rejected a final appeal against a decision that furlough payments to workers during the Covid pandemic could be used as a deduction in payouts for business interruption policies, after holding that insurers were entitled to regard them as reducing the policyholders’ busin
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Aberdeen & Grampian Chamber of Commerce (AGCC) has called for economic growth to become the top priority for both the UK and Scottish governments and urged ministers to seize the £17.5 billion North Sea investment opportunity currently on the table.
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UK taxpayers have handed over £938.8 billion in tax in 2024/25, a 9.3 per cent rise on the previous year, according to HMRC's annual bulletin, as frozen thresholds and rising asset values are quietly eroding household wealth.
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A Sheriff Principal has refused permission to appeal to the Court of Session against a decision of the Sheriff Appeal Court that an action for defamation raised by a pursuer against one of his former work colleagues was time barred after upholding the principle that an action was only considered com
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Aberdein Considine has recognised 15 talented employees working from Peterhead to Manchester in the firm’s latest round of promotions. Promoted to partner are: conveyancing senior associates Samantha Gilbert (Westhill), Katie Hutchinson (Union Street), Stevie Kelman (Stonehaven / Banchory) and
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The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) announced late yesterday afternoon how their redress scheme arising from commission paid by motor finance lenders to car dealers will operate. Andrew Foyle has the details. The choice to make the announcement after the financial markets had closed mirrored the S
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A falconer is flying high after leading the charge to change the law in order to preserve an ancient practice of falconry in Scotland. Barry Blyther, who runs Elite Falconry in Kirkcaldy, petitioned the Scottish Parliament to retain the rights of falconers to practice upland falconry in Scotland &nd
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There were 54 deaths recorded in prison custody in 2023-24, according to statistics published by the chief statistician today. This is the highest annual figure recorded between 2012-13 and 2023-24 and an increase of 15 from 2022-23. Overall, from 2012-13 to 2023-24, there were 399 deaths recorded i
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The number of law students suspected of using AI to cheat has risen at several Scottish universities, an investigation by Scottish Legal News has found – with one expert warning that the figures are likely underreported. SLN made freedom of information requests of all Scottish universities tha
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