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DWF partner Naomi Pryde is collating views from solicitors on the Scottish Courts and Tribunal Service’s approach to COVID-19 in her capacity as a Law Society of Scotland Council member and a concerned civil court practitioner. She said: "I'm well placed to comment as I have a split

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A new £2 coin launched by The Royal Mint commemorates the 250th anniversary of the birth of Sir Walter Scott. Scott, who was born in 1771, was an advocate as well as an author and is widely regarded as the Faculty of Advocates' most celebrated member.

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An extremely restrictive ban on abortion after six weeks of pregnancy has come into force in Texas after a go-ahead from the Supreme Court of the United States (SCOTUS). The one-page ruling issued under the court's controversial "shadow docket" process has sparked fears that Roe v Wade, the landmark

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Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson has been confirmed as the first black woman and first former public defender to serve on the Supreme Court of the United States (SCOTUS). Nominated by President Joe Biden in February, Judge Jackson's appointment to the court was confirmed by the US Senate last night in a

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An octogenarian who allegedly spent close to a decade menacing his neighbourhood with a catapult has been apprehended. Prince King, 81, is accused by police in southern California of being a "serial slingshot shooter", NBC News reports.

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The US no longer has a "workable" constitution and its top court has become too politicised to act as "impartial constitutional arbiters", Lord Sumption has said. In an essay for Prospect magazine, the former justice of the UK Supreme Court mounts an unprecedented attack on its US counterpart, highl

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A new adopt-a-book scheme has been launched by Abbotsford, home of Sir Walter Scott, to help preserve some of the significant works in his world-renowned library. Scott was a member of the Faculty of Advocates and the Faculty’s long association with Abbotsford, his home near Melrose, is continued

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Costumed gladiators can return to major tourist spots in Rome after winning a legal battle against local authorities, The Local reports. Rome authorities had banned the performers on the basis they overcharged tourists and in some cases allegedly pick-pocketed them.

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The Scottish Parliament Information Centre (SPICe) has published a blog with an up-to-date overview of fireworks legislation, including the parts of the Fireworks and Pyrotechnic Articles (Scotland) Act 2022 that are currently in force. It highlights the parts of the Act relating to fireworks licens

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