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A solicitor is looking for help with a new venture seeking to assist survivors of human trafficking, modern slavery, domestic-abuse and victims of ethnic, political and religious persecution. Jennifer Matthew, a senior solicitor in the dispute resolution team at MacRoberts in Edinburgh and vice-chai

Paula Lee Leigh Day has announced the launch of what is potentially, at £4 billion, the largest ever equal pay challenge in UK history, aimed at Tesco.

Laura Dunlop QC Art lovers will have the chance to learn about the Faculty of Advocates at a special free drop-in event at the Fruitmarket Gallery in Edinburgh.

Graeme Dey The former Arbroath Sheriff Court building will be put on the open market if a community buy-out effort does not secure the cash soon, the Evening Telegraph reports.

Colin Hulme Burness Paull has secured a quartet of accolades for its intellectual property law practice.

Blackadders' dedicated incapacity law team is aiming to raise £1,000 for charity by "bagging" as many Munros as possible in a single day. The funds are being collected for Alzheimer Scotland to support its range of specialist services for people in Scotland with dementia and their carers.

Kate Frame The police complaints watchdog has revealed that it was nearly overwhelmed by cases involving senior officers.

The statistics report criminal justice social work statistics in Scotland: 2016-17 has been published today by Scotland’s Chief Statistician. The number of social work orders issued has been stable over the past six years, with the most recent figures showing a total of 20,500 in 2016-17. The vast

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Judge Ian Forrester QC Judge Ian Forrester QC has been elected president of the Franco-British Lawyers’ Society.

A cross-party group of members of the Scottish, UK and European parliaments who were seeking judicial review of the UK Government’s policy that the United Kingdom’s notification under Article 50(2) of the Treaty of the European Union will not be withdrawn have been refused permission to proceed.

A cyclist who was struck by a 4×4 towing a trailer while taking part in a bike race has been awarded £55,000 damages. Graeme Daly, who was participating in a 10-mile team time trial event in Perth and Kinross, was seeking £110,000 following the collision in 2015.

Professor Dame Sue Black One of Dundee’s most notorious killers has been “acquitted” 130 years after he was hanged for the murder of his wife.

James Wolffe QC Membership of the European Union helps the fight against crime in Scotland, the Lord Advocate has said.