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Lady Hale President of the UK Supreme Court, Lady Hale, delivered a speech at the University of Ottawa this month reflecting on the legacy of Beverley McLachlin, former Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Canada, who retired at the end of last year.

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Wildlife crime investigations could be supported by new research into retrieving human DNA found at the scene, even days after the incident has taken place. The research was initiated by the Partnership for Action Against Wildlife Crime (PAW) Scotland and carried out by the Scottish Police Authority

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Criminal defence solicitors are going the way of the dodo according to a heat map published by the Law Society, the Gazette reports. The map shows that duty solicitors in several parts of England and Wales are over 50 and that few young people are choosing the specialism.

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A 49-year-old man has been fined £1,000 after offering a tiger’s head, and leopard and tiger claws, for sale online. At Jedburgh Sheriff Court, Richard Wales from Melrose, pled guilty to a contravention of regulations designed to protect endangered species from illegal trade.

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Alan McIntosh Alan McIntosh argues, amongst other things, that the Prescription (Scotland) Bill 2018 should be welcomed, but the Scottish Parliament needs to ensure all obligations to pay debts arising from personal contracts and statute should be covered by short term negative prescription, with fe

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A new competition has been launched to tap in to the expertise of the Scottish legal community and improve risk management across the profession. The Law Society of Scotland's Innovation Cup encourages innovation amongst Scottish solicitors, trainees, cash-room staff, paralegals and students invitin

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Byron Nurse Dentons has advised C&C Group plc, owner of drink brands such as Bulmers in Ireland and Magners and Tennent’s in the UK, on its acquisition of Matthew Clark (Holdings) Limited and Bibendum PLB (Topco) Limited from Conviviality Brands Limited, a subsidiary of Conviviality plc. Convi

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