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Bermuda has become the first jurisdiction in the world to reverse the legalisation of same-sex marriage, The Guardian reports. Governor John Rankin has signed into law a bill which reverses the legalisation of same-sex marriage by Bermuda's Supreme Court last year.

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Assets worth more than £2.5 million have been recovered from a man linked to an extensive VAT fraud on a global scale. Land, properties, bank accounts, jewellery and cash belonging to ex-boxer Ronnie Decker are among the assets being handed over to the Crown.

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Craig Nicol Thorntons has recorded strong financial results to May 2017, reporting profits of £5.1 million, up by 18 per cent from the previous year's figure of £4.3m.

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The Faculty of Advocates has announced a new "Fair Instructions Policy", putting robust systems in place to ensure that counsel are instructed solely on the basis of skill, experience and ability. Under the policy, the Faculty will monitor the allocation of work given to its members to ensure fairne

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The Supreme Court today handed down judgment in a case defining the scope of an appeal under section 24 of the Health and Safety at Work etc Act 1974. The judgment in HM Inspector of Health & Safety v Chevron North Sea Ltd. also resolves the conflicting decisions of the Court of Appeal in Hague

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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

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