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A man who refused to be treated by an optician following the Manchester terrorist attack because she was not white has been rebuked by a sheriff, The Scotsman reports. Eric Greene, 58, from Carluke, Lanarkshire, went to Specsavers in Lanark where he told trainee optician, Sarah Kerr, who is of India

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There are 190 more 'placed applicants' for law at Scottish universities this year compared to 2016, an increase of 13 per cent to 1,640, from last year's figure of 1,450. Heather McKendrick, head of outreach and careers at the Law Society of Scotland, said: “Many students are drawn to studying law

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The Law Society of Scotland has published new guidelines to help in-house solicitors who face pressure to give advice to someone other than their direct employer. The Who is your client? guide has been developed following feedback from the profession. It builds on the society’s existing Guide for

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The European Commission is consulting on proposals to lower the fingerprinting age for children in the EU's Visa Information System (VIS). The changes would see children as young as six years old fingerprinted when applying for a visa to a country in the Schengen area, which includes most EU member

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The UK’s first dedicated gluten-free microbrewery has achieved its fund raising target of £430,000 cash via equity to support its rapid expansion. The investment was led by the angel syndicate Equity Gap and was supported by Scottish Investment Bank, the investment arm of Scottish Enterprise and

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David Sheldon QC The appointment of David Sheldon QC, as a Faculty of Advocates member of the Scottish Legal Aid Board has been announced by legal affairs minister Annabelle Ewing.

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Sheriff Anwar A sheriff has published a Note that includes a letter to two children in a contact case in which the court held the pursuer (father) was entitled to indirect contact.

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Govan Law Centre (GLC) has received £100,000 form the Bank of Scotland Foundation to fund an initiative to help prevent homelessness. According to the charity, people leaving facilities including hospitals and prisons can become homeless for various reasons including poor financial planning and a f

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RICS is pleased to have successfully recruited a new cohort of lawyers to its construction adjudicator panel. Shona Frame (CMS), Richard Silver (Silver Shemmings LLP), Brandon Malone (Brandon Malone & Co), Peter Aeberli (3 Paper Buildings), Kenny Valentine (Pinsent Masons LLP), and Chris Mackay

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