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A founder of the law firm at the centre of revelations into the offshore wealth of world leaders, criminals and others – disclosed in a cache of 11.5 million documents – has said the firm was hacked. Ramon Fonseca, of Panamanian firm Mossack Fonseca, has lodged a criminal complaint with prosecut

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Nominations are now open for solicitors hoping to join the Law Society of Scotland’s decision making body. Becoming a member of the Law Society Council provides an opportunity to influence key decisions, contribute to the work of the society and help to represent and support local solicitors.

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Women in Law Scotland (WiLS) is holding its formal launch event on Thursday 21st April 2016 at 6pm. The event is being hosted by the Law Society of Scotland at its new offices at Atria 1, 144 Morrison Street, Edinburgh and is being sponsored by Scott & Co.

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Optimism among Scotland’s solicitors continues to rise, research carried out by the Law Society of Scotland has found. The annual survey of more than 500 solicitors from different sectors of the profession, which was carried out during 2015 by Ipsos MORI, gathered views on a range of issues.

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The Faculty of Advocates has voiced misgivings about the draft of a new criminal offence of domestic abuse. While acknowledging immediately that drawing up an offence which encompasses threats, physical and psychological abuse, and coercive control is “not without difficulty”, the Faculty said i

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Brian Inkster Crofting law expert Brian Inkster has said the Scottish government's recently launched consultation on the 2017 crofting elections is "flawed".

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