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Theresa May The UK government has published draft legislation to empower Prime Minister Theresa May to activate Article 50 of the Treaty on European Union and thereby begin the formal Brexit process.
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A global investigation into the reasons why so many women lawyers leave law firms, and on occasion the legal profession entirely, has been launched by the International Bar Association (IBA) Legal Policy & Research Unit (LPRU). The investigation also seeks to secure information on the profession
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Three judges are reportedly in the running to fill the US Supreme Court seat left vacant by the death of Justice Antonin Scalia last year, with President Trump expected to appoint an arch conservative to the bench. Trump’s top picks are believed to be William Pryor, Neil Grouch and Thomas Hardiman
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A human trafficking victim whose application for accommodation as a homeless person was rejected by a Scottish local authority has had a legal challenge against the decision dismissed. A judge in the Court of Session upheld the decision by Aberdeen City Council to refuse her application on the groun
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Ways in which Scottish public services can help asylum seekers facing destitution are to be investigated by MSPs on Holyrood’s Equalities and Human Rights Committee. The committee is asking people to submit their views on what more can be done to tackle the issue. It will be holding a series of ev
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Angela Grahame QC The Faculty of Advocates’ arbitration service, due to launch with two pilot cases in May, has received a mixed response from solicitors.
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The number of traineeships available for aspiring solicitors in Scotland continues to rise. According to a Law Society of Scotland report, the number of training contracts started in practice year 2015/16 was 549, representing an increase of two per cent on the previous practice year. This is the sa
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Denise McKenzie
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Two QCs were among the speakers at a JUSTICE Scotland/Equality and Human Rights Commission event which explored “The Human Rights Implications of Brexit on EU Migration”. Mungo Bovey and Kenneth Campbell gave talks with Dr Jan Culik and Maria Fletcher, senior lecturers at the University of Glasg
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Heather McKendrick Pupils from schools across Scotland are getting ready to debate the use of performance enhancing drugs in professional sports in the second round of the Donald Dewar Memorial Debating Tournament.
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Katy Wedderburn Katy Wedderburn takes a look at the year ahead in employment law.
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Pictured (L-R): senior partner Jack Robertson and chairman Colin Graham with Ella Dunn
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A man found guilty of sexual assaulting a woman who claimed there was insufficient evidence to corroborate her account of lack of consent has failed in an appeal against conviction. The High Court of Justiciary Appeal Court refused the appeal by Craig Wilson after ruling that the evidence of distres
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The Herald has published a full obituary for James MacGillivray, a former procurator fiscal for Lochaber, who passed away on November 25, 2016, at the age of 87.
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