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The Law Society of Scotland has issued a statement warning practitioners of a suspected scam. We’re aware of a suspected scam where someone claiming to be an "attorney" is writing to members of the public warning that court action would be taken if an outstanding debt is not paid.

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A late addition has been made to the programme for the Tumbling Lassie seminar on modern day slavery and human trafficking, with a third leading voice in the field now taking part. Pam Bowen CBE, a senior policy advisor at the Crown Prosecution Service, has worked in developing policy for prosecutor

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The 25th Annual Dundee Sportsman’s Dinner raised £19,000 last year to support sports clubs and organisations across Tayside - and 16 local clubs and sports people recently received their allocation of funds.

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Convictions for domestic abuse were at their second highest level on record last year, while the number of people convicted for sexual crimes reached an all-time high. Official statistics for 2015-16 reveal that 12,374 people were convicted in Scotland’s courts for crimes and offences involving do

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Growers of a unique potato have applied for EU protected status. Ayrshire earlies, which are harvested months before normal potatoes, were created 160 years ago by two farmers.

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Denise Loney and Kay Springham QC have been appointed to the Scottish Legal Complaints Commission. Ms Loney (pictured right) is a solicitor in practice with a background in civil litigation. She has served as a member of the Scottish Legal Aid Board and was a convenor of the Scottish Services Cases

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Kenny Crawford The latest publication of the UK House Price Index (UK HPI) shows that the average price of a property in Scotland in November 2016 was £143,033 – an increase of 3.3 per cent on the previous year and an increase of one per cent when compared to the previous month. However, Aberdeen

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