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Dr Cyrus Tata With the Scottish government consulting on an extension of the presumption against short prison sentences, Dr Cyrus Tata looks at the reasons behind the appeal of imprisonment.
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Sheenagh Adams Keeper-induced registration (KIR) could play an important role in completing the Land Register by 2024, according to a new consultation launched by Registers of Scotland (RoS).
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Lord Gill The former Lord President is to give evidence to a Holyrood inquiry over the creation of a judicial register of interests.
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Lord Hope Abu Dhabi Global Market (ADGM), the international financial centre in Abu Dhabi, has announced the appointment of Lord Hope of Craighead as Chief Justice of Abu Dhabi Global Market Courts.
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The first networking event from new group Young Professionals in Construction (YPiC) was a success as more than 100 people attended the gathering at the Edinburgh offices of Maclay Murray & Spens (MMS).
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Bruce Crawford Holyrood's devolution committee has called on the UK government to include a commitment to transparency and accountability in the Scotland Bill.
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Dean Spielmann The European Court of Human Rights President Dean Spielmann has launched a network for the exchange of information on the case-law of theEuropean Convention on Human Rights.
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Patrick McGuire Thompsons Solicitors could launch mass litigation against car manufacturer Volkswagen in the wake of a scandal over rigged emissions tests.
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Greg Lowson Almost half of lawyers asked would not recommend their profession to friends and family members, according to new research by Wesleyan, the financial services provider for lawyers.
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Kathleen Hallisey Survivors of child sex abuse are campaigning for the UK government to introduce mandatory reporting laws to help tackle abuse within Jehovah's Witnesses communities.
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Anthony Maton The European Commission has come under pressure from lawyers to release further details of a €1.8 billion fine paid by eight major banks over the Euribor rate-rigging scandal two years ago.
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Laura Irvine Laura Irvine writes on the importance of complying with the Data Protection Act 1998.
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Leigh Kirkpatrick, a solicitor at the Royal Bank of Scotland in Edinburgh, has won this year’s “Law Society of Scotland In-House Lawyers’ Group Rising Star Award”. The award was presented at the Law Society’s Law in Scotland Conferencereception, along with a presentation to the Scottish La
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From left: Joanne Romanis, Brian Inkster and Robert Wild (photo taken by Rob McDougall)
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