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John Morgan, a trainee solicitor at Brodies The Scottish Young Lawyers' Association and the WS Society have announced that the winner of their Writing Competition for 2015 has now been found.

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A gay man has been awarded compensation in what is thought to the first discrimination case to be brought against a service provider for the homophobic actions of its staff. When “Tim” (not his real name) asked for a refund on some patio locks, the shop assistant began to abuse him. A judge at S

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Police Scotland are getting five requests a day under a domestic abuse law that gives worried individuals information on the potentially-abusive pasts of their partners. Clare's law was rolled out at the beginning of October and saw 109 disclosure requests between 1 and 21 October.

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Aberdeen Solicitors’ Property Centre Limited, in cooperation with the University of Aberdeen, Business School, Centre for Real Estate Research, has published statistics for the third quarter of 2015 relating to the Aberdeen housing market. The report is based on a "constant quality" methodology. T

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Ben Bestgen With the rise of using social media for brand-recognition and brand-promotion purposes, many clients wonder if a logo or slogan that starts with or includes a "#" can be trademark-protected says Ben Bestgen .

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Following Holyrood's Justice Committee’s consideration of interim regulations for legal aid funding for cases appearing before the new Sheriff Appeal Court this week, the Law Society of Scotland has welcomed the transitional arrangements. The original objections to the proposed rates were highligh

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Following the Law Society of Scotland's warnings that parents wearing alcohol-branded clothing could fall foul of laws intended to curb alcohol advertising, it has now backtracked and said it was “wrong” to make such claims. Under the Alcohol Bill, restrictions would be imposed on advertising al

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