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Andrew Smith QC Compass Chambers has announced that Andrew Smith has been successful in his application for silk in England and Wales and will now become a QC north and south of the border.

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Jim Eadie The general principles behind a bill that aims to introduce a new single tenancy for the private rented sector have been given support from a committee of MSPs, though some suggestions for improvements have been recommended.

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A man who murdered a neighbour by stabbing him in the neck has been sentenced to life in prison. Martin Carroll, 28, had earlier pled guilty to a charge of murder. He was jailed for a minimum of 14 years years after being given a mandatory life term.

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Lord Hain Laws are being drawn up by a group of cross-party politicians for a new Act of Union to “wrest back the initiative from the separatists” and ensure the preservation of the 300-year-old United Kingdom.

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The Herald has published an obituary of Sheriff Irvine Smith QC, who died on Monday 11 January 2016 at the age of 89.

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Katy Wedderburn MacRoberts LLP has warned businesses to prepare for the introduction of the national living wage, or face being “named and shamed” by the UK government. They have also been warned to keep better records and prepare for higher expenditure, in order to afford to pay the NLW.

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How the Law Society of Scotland helps to shape the law is the focus of the organisation’s latest video, launched today. “Helping to shape good law in Scotland and beyond” explains how the Society, along with its network of volunteers, helps to inform the work of our law makers, across the Scot

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