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Kenneth Lauder (left) and Andrew Bertram Stuart & Stuart has announced that Kenneth Lauder and Andrew Bertram have been assumed as partners and that Peter Atkinson andDouglas Bowen have both retired as partners but continue with the firm as consultants.

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The most senior judge in England and Wales has said horrific sexual imagery and distressing testimony judges face are “beyond the understanding of most people” and will leave them disturbed. The Lord Chief Justice, Lord Thomas of Cwmgiedd, said sex offence cases are on the rise and could not be

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Students at the University of Strathclyde have founded the University's first mediation society and are looking for help from volunteers. It intends to give law students an introduction to practical mediation and a range of transferable skills which they can use in their future career.

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People who never commit an offence could still be subject to court orders for life under planned legislation against “sexual harm”, the Faculty of Advocates has suggested. The Abusive Behaviour and Sexual Harm (Scotland) Bill introduces the sexual risk order (SRO), a civil preventative order whi

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The Scottish government is to consult again on creating a specific offence for domestic abuse in the coming weeks according to Justice Secretary Michael Matheson(pictured). Although the government previously sought views on the issue, after warnings from prosecutors the current law is inadequate, mi

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