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The Supreme Court is to hear an appeal next month from a Scottish prisoner who was jailed for the racially motivated murder of a schoolboy in 2006. Imran Shahid is appealing on the basis his human rights were breached after he was held in solitary confirment for over four-and-a-half-years.

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People seeking to end their lives with assistance from another person will have two weeks in which to do so, but when this time limit starts remains unclear, the Law Society of Scotland has said. The intent of the Assisted Suicide (Scotland) Bill is to remove the risk of criminal prosecution for tho

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Proposals to legalise assisted suicide will today be scrutinised by MSPs on the health and sport committee. The Assisted Suicide (Scotland) Bill is at stage one of the parliamentary scrutiny process and the nine MSPs on the health and sport committee will begin their scrutiny by questioning the lega

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The UK government’s proposed anti-terrorism measures could be successfully challenged under the European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR), the Law Society of Scotland has warned. The Counter-Terrorism and Security Bill introduces a number of measures to restrict the movement of individuals suspec

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A gamekeeper has been jailed for four months after he set traps, took birds of prey and killed a goshawk. George Mutch, 48, was sentenced to four months in jail at Aberdeen Sheriff Courtyesterday after he was found guilty in December of illegal use of a trap, illegal taking of a buzzard, illegal tak

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Pedestrians soaked by passing cars have complained to police new figures reveal. People across England and Wales have gotten in touch with police forces, accusing drivers of deliberately driving through standing water in order to splash passers by.

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An American musician has won the right to remain in the country after an immigration judge rebuffed a Home Office attempt to deport him. The UK government was told that Steve Forman (pictured) has a strong case for being allowed to stay in the UK.

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Stephen Wright (pictured) discusses the recent clarification by the Inner House, in a Special Case, of uncertainty surrounding the validity of a very large number of continuing powers of attorney. In W, 2014 SLT (Sh Ct) 83, Sheriff Bairdopined that a deed which appointed a named individual “to be

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Gillespie Macandrew has announced the appointment of two new associates. Fiona Cameron (pictured right) has been made an associate within the litigation & dispute resolution team.

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International law firm Kennedys has opened in Scotland with offices in Edinburgh and Glasgow, giving it a presence in all jurisdictions in the UK and Ireland. The firm has recruited two Scottish solicitors: Frank Gill (pictured) and Rory Jackson.

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