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The introduction of a bill aimed at simplifying the law around crofting is a welcome step towards long-awaited and much needed reform, according to the Law Society of Scotland. The Crofting and Scottish Land Court Bill was introduced by the Scottish government this week and proposes to amend the law

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There is a “real danger” to the UK’s international reputation if issues such as court backlogs remain unaddressed, the deputy president of the Supreme Court has warned. Lord Hodge told the Lords Constitution Committee that persistent problems weaken "our sell of the UK as a success

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A US city has announced a $105 million reparations initiative aimed at addressing the enduring harm of a massacre that took place a century ago. The 1921 race massacre in Tulsa, Oklahoma, is one of the worst episodes of racial violence in US history. The plan includes investments in housing, educati

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A pedestrian safety activist is facing a criminal trial after making his own crossing with chalk. Charlottesville, Virginia man Kevin Cox used what he said was spray chalk to create a makeshift pedestrian crossing at an intersection where a fatal accident took place last October.

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The UK government has said it will not amend the law to make it easier to establish safe drug consumption facilities, even if Glasgow’s new pilot site proves successful. The Thistle in Glasgow, which opened earlier this year, is the first such centre in the UK and is intended to address Scotla

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Kennedys, which has offices in Edinburgh and Glasgow, has reported 13 per cent growth with a record revenue of £428 million for the financial year ended 30 April 2025. This marks the 11th consecutive year of growth at Kennedys, signalling further global expansion across the firm’s region

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A solicitor who was secretly working for three law firms at the same time has been struck off. Belinda Sarkodie, a property lawyer in England, submitted timesheets for the same hours to two firms when she was also meant to be working full-time for a third firm.

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TLT has relocated to New Clarendon – a newly refurbished building located at 114-116 on George Street in the heart of Edinburgh.  The New Clarendon office has been designed from scratch, with facilities and tech enabling employees to mix remote working with time in the office.

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A networking group for in-house legal professionals is holding an evening of conversation and connection in Aberdeen on Tuesday 10 June. Crafty Locals aims to bring the in-house legal community together for an informal evening of sharing experiences at Pinsent Masons’ office in the city’

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Dame Vera Baird DBE KC has been appointed as interim chair of the Criminal Cases Review Commission (CCRC), the body which investigates potential miscarriages of justice in England, Wales and Northern Ireland. The CCRC has not had a chairperson since January, when Helen Pitcher KC OBE resigned amid t

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MI5 “deliberately and repeatedly” misled the courts in defending its handling of a neo-Nazi agent who abused women, the BBC has told the High Court. The broadcaster argued that MI5 and three of its officers had met the legal threshold for contempt of court, having provided false evidence

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