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Following a competitive recruitment exercise earlier this year, the Scottish Council of Law Reporting has announced the appointment of the following advocates to the law reporting panel for Session Cases: The Session Cases law report series contains all the key appellate decisions, civil and crimina

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A discussion on the Assisted Dying for Terminally Ill Adults (Scotland) Bill featuring two academics will be held in Edinburgh later this month. The speakers at the SSC Society event will offer insights into core dilemmas in assisted suicide/euthanasia legislation, the challenges that are presented

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An employment appeal tribunal in London has rejected a claim from a man who said he had been discriminated against because of his "English nationalist" beliefs, which include seeking the deportation of all Muslims from the UK. The claimant, Steven Thomas, had been engaged through an employment agenc

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The head of a top City of London firm has advised partners not to send non-urgent emails over the weekend. Segun Osuntokun, appointed last year as global senior partner at Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner (BCLP), a firm of over 1,275 lawyers across 31 offices, told The Telegraph that he schedules emails

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Via Davidson Chalmers Stewart: "It was a pleasure to have Aberdeen Commercial Law Prize winner Noah Chapman in the office with us this week. The Commercial Law Prize is open to Aberdeen University LLB students in their second year of study and provides the winner with £500 and a week-long plac

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Drug, alcohol and DNA testing can be pivotal in family law cases and, with thirteen years’ experience in the area, we understand how much work is involved. From understanding testing requirements, to liaising with donors, to ensuring analysis is delivered by your file by date; there’s a

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Hundreds of frogs known for their illegal use as an aphrodisiac have been seized by police in Peru. Some 390 frogs were recovered by police after they pulled over a truck heading from Lake Titicaca to capital Lima, France24 reports.

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Scottish Legal News will shortly publish an article on the military exploits of war hero and Scots lawyer John Ross and is seeking the help of readers to obtain a photograph of him. Mr Ross was a lawyer in Dundee for many years and retired from his firm, Ross Strachan, in 1983. His brother Donald wa

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Wright, Johnston & Mackenzie LLP (WJM) has announced a string of promotions. In the Glasgow office, promotees include Carol Baxter, Angus Rutherford and Thomas Fairbairn, who have become solicitors in the private client, commercial property and corporate sectors respectively.

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