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The Law Society of Scotland has paid tribute to its longstanding former secretary, Kenneth Pritchard OBE, who has died at the age of 91. Mr Pritchard become just the society’s second secretary when he was appointed in 1976, and held the position for more than 20 years, until 1997. The role is

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A man accused of drunkenly speeding at more than 130 mph allegedly told police he was desperate to get home to see his cat. Logan Mirmozaffari, 28, was arrested by police in Norwich, Connecticut early on Sunday morning, Daily Voice Norwich reports.

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The Scottish government has been warned that it risks falling foul of its own children's rights law if it does not give children – rather than parents or teachers – the right to withdraw themselves from religious observance at school. In response to a consultation which closed this week,

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The Scottish Liberal Democrats have highlighted that the Scottish government have lodged more than 500 amendments to their Legal Services Bill and criticised ministers' handling of the modernisation of the legal profession.   The Regulation of Legal Services (Scotland) Bill proposed giving Scot

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McKee Campbell Morrison has welcomed solicitor William McGuigan to its commercial property team. Mr McGuigan previously worked at a niche property firm and has experience across a broad range of property transactions. 

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The Aberdeen Law Project has been shortlisted as a finalist for the ‘University Pro Bono Award’ in the LexisNexis Legal Awards 2025. The new University Pro Bono Award celebrates universities which "have made a significant impact through their legal pro bono programmes".

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Solicitor Katherine Durie has been appointed as vice chair of the Food and Drink Federation (FDF) Scotland. Ms Durie, European legal counsel at Baxters Food Group, will work alongside new chair James Macsween, managing director at Macsween of Edinburgh, to support Scotland's food and drink manufactu

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Five men and two women have been jailed for serious sexual abuse of children in the Glasgow area. Iain Owens, 46; Elaine Lannery, 40; Scott Forbes, 51; Barry Watson, 48; Lesley Ann Williams, 43; Paul Brannan, 42, and John Clark, 49 were all given an order for lifelong restriction when they appeared

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China's first corgi police dog has become a social media hit – despite his frequent misbehaviour. The police force in Weifang, in China's eastern Shandong province, has just marked one year since Fu Zai joined the team as a reserve bomb-detector dog.

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