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Swingeing cuts to legal aid have had a devastating effect on parts of Wales, with some towns having no law centres or legal aid lawyers, The Guardian reports. Before the introduction of the Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Act (Laspo) in 2013, legal aid would have accounted for 40 p

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The Tumbling Lassie Seminar is branching out on its own, after three years as an adjunct to the annual Charity Ball. Having its own place in the calendar, the 2019 seminar will be extended to a full day event and the date to note is Saturday, 27 April.

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Gilson Gray took over The Studio on Hope Street in Glasgow recently to allow its team of over 130 staff and 25 partners to learn more about mental health, nutrition, financial wellbeing, fitness and mindfulness.

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An amateur footballer who attacked a referee for giving him two yellow cards has been jailed for six months. The player had already been made subject to a 10-year ban on playing football.

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The recent high ­profile ­sexual harassment ­cases in the media, and the growing momentum of the #MeToo ­movement, has prompted closer examination of how businesses are responding to such incidents in the workplace, writes Craig Asbury. Confidentiality clauses – sometimes refer

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RSB Lindsays' chairman has detailed the firm's plans to increase sales to £20 million in the coming three years, The Courier reports. Turnover at the firm has doubled in the past eight years following a series of mergers. In 2012, it merged with Shield & Kyd, giving the firm its first base

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DWF's innovations in combating fraud have been highlighted at the 2019 Scottish Legal Awards, where the business secured two accolades. Jill Sinclair, partner and head of counter fraud (Scotland) at DWF's Glasgow office, picked up the coveted Lawyer of the Year award for her achievements in tackling

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There has been a 16 per cent fall crime in Scotland since 2016-17, new figures show. Less than one in a hundred people (0.7 per cent) experienced more than one violent crime in 2017-18 and this group accounted for three-fifths of all violent crime, according to the Scottish Crime and Justice Su

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Via Blackadders: A group from Blackadders had a fantastic night at the Dundee Faculty Dinner. The Faculty of Procurators and Solicitors in Dundee was formed in 1820 by Royal Charter and is open to all solicitors and trainees in Dundee.

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