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A petition calling for the release of a Turkish lawyer and Aberdeen University graduate has received more than 3,100 signatures. On 4th July 2018 Dr Hanifi Bariş was arrested in Istanbul. He was charged with "posting items of criminal content” on his Facebook and Twitter accounts.

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The Court of Session has recently confirmed that there is no ban on fracking in Scotland following a challenge by Ineos Upstream Limited (“Ineos”) and Reach Coal Seam Gas Limited (“Reach”). Jennifer White looks at the case. Ineos and Reach had sought an applica

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Geoffrey Cox QC MP has replaced Jeremy Wright QC as Attorney General for England and Wales. Mr Cox, who earned £460,000 from legal work last year, reportedly voted to leave the European Union in the 2016 referendum.

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Autistic people are being let down by the criminal justice system in England and Wales, writes Graeme Hydari. Despite receiving guidance, many of the judiciary and magistracy do not have a basic understanding of autism spectrum disorder, which is a developmental condition that cannot be treated or i

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Judith Higson has joined Scullion LAW’s family law team as an associate director, enhancing its collaborative practice expertise. Ms Higson has 15 years' experience practising family law and is an accredited family law specialist, an accredited child law specialist, an accredited family l

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The Ministry of Justice (MoJ) has announced a series of measures to crack down on crime and violence in English and Welsh prisons, including the wider roll-out of in-cell telephones.Justice Secretary David Gauke revealed the new scheme and other initiatives as he announced a £30

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President Donald Trump has nominated Brett Kavanaugh for the Supreme Court, describing him as a "brilliant jurist". Mr Kavanaugh, a District of Columbia appeals court judge, formerly advised ex-President, George W Bush.

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Two associates at Inverness-based Innes & Mackay have been promoted to the role of director. Sarah Lilley trained in Aberdeen and qualified as a solicitor in 2008. She practised family law in Edinburgh for four years before moving to Inverness and joining Innes & Mackay in July 2012. Sh

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Amy Entwistle explores the details of recently enacted community empowerment provisions. Last month saw reports of the completion of the transfer to the North West Mull Community Woodland Company of the Island of Ulva.  North West Mull Community Woodland Company is a Community Body (more below)

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A new paper proposes using a Roman remedy to give victims of revenge porn redress in the civil sphere. Jonathan Brown, a law lecturer at Robert Gordon University, suggests that revenge porn should be actionable as iniuria in Scots law.

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A multi-track qualification scheme could be introduced at the English bar as early as next September, The Brief reports.The scheme is reportedly being considered as a key measure in widening social access and reducing the cost of becoming a barrister.Proposals under consideration by the&nb

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