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Shepherd and Wedderburn has reported record revenues and profits on the day it celebrates its 250th anniversary. The firm’s revenues rose six per cent to £53.5 million in its financial year to 30 April 2018, and profits before partner distributions increased ten per cent to £22m ov

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Chris Dun considers the provisions of legislation varying the social housing regime in Scotland. The Housing (Amendment) (Scotland) Bill passed through Stage 3 of the Scottish Parliament on 31 May 2018 by 114 votes to nil. All that is needed now for the bill to become law is Royal Assent which is ex

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The number of residential homes coming to market across east central Scotland between April and June 2018 increased by 3.2 per cent compared with the same period last year, according to the latest house price report by ESPC. Average selling prices increased by 4.9 per cent across east central S

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What a difference a few months makes. In April the press was full of the possibility that Paris Saint Germain (PSG) might be found guilty of breaching the financial fair play allegations and face the possibility that they might be excluded from participation in the Champions League. Fast forward a f

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Via @AndrewJMSteven: "Many congratulations to Dr Alisdair MacPherson of @AberdeenUniLaw on his graduation at @UoELawSchool today." Alisdair (centre) is pictured with Professor Kenneth Reid (left) and Dr Andrew Steven himself.

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Nine former Chilean soldiers have been jailed for their role in the murder of folk singer Victor Jara during the 1973 coup.Eight men have been found guilty of murder, while a ninth has been found guilty of accessory to murder.Hugo Sánchez Marmonti, Raúl Jofré Gonz

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The Supreme Court has clarified the use of closed material procedure under section 6 of the Justice and Security Act 2013, an issue raised in Belhaj and another v Director of Public Prosecutions and another. The appellants allege that they were abducted and mistreated by agents of foreign gover

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The Scottish Parliament’s Justice Committee has today launched a call for evidence into the government’s new Vulnerable Witnesses Bill. The bill seeks to provide vulnerable witnesses and victims of crime with a better experience of the criminal justice system in Scotland. The main change

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