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Angela Grahame QC Writing for Scottish Legal News on International Women's Day 2018, Vice-Dean of Faculty, Angela Grahame QC, discusses the advances of women at the Scottish bar.
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Neil Kennedy MacRoberts has announced that corporate partner, Neil Kennedy will succeed John Macmillan as managing partner from 1st May 2018.
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The arbitration clause in the agreement between the Netherlands and Slovakia on the protection of investments is not compatible with EU law as it removes from the mechanism of judicial review of EU law disputes which may relate to the application or interpretation of that law. In 1991 the former Cze
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A gun owner whose firearms certificate was revoked because his son is a convicted drug dealer has successfully appealed against the decision. David Cameron, 59, was deemed “unfit” by Police Scotland to be entrusted with the weapon due to his “association” with a person involved in criminal a
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The UK government is facing calls from opposition MPs to allow the backdated publication of Northern Ireland political donations from January 2014. Shadow Northern Ireland Secretary Owen Smith has alleged that the government is "doing the DUP's dirty work" by moving the date of publication from 2014
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Wednesday 28th March 2018 1pm - 3pm
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Difficulties could be created if Scotland alone in the UK forges ahead with a new system for legal recognition of acquired gender, the Faculty of Advocates has suggested. The Scottish government is looking to introduce a self-declaration system for legal gender recognition, removing the need for app
2 minutes
Maya Foa New analysis of executions in Saudi Arabia by Reprieve shows that since Mohammed bin Salman was appointed as Crown Prince in June 2017, the rate of executions in the Kingdom has doubled.
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Daniel Johnson The use of stop and search in Scotland remains higher than in England despite the introduction of a new code, new figures show.
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A licensing board’s decision to refuse an application to allow adult cinema-goers to take alcoholic drinks in with them while watching any film has been overturned following an appeal. A sheriff ruled that North Lanarkshire Licensing Board exercised its discretion in an “unreasonable manner” i
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Strathclyde University academics Professor Aileen McHarg and Dr Christopher McCorkindale have backed the Scottish government over the competence of the EU Continuity Bill after submitting evidence to the Scottish Parliament’s Constitution Committee which said they “consider that the Continuity B
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Amanda Wilson Despite the weather, 139 Dundee solicitors and guests braved the cold and made it safely to the Apex Hotel for the Dundee Faculty annual dinner on Friday night.
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