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A new leader has been chosen for the specialist group of Faculty of Advocates’ members who practise in family law. Kate Dowdalls QC, has been named as chair of the Advocates’ Family Law Association (AFLA), and she is joined by a fresh line-up of office-bearers and committee members.

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Lesley Murphy looks at the law around remote working. Avoid the commute. Keep a cheeky eye on the World Cup matches. Spend the day in your trackies. What is not to love about homeworking?

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Pictured: Headway Tayside Chairman with Thorntons representativeand Ron, Robin and George who have all benefited from Headway’s services. Thorntons Solicitors recently took part in Hats for Headway, a fancy dress fundraiser in aid of Action for Brain Injury – and raised more than £

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Millar & Bryce, Scotland’s leading land and property search firm, has launched Financial Asset Search (FAS), to support legal professionals and executors during the executry administration process. Recognising the complex and time-consuming measures practitioners undertake during the admin

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Mackinnon Advocates Glasgow, in conjunction with the Falkirk Faculty, host their fifth CPD event of 2018 on Thursday 28th June in Falkirk. The seminar will be provided by two of our highly experienced Criminal Law Advocates:

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The Scottish Solicitors' Discipline Tribunal has issued its findings in the cases of Law Society v Steven Archibald Murray and Law Society v William Lawson Criggie. Mr Murray was found guilty of professional misconduct singly and in cumulo in respect that (a) he took fees without or before rendering

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Over 5,000 students have now joined a legal bid to claim £20 million in compensation for classes cancelled by universities during lecturer strikes earlier this year, law firm Asserson has said. The firm has also been advised by a "leading barrister" that the claims are likely to succeed.

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A man who was jailed for two years after pleading guilty to sexually assaulting a friend while she was asleep has had his sentence reduced by six months following an appeal. The High Court of Justiciary Appeal Court ruled that while the offence represented a “gross breach of trust” the s

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The majority of solicitors are now women, according to new figures. A four per cent increase the number of women qualifying in 2017 meant women outnumbered men for the first time in the profession.

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Holyrood’s Finance and Constitution Committee has begun the next phase of its constitutional scrutiny with a call for evidence on common UK frameworks. The move signals the start of preparatory work by the committee ahead of new legal and policy frameworks being established post-Brexit across

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In recent years, businesses have been supporting Pride events in ever increasing numbers, as evidenced at last year’s Pride event in London which saw more than 50 corporates sign up as partners, including Starbucks, Virgin Atlantic and Barclays. Across the UK, businesses of all sizes from all

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