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20206-20220 of 25925 Articles
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Six new members join one familiar face on the Law Society of Scotland Council as representatives for two the constituencies of Aberdeen, Banff, Peterhead and Stonehaven and Edinburgh. Ten solicitors stood for the five available Edinburgh seats and Colin Anderson was successfully re-elected after thr

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A hotel is facing a lawsuit after a patron at its bar got so drunk that he fell off his stool. David Waugaman, 57, is seeking thousands in damages after he fell with such severity that he needed to be hospitalised for an injury to his right shoulder.

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Raeburn Christie Clark & Wallace has announced the appointment of two trainee solicitors within the firm, Thomas Procter and Brittany Robson. The pair are not entirely new to RCC&W having both worked at the Aberdeen-based law firm for a number of years.

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A court officer and popular staff member at Perth Sheriff Court has retired at the age of 65, the Perth Advertiser reports. Colin Aldous began his 15-year career at the court in 2002 following a varied working life including six-and-a-half years with the RAF.

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Gordon Jackson QC Next weekend I'm going to a reunion to celebrate, if that's the right word, 50 years since going to Dundee to study law. There were four women in the class. Some years later I joined the Faculty. Four women there as well. The law clearly was the preserve of white men with the odd t

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Changes should be made to the way the personal injury discount rate is fixed, to avoid “real injustice”, the Faculty of Advocates has suggested. Earlier this year, the rate - a key factor in fixing damages awards and negotiating settlements - was reduced from 2.5 per cent to –0.75 per cent, th

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Advocate Niall McCluskey (pictured) has completed the Stirling Marathon, raising more than £1,900, including gift aid, for PBI a charity which assists human rights defenders. He said: “Peace Brigades International and the Alliance for Lawyers at Risk provide protection and support to human rights

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