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Female lawyers are “more ethical” than men and are less motivated by financial rewards, according to a new report. A group of academics from the UK and US claim that female law students had “a greater propensity to be more ethical”.

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To help address some of the challenges facing Scotland’s crofters, the Scottish Parliament’s Rural Economy and Connectivity Committee is to examine priorities for crofting law reform. Recognising that a significant amount of work has already been undertaken to identify improvements to crofting l

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South Africa has formally moved to withdraw from the International Criminal Court (ICC) according to documents seen by the media. Several outlets have published a copy of the Instrument of Withdrawal signed by South Africa's foreign minister, which will effect the country's withdrawal by next year.

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House prices in Scotland continued to push up in August as two thirds of local authorities witnessed increases, according to the latest Your Move/Acadata House Price data. The average house price increased by £700 (0.4 per cent) on the previous month to reach £169,834. It is now £4,000 above its

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The Home Office has confirmed that it has no plans to devolve drugs legislation to Scotland following an SNP conference decision to back the decriminalisation of cannabis for medicinal use. A Home Office spokeswoman told The Scotsman: “This Government has no plans to legalise cannabis or devolve d

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A full obituary of Glasgow-born judge Sir Swinton Thomas has today been published by The Herald. Sir Swinton, 85, a former judge of England's High Court and Court of Appeal, was recognised for his defence of privacy rights and questioning of the Wilson Doctrine, which he felt gave MPs more rights th

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The government of Slovenia has lodged an application with the European Court of Human Rights over the actions of the Croatian judiciary and executive in relation to legal claims brought by a Slovenian bank. Slovenia lodged the application under article 33 of the European Convention on Human Rights o

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Counsel and others who merely give advice on tax avoidance schemes without helping to design them should be excluded from a proposed new regime of sanctions, the Faculty of Advocates has recommended. In a submission to HM Revenue and Customs, the Faculty said it was unclear if advisers were intended

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