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Roseanna Cunningham Tough new regulations on the use of electronic training collars for animals will be introduced in Scotland, Environment Secretary Roseanna Cunningham has announced.

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Three students from the University of Edinburgh have been awarded £1,853 after their landlady failed to lodge their rental deposit in the approved tenancy scheme, the BBC has reported. Regulations introduced in May 2013 require landlords and letting agents to hand over deposits to an approved third

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A man who was jailed for four months after being found guilty of hare coursing has successfully appealed against his sentence. The Sheriff Appeal Court allowed the appeal after ruling that the sheriff ought to have imposed a “substantial fine” as an alternative to custody.

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Christian Åhlund The European Commission against Racism and Intolerance (ECRI) has highlighted a number of areas of concern in its latest report on the UK, including gaps in the UK-wide Public Order Act 1986 and the Crime and Disorder Act 1998 and recommends the introduction of offences committed o

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Morton Fraser has enhanced its intellectual property (IP) expertise with the appointment of Dr Julie Nixon (pictured right) as a senior solicitor in its corporate team. Dr Nixon's appointment sees Morton Fraser become Scotland’s only law firm to have two IP lawyers with PhDs. She joins Dr Peter Ga

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A special Saturday sitting at Edinburgh Sheriff Court will help local school pupils learn about the Scottish justice system. The teenagers from eight schools across the capital are taking part in a MiniTrials event, an initiative developed by the Faculty of Advocates to demystify the law and show wh

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