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Personal insolvencies in the fourth quarter of 2015-16, which include both bankruptcies and protected trust deeds (PTDs), dropped 13.3 per cent from the same period in the ...
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Neil Stevenson Experts from a range of professional regulators came together at the Scottish Legal Complaints Commission (SLCC) this week to discuss sanctions in professional regulation – ...
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A former senior judge has criticised the Lord Chief Justice, Lord Thomas of Cwmgiedd’s proposals to allow more arbitration awards to come before the courts. Writing in ...
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A man detained in the state hospital after killing his wife, who subsequently raised an action for reparation against a health board over a doctor’s alleged failure ...
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A mentally ill Nigerian asylum seeker who was detained pending deportation and who sought a declaration that a period of her detention was unlawful, in addition to ...
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The European Court of Human Rights has held, unanimously, that there was a violation of article 3 (prohibition of inhuman or degrading treatment) of the European Convention ...
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Hamish Patrick Shepherd and Wedderburn has acted alongside Allen & Overy on the £6.1 billion securitisation of residential UK mortgages by US investment firm, Cerberus Capital Management ...
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A solicitor has pleaded guilty to stealing more than £21,000 from his law firm as a result of “financial difficulties”. At Edinburgh Sheriff court Paul O’Donnell, 34, ...
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One of the most complex and lengthy litigations ever brought in the Scottish courts has finally concluded after 87 days in court. SSE brought the £130 million ...
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Lesley Sawers Lesley Sawers has been appointed the EHRC commissioner for Scotland.
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Lindsay Darroch Lindsay Darroch explains his reservations about the ADS.
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Rhicha Kapila The House of Lords will today debate whether the investigation of alleged sexual assault in the armed forces should be carried out by civilian police ...
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Lord Neuberger Lord Neuberger, President of the UK Supreme Court, has said the right to privacy is not necessarily lost simply because information is in the public ...
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(L-R): Rene Hutauruk (Jakarta Alumni Chapter chair), Mr Hardi Hanafiah (Indonesian Petroleum Association), Manda Perwitasari (Chapter officer), Mr Didi Setiarto (senior advisor, Executive Office of ...
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High ratings in student satisfaction and graduate prospects see the law school at Robert Gordon University (RGU) move up the rankings in this year’s Complete University Guide. ...
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