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The Faculty of Advocates has suggested to MSPs that they look again at establishing a Victims’ Commissioner in Scotland. The Scottish Parliament’s Justice Committeesought views on draft ...
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A self-employed game farmer has pled guilty to wildlife offences, leading to the second conviction in Scotland by vicarious liability for wildlife crime against wild birds. At ...
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Ivor Guild A lawyer dubbed the “Duke of Princes Street” who lived on the Edinburgh thoroughfare for nearly 60 years has left £26 million in his will.
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Frank Mulholland QC A police watchdog has given the Lord Advocate an interim report on the deaths of a couple who died following a car crash because ...
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Aileen Campbell Final draft guidance to help local authorities and children’s services support children and families has been published.
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A man who raped a woman and removed her teeth with pliers as part of a campaign of domestic abuse has been given a life sentence. Donald ...
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Jim Davies DWF has set up a charitable foundation to provide funds, resources and support to local charities and projects.
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A woman obsessed with beauty and youth who feared getting old has been told she can refuse medical treatment meant to keep her alive The Times reports. ...
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An intellectual property infringement claim by the owners of the “Tartan Army” trade mark will only proceed against the company which publishes “The Famous Tartan Army Magazine” ...
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Alison McInnes Following controversial comments made by a judge on rape as well as the sexual abuse of children, one opposition party has written to the Lord ...
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A disabled man has launched a fresh bid to obtain guidance on assisted suicide in Scotland. Gordon Ross, 66, who has Parkinson's disease, is worried that someone ...
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A list of Scotland's 100 most powerful and influential figures sees a number of legal names make the cut. The Herald’s 2015 edition of Scotland’s Power 100 ...
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Sitting (from left): Kirsty Wilson, Fraser Morrison and Lisa Martin. Standing (from left): Lindsay Darroch and Emma Gray Blackadders has announced the appointments of three new solicitors ...
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Dr Jo Bradley Marks & Clerk, the UK’s largest firm of patent and trade mark attorneys, has boosted its presence in Edinburgh by adding to its patent ...
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Members of the Faculty of Advocates are to line up with speakers from home and abroad at a special event to mark International Human Rights Day and ...
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