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Two of Scotland’s most highly-regarded family law advisors have joined Burness Paull as partners to spearhead its new family law practice. Richard Smith, who will lead the newly-formed team, is ranked as a leading individual in Chambers and Legal 500. An accredited specialist and als

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The story behind the campaign seeking a pardon for those convicted of witchcraft will be told at an event in Edinburgh next month. Claire Mitchell QC and Zoe Venditozzi will discuss their campaign for justice and their podcast Witches of Scotland.

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The trustees of a Kilmarnock leisure centre have been fined after a six-year-old girl nearly drowned in a swimming pool. At Kilmarnock Sheriff Court, the trustees of the Kilmarnock Leisure Centre Trust admitted failings under health and safety at work legislation and was fined £10,000.

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President of the Supreme Court, Lord Reed will deliver this year's Macfadyen lecture on the topic of the UK’s success as an international centre for law and commerce, including the role of constitutional values. The event will take place at the Signet Library at 6:00pm on 31 March.

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Alex Small, a solicitor in Arbroath and a former honorary sheriff of Angus, has passed away at the age of 73, The Courier reports. Mr Small was a past captain of Arbroath Golf Club and an accomplished photographer. He was born in Forfar to James Small, a railway clerk and his wife Anna.

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Coulters has bolstered its team through a merger with solicitors and estate agent, Purdie & Co. The deal adds four new colleagues – including Purdie partner Struan Douglas – to Coulters’ 36-strong team.

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A round-up of human rights stories from around the world. Egypt: Human rights lawyer ‘forcibly disappeared’ | Middle East Eye

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Two TV judges walked off the set of The Masked Singer after the disguised contestant was revealed to be former Trump lawyer Rudy Giuliani, according to reports. The show sees a panel of four judges try to guess the identity of a performer wearing a unique costume, with celebrities and politicians al

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The law commissions of England, Scotland and Wales have produced a joint report setting out their recommendations for a regulatory framework concerning automated vehicles. If the idea of vehicles capable of driving themselves dominating the local high street seems at present somewhat futuristic, sof

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