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A solicitor has detailed the significant volume of work involved in domestic abuse cases following an announcement by defence lawyers that they are boycotting them. The Scottish Solicitors Bar Association (SSBA) said this week that is members would no longer accept new instructions in summary cases

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Italian children will no longer be compelled by law to take their fathers' surnames following a ruling of the country's Constitutional Court this week. The decision states that parents should be permitted to give their children either or both parents' surnames. In Italy, women keep their maiden name

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A round-up of human rights stories from around the world. Ukraine names 10 Russian soldiers in alleged human rights abuses in Bucha

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Partners at law firms in England and Wales saw their pay increase by nearly 40 per cent in the first full year of the pandemic, according to new figures. A survey conducted for the Law Society found that median net profits per equity partner increased by 39 per cent from £146,417 in 2020 to &p

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The UK government has been accused of undermining free and fair elections after securing support in the Lords for its plans to give ministers more control over the Electoral Commission. The Elections Bill will allow ministers to develop a strategy and policy statement for the UK's elections watchdog

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Scottish Legal News is sad to report on the sudden death of popular and much respected advocate Niall McCluskey at the age of 53. Mr McCluskey obtained his LLB and diploma from the University of Aberdeen and called to the bar in 1995, having been in private practice as a solicitor and a procurator f

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Gibson Kerr is setting its sights on becoming the country’s leading provider of mediation services as its third solicitor achieves accredited status. Karen Wylie joined the firm as a senior associate in January and is the latest family lawyer to become an accredited mediator.

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