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The Trump Organization has paid a £225,000 legal bill with the Scottish government after losing a court battle over a windfarm near the company's Aberdeenshire golf course. US President Donald Tump's firm agreed to settle the legal bill before a dispute over the costs went to adjudication.

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A statutory public inquiry will be held to examine the circumstances leading up to and following the death of Sheku Bayoh, Justice Secretary Humza Yousaf has announced. In a statement to Parliament, Mr Yousaf said the process of appointing the chair of the inquiry will begin shortly. Mr Yousaf will

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The problems with rape sentencing will be the topic of a talk delivered in Edinburgh next month by Dr Graeme Brown. Dr Brown, whose book on the topic is soon to be published, will speak at a meeting of the Society of Solicitors in the Supreme Courts of Scotland (SSC Society) on Tuesday 3 Decemb

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A mother-of-five faces up to three months in jail after failing to return library books for two years. Melinda Sanders-Jones checked out two books in 2017 but forgot about them until she visited the same library to use the printer.

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Julie Hamilton considers the role of mediation in commercial litigation and whether the flexibility it offers may be the route to avoiding, or at least limiting, the disputes that get to court. What is mediation?

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A decision in the case brought against the lock-change evictions of asylum seekers in Glasgow carried out by Serco will be handed down tomorrow. The appellate decision in Ali v Serco Ltd, Compass SNI Ltd and the Secretary of State for the Home Department will be delivered by judges in the Inner

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House prices in Aberdeen have dropped by 4.7 per cent since last year, according to a new report. Aberdeen Solicitors’ Property Centre Limited, in cooperation with the University of Aberdeen, Business School, Centre for Real Estate Research, has published statistics for the third quarter of 20

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