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Properties in Glasgow and Edinburgh are selling faster than in any other city in the UK as the post-lockdown housing boom continues, according to the latest figures from Zoopla. Homes in Glasgow sold in just 16 days on average, followed by 17 days in Edinburgh while the UK average is 27 days.

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A group of lawyers have called on the Church of England to immediately reintroduce wine at Communion. The six barristers and QCs have written to the Archbishop of Canterbury in a row over whether the ban on wine at Communion during the COVID-19 pandemic is based on a misinterpretation of the law.

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A Polish national who sought a return order under the Child Abduction and Custody Act 1985 in respect of his daughter, who had been taken to Scotland in 2019, has had his petition refused following an appeal by the child’s mother.  The petitioner, W, and the first respondent, A, had lived

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New laws to make family court proceedings in Scotland more child-friendly have been passed by the Scottish Parliament. The Children (Scotland) Bill will require all children's views to be heard and taken account of in family cases, subject to limited exceptions, removing the presumption that on

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A lawyer in India faces jail after tweeting that the country's highest court undermined democracy. Prashant Bhushan, 63, a public interest lawyer, accused judges of giving in to the government of Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

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Benjamin Bestgen this week considers the moral obligations of companies. See his last jurisprudential primer here. Lawyers often keep their views on the moral qualities of their clients or clients’ actions to themselves. Morality, many think, is subjective, particularly as differentiating neat

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Police have had to open an investigation into themselves after a senior officer reported a theft – in her own station. Police chief Bernadette DiPino of Sarasota Police Department in Florida alleged that various items had been stolen from her handbag while she was in a meeting.

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The mother and legal guardian of a man with Down’s Syndrome has been unsuccessful in her challenge of a decision of Glasgow City Council that he must pay a contribution to the costs of services provided to him.  Terri McCue, the guardian of Andrew McCue, originally sought judicial review

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