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Conflict of Interest accusations hit Law Society of Scotland as employee who...
Sheila Kirkwood, a founding member of Lawyers for Yes.AN EMPLOYEE of the Law Society of Scotland who sat on a committee considering the case of a solicitor linked to SNP MP Michelle Thomson’s property...
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First Minister says allegations involving struck off solicitor relating to...
First Minister at FMQs on claims about MP’s property deals.SCOTLAND’S First Minister told MSPs yesterday that allegations against an SNP MP would represent "completely unacceptable" behaviour if they...
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Lord Hope appointed Chief justice of Abu Dhabi Global Market Court - as Human...
Lord Hope to head Global Court based in Abu Dhabi GULF STATES accused of human rights violations including public lashings, stoning, torture, forced disappearances & impositions of censorship and...
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TRIAL BALLOON: Lord Advocate deflects calls for inquiry on Crown Office...
‘Unconvincing’ Lord Advocate raises fears of cover up. DURING one of the worst performances ever by a Lord Advocate before the Scottish Parliament – top prosecutor Frank Mulholland said he did not...
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Lord Advocate & Crown Office identify two ‘new’ Libyan suspects sought for...
Old Lockerbie suspects sought anew by Lord Advocate.SCOTLAND’S Lord Advocate Frank Mulholland has requested the help of Libyan judicial authorities for Scottish police officers and the FBI to interview...
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Allegations of dishonesty, missing files & funds - Investigations by SLCC &...
Andrew Penman – ‘signed off sick as protection from litigation - Law Society.A SOLICITOR from a now defunct law firm in the Scottish Borders - who was accused by Law Society of faking up evidence,...
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Heather Capital collapse: Court of Session hears £200K payment was made to...
Suspended sheriff Peter Watson acted for ex Lord Advocate Elish Angiolini. A SENIOR judge at the Court of Session has revealed a suspended Sheriff who represented Scotland’s previous Lord Advocate...
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Quango Law: Scottish Sentencing Council established after two top judges...
Judges must now give nod to quango on sentencing. SIX YEARS after proposals to create aScottish Sentencing Council (SSC) were condemned by Scotland's longest serving judge as a "quango" - with...
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Revealed: The ex Lord Advocate appointed to review deaths in Police custody,...
Custody deaths review role for ex Lord Advocate linked to lawyer advising Police in Sheku Bayoh custody death.A FORMER Lord Advocate with links to a suspended judge who is now representing Scottish...
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CLUB TIE JUDGES: Diversity in judiciary proposals dubbed ‘window dressing’ as...
Scotland’s judiciary - elderly, white, rich and male.CALLS to promote diversity within Scotland’s predominantly elderly, white, wealthy judiciary will not be significantly advanced by today’s...
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Tenant farmers face few rights after 2012 Landowners Human Rights ruling by...
Farmer shot himself in 2012 after Lord Gill ruled landowners Human Rights breached.TENANT farmers continue to fight eviction from their farms after Lord Brian Gill ruled in 2012 that landowners human...
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Court Speeding: Court reforms hasten trial hearings - according to taxpayer...
Scotland’s courts are faster – claim the Courts.NOTORIOUSLY slow for the past 400 years - as any solicitor, crook, client & litigant can testify – delays in court – from the Court of Session to...
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First Minister appoints James Wolffe as new Lord Advocate, Alison Di Rollo...
Faculty of Advocates boss Wolffe takes back post of Lord Advocate.FIRST Minister Nicola Sturgeon appointed James Wolffe QC and Alison Di Rollo as Scotland’s new law officers in charge of the Crown...
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Crown Office compromised by crime victims rights gone too far - Dean of...
Suggestions on law, from Gordon Jackson QC.AN OPEN letter to the new Lord Advocate James Wolffe QC - from Gordon Jackson QC - puts forward a “few suggestions from the other side of the fence”.The...
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Alison Di Rollo appointed Queen’s Counsel, three months after appointment as...
Solicitor General made a QC. THE new Solicitor General for Scotland – Alison Di Rollo has been appointed as Queen’s Counsel, fast tracked into a QC position three months after her appointment by First...
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Independent Observer concludes Queen’s Counsel appointments for 2016 based on...
QC appointments ‘fair’ – ‘Independent’ Observer.THE Independent Observer of the appointment of Queen’s Counsel in Scotland has concluded the latest round of Queen’s Counsel appointments – made by...
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Lord Carloway opens new Legal Year 2016-2017– review, reforms, &...
Lord Carloway opens the 2016-17 legal year. SCOTLAND’S top judge – the Lord Justice General & Lord President – Lord Carloway (Colin Sutherland) has opened the new legal year withtraditional speech,...
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Court of Session rules Legal Complaints Commission’s consideration of...
Hybrid service & conduct complaints ruled “improper” – Lord MalcolmTHE PRACTICE of treating certain complaints against legal practitioners as "hybrid"– capable of being treated as raising issues of...
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Appeals to Scottish Information Commissioner up 14% as concerns remain over...
Report – improvements in Transparency not universal. A REPORT on how Scottish public bodies handle Freedom of Information requests has found while most appear to be improving at dealing with FOI,...
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Police raid on Edinburgh law firm halted by judge - Lord Brodie hits out at...
Lord Brodie – Prosecutors lied to obtain warrant. A SENIOR JUDGE has claimed the Edinburgh offices of a law firm employing members of the judiciary - were hit with “oppressive” conduct by the Crown...
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