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New Dundee procurator fiscal premises opened

Published 3 months ago

Lord Advocate Dorothy Bain KC has unveiled a plaque to mark the official opening of new office accommodation in Dundee for the city’s Crown Office staff.

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Ledingham Chalmers opens new Inverness office

Published 3 months ago

Ledingham Chalmers has invested in new premises in Inverness.

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Pupils swap classroom for mock court in MiniTrial at UWS

Published 3 months ago

Secondary school pupils had the opportunity to practise their advocacy skills by taking part in a mock trial at the University of the West of Scotland using materials from the MiniTrials initiative.

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Aberdeen sheriff orders discharge of £1.15 million standard security over agricultural property intended for development

Published 3 months ago

An Aberdeen sheriff has ordered a property developer to discharge a £1.15 million standard security granted in his favour by another developer after ruling that all the conditions of discharge had been complied with.

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Clan Childlaw celebrates 16th birthday with launch of new strategy

Published 3 months ago

On 12 June, Clan Childlaw celebrated 16 years of delivering its child-centred legal outreach services for children and young people with an event held at the Scottish Storytelling Centre.

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Holyrood committee welcomes judicial factors bill

Published 3 months ago

The Scottish Parliament’s Delegated Powers and Law Reform Committee has welcomed the proposals in the Judicial Factors (Scotland) Bill, which aims to consolidate and update laws related to judicial factors.

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Law Society: AML regulations need greater clarity for legal sector

Published 3 months ago

Money Laundering Regulations need greater clarity for the legal sector and a re-focus on key ways to mitigate underlying risk in order to strengthen the UK’s anti-money laundering (AML) system, the Law Society of Scotland has said.

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Aberdeen renewables event focuses on solving UK grid connection challenge

Published 3 months ago

CMS is to host a free-to-attend event focused on one of the key challenges facing the UK renewable energy industry: how to solve the issue of grid connections.

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Lindsays seminar examines charities fundraising code

Published 3 months ago

A seminar hosted by Lindsays has highlighted progress being made on updating Scotland’s charities fundraising code, along with changes surrounding governance and employment in the third sector.

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Pause on debt recovery for people with mental ill health

Published 3 months ago

Protections for people who are in debt and experiencing mental health problems have been approved by the Scottish Parliament.

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Lord Thomas of Cwmgiedd to be honoured by Dundee University

Published 3 months ago

Six leading figures from science will be honoured at the University of Dundee’s summer graduation ceremonies this month.

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Police Scotland agrees £13.3m deal for body-worn cameras

Published 3 months ago

Police Scotland has agreed a national contract to implement body worn video for frontline officers and staff across Scotland over the next three years.

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Lottery funding supports Scottish Child Law Centre

Published 3 months ago

The Scottish Child Law Centre has been awarded £25,000 in funding thanks to players of People’s Postcode Lottery.

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Applications for scale-up tech business accelerator programme open

Published 3 months ago

Addleshaw Goddard (AG) has opened applications for its business accelerator programme, AG Elevate, providing ambitious tech companies with the opportunity to secure a package of tailored legal advice to help them grow at scale.

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Education reform bill published

Published 3 months ago

Legislation to create a new national qualifications body and an independent inspectorate of schools in Scotland has been published.

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