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Scots law firm bolsters rural business offering with addition of six-person team

SCOTTISH law firm, Burness Paull has bolstered its rural business offering with the addition of a six-person team led by agriculture and estates specialist...

Scots law firm reveals plans for the future after successful year

A SCOTS law firm has shared its financial figures from the past year, alongside its aims to begin planning for the future. Urquharts has recorded...

Big Staff Moves Underpin Gibson Kerr’s Growth Plans

Law firm Gibson Kerr has strengthened its Family Law operations in Edinburgh and Glasgow with a number of key appointments and promotions as it...

Lord Advocate signals requirement for corroboration in rape case could end

CORROBORATION could be ditched by Scottish courts as part of a bid to secure more convictions for rape, the country's top prosecutor has revealed. The...

Controversial ‘corroboration rule’ escapes Scots law review

A CONTROVERSIAL cornerstone of Scots law, seen as an obstacle to improving rape convictions, has escaped scrutiny in a review of criminal justice north...

Massive legal aid bill as government agrees to extra lawyer fees

By Paul Thornton TAXPAYERS will be hit with an extra £20m legal aid bill every year after the Scottish Government agreed to pay lawyers to...

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