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Ministers turn down cyclists' strict liability plea

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Action plan favours 20mph residential speed limits

Society seeks Property Law Committee members

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Two solicitors or non-solicitors required with knowledge of law and practice

Supreme Court explains closed material procedure decision

19.06.13

Justices agree that closed judgment did not affect reasoning

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    How Aberdeen-based firms view their local economy, and their prospects now and after the oil

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    Scotland on the world stage

    How an independent Scotland would become recognised in international law, and its potential role

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    Up there with the best

    Twenty years on, how solicitor advocates have found their place in the court system

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    The Significant Seven

    Why the draft Fourth Money Laundering Directive is set to have a big impact on practitioners

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Duties of a Company Secretary - Edinburgh

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Solicitor advocates in Scotland mark their 20th anniversary with an account of how they have found their place in the courts, and likely changes in the landscape going forward

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The draft Fourth Anti-Money Laundering Directive may not have immediate appeal to practitioners, but contains a "Significant Seven" points that are set to have a major impact

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Solicitor Leslie Seldon appears to have finally lost his legal battle against being forced to retire at 65 – but what are the implications for others in his position?

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