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• Police Scotland faces clampdown on stop and search

  03-09-2015 19:23
  
  Ministers expected to act after investigation led by human rights lawyer John Scott QC found ‘excessive’ use of tactic on children and young menScottish ministers are to ban police from using stop and search without legal cause after an independent inquiry found it was of “questionable lawfulness and legitimacy”.An investigation headed by John Scott QC, a human rights lawyer, told ministers that Police Scotland had made excessive use of its informal powers to search peopl
  
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• Texas abortion clinics appeal to US supreme court to remain open

  03-09-2015 18:22
  
  A controversial 2013 law upheld by a lower court would see all but 10 clinics closed as timing places a potential ruling in middle of 2016 election campaignTexas abortion clinics are asking the supreme court to take up a major case about abortion rights in the midst of the 2016 presidential campaign.The clinics said they filed an appeal on Wednesday aimed at permanently blocking parts of a state law that already have forced nearly two dozen clinics to close and would leave the second-most populo
  
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• Nicola Sturgeon vows to fight for minimum alcohol price in Scotland

  03-09-2015 17:38
  
  First minister will ‘vigorously’ defend policy after European court of justice advocate general said plans risk infringing EU law on free tradeNicola Sturgeon has said she will “vigorously” defend her plans to fix a minimum price for alcohol in Scotland despite a European court being told that the policy could be discriminatory and breach EU free trade rules.
  Scotland’s first minister said she believed the advice from the European court of justice’s (ECJ) advo
  
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• Co-op Legal heralds turnaround after £200k half-year profits

  03-09-2015 15:53 via lawgazette.co.uk
  
  Figures a far cry from first half of 2014, when losses came to more than £5m.
  
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• Police Scotland criticised over stop and search

  03-09-2015 15:20
  
  Ministers expected to act after investigation led by human rights lawyer John Scott QC found ‘excessive’ use of tactic on children and young menScottish ministers are to ban police from using stop and search without legal cause after an independent inquiry found it was of “questionable lawfulness and legitimacy”.An investigation headed by John Scott QC, a human rights lawyer, told ministers that Police Scotland had made excessive use of its informal powers to search peopl
  
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• Magic circle steps up social mobility efforts

  03-09-2015 12:48 via lawgazette.co.uk
  
  Top firms sign up for ‘contextual’ recruitment tool as latest research shows high levels of unconscious racial bias.
  
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• Listed legal entities report large profit hikes

  03-09-2015 12:29 via lawgazette.co.uk
  
  Redde PLC and Fairpoint PLC bullish about 2014/15 results and target further growth.
  
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• Fast-track pilot scheme causes ‘chaos’ at RCJ

  03-09-2015 11:59 via lawgazette.co.uk
  
  The block-listing pilot at the Central London County Court left many lawyers waiting all morning when it began this week.
  
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• Dealing with rejection as an aspiring solicitor

  03-09-2015 11:09
  
  When applying for jobs in the competitive legal profession, it’s common to feel like a failure. Here’s how to turn a negative experience into a positive
  There is a lot written about how to approach training contract and vacation scheme applications, but much less about rejection – something all of us pursuing a law career are highly likely to face at some point.In 2012/2013, 6,171 students completed their LPC, but only 5,514 trainees were registered in 2014, not including pre-L
  
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• Scotland's minimum alcohol price plan dealt huge blow

  03-09-2015 11:07
  
  European court of justice advocate general says Nicola Sturgeon’s plans for 50p a unit minimum infringe EU law on free tradeNicola Sturgeon’s plans to fix a minimum price for alcohol has suffered a huge blow after the European court’s top lawyer ruled it would infringe EU law on free trade.In a formal opinion on Sturgeon’s flagship policy, the advocate general to the European court of justice, Yves Bot, has said fixing a legal price for all alcoholic drinks could only be
  
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• Scotland's minimum alcohol price plan dealt blow

  03-09-2015 11:07
  
  European court of justice advocate general says Nicola Sturgeon’s plans for 50p-a-unit minimum risk infringing EU law on free tradeNicola Sturgeon’s plan to fix a minimum price for alcohol has suffered a huge blow after the European court’s top lawyer ruled it would risk infringing EU law on free trade.In a formal opinion on Sturgeon’s flagship policy, the advocate general to the European court of justice, Yves Bot, has said fixing a legal price for all alcoholic drinks c
  
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• Ukraine needs radical reforms not Soviet bans

  03-09-2015 08:00
  
  As the country celebrates anniversary of independence from USSR, Jaroslav Gritsak argues that an independent judiciary is more important than the removal of statuesWhat is my reaction to Ukraine’s attempt to break ties with its Soviet past by banning communist symbols? Well, I do not have one. In common with much of the country, such initiatives leave me neither hot nor cold.They represent a sideways step. If the government does not introduce radical reforms to change the way society opera
  
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• Ex-prisoners with mental health problems 'more likely to reoffend'

  03-09-2015 01:01
  
  Researchers call for better diagnosis and treatment of mental illness for offenders in prison and after release Ex-prisoners with common mental health problems, such as bipolar disorder, and who misuse drugs and alcohol are more likely to commit violent offences after their release than other former prisoners, according to research.The study from Oxford University treads on highly sensitive ground, raising concerns among some experts that it may lead to assumptions mentally ill people are more p
  
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