The Scottish government's legal regulation bill undermines the separation of powers, Scotland's most senior judge has reaffirmed. In a speech to open the new legal year, the Lord President, Lord Carloway, said that the Regulation of Legal Services (Scotland) Bill, as drafted, "gives rise to serious
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The Faculty of Advocates has in general welcomed the introduction of the Regulation of Legal Services (Scotland) Bill, much of which recognises and preserves the independence of the legal profession, writes Dean of Faculty, Roddy Dunlop KC. However, as the Scottish Parliament reconvenes this we
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