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03 October 2014
Issue: 7624 / Categories: Legal News , Constitutional law
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A Scots mystery

Next steps for referendum pledge

The pledge to voters in the Scottish referendum, made by the three main parties and to be carried out in the event of a No vote was “short on substantive details, but extraordinarily clear on the process”, writes Professor Marc Weller of Cambridge University in this week’s NLJ.

The “breath-taking” speed of this suggests either the changes will not be meaningful or they will be designed with “irresponsible rashness”. 

Issue: 7624 / Categories: Legal News , Constitutional law
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Weightmans—Jason Slatcher

Weightmans—Jason Slatcher

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Mishcon de Reya—trainees

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Mishcon de Reya announces trainee retention rate of 86%

Sackers—Charlotte Adams & Fraser Sutton

Sackers—Charlotte Adams & Fraser Sutton

Sackers welcomes two new Graduate Solicitor Apprentices

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