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Solicitor LL.B., Dip. L.P., N.P.
Ian qualified as a solicitor in 1975 and has worked in matters relating to criminal law ever since. Ian regularly conducts trials throughout Scotland and has experience of working on both sides of the fence. Ian worked as a Procurator Fiscal before becoming a Criminal Defence solicitor. Ian has a wide array of legal knowledge in criminal matters and is one of the longest qualified solicitors at Bruce Short Solicitors.
Email – ianhouston@bruceshort.co.uk
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Police Scotland call centre closures are apparenty not linked to recent failures.
Police Scotland has already shut its Aberdeen call centre and is pushing ahead with plans to close its Inverness facility. Calls regarding emergency incidents in the north of Scotland will be handled by staff in Dundee.
Non emergency calls will be handed handled at centres in Glasgow, Motherwell and Midlothian.
Closing call centres not to blame for errors, says Police Scotland - Evening Telegraph
eveningtelegraph.co.uk
Police Scotland's failure to properly respond to more than 200 calls for help is not connected to the force's decision to axe some of its call centres, a senior officer has said.
Parking charges at Dundee's Ninewell Hospital, where all drivers have to pay, have been deemed a local matter by the Scottish government in a recent announcement...
Scottish Government says Ninewells parking charges a 'local matter' - The Courier
thecourier.co.uk
The Scottish Government has been accused of "breaking their promises" over car parking charges at Ninewells Hospital in Dundee.
Following appeal at the Court of Session, an American couple who run a small business in Inverness have been refused indefinite leave to remain in the UK under Immigration Rules for failing to meet the employment conditions of their application...
American couple lose legal challenge against refusal of leave to remain in UK - Scottish Legal News
scottishlegal.com
An American couple who run a guest house in the Highlands have had a legal challenge against the refusal of their application for indefinite leave to remain in the UK rejected. A judge in the Court of Session upheld the decision of the Secretary of State for the Home Department in refusing Russell F...
From next month, legal aid applicants will be required to give the Scottish Legal Aid Board advance notice of intention to apply for an award of expenses out of the Legal Aid Fund...
New rules introduced for applications for expenses out of the Legal Aid Fund - Scottish Legal News
scottishlegal.com
New rules coming into effect next month will require legal aid applicants to give the Scottish Legal Aid Board advance notice of intention to apply for an award of expenses out of the Legal Aid Fund. The new rules affect applications under section 19(1) of the Legal Aid (Scotland) Act 1986 (applicat...
A Forfar man has admitted causing a fire last February at King George V Pumping Station, a sewage pumping station in Dundee, with over £500,000 of estimated damages...
Man admits causing £550,000 blaze
bbc.co.uk
The 25-year-old had to be wrestled away from the blaze at Dundee dock's area by firefighters.