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OldLadyKnowsNothing · 05/12/2012 17:05

I've seen several references to Rights of Women and they look like a brilliant resource. But they're based in London. Does anyone know if they know about Scots law?

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IfYouCanMoveItItsNotBroken · 05/12/2012 21:54

Hi, I'm a former solicitor in Scotland and I can't practice in England as they have lots of different laws. What area of law do you need help with? Although I may not be able to advise you, I may know whether the same laws apply in England.

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OldLadyKnowsNothing · 06/12/2012 00:15

Thanks for your reply. It's actually more of a general query, a friend is going through a horrific time with her ex dp and there are several court cases ongoing/to be gone through, and although she has great solicitors and fantastic support, sometimes it would be nice to point at a website and say, "See, this is what is most likely to happen."

In the meantime, I have discovered this forum which may prove helpful; what do you think?

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OldLadyKnowsNothing · 06/12/2012 00:18

PS, any idea how long it would take the PF to decide for definite not to prosecute a criminal case when there is absolutely no evidence to go on, and police and social work both say they have no concerns? (No charges have been made, but nasty allegations of a sexual nature.)

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IfYouCanMoveItItsNotBroken · 06/12/2012 01:00

You could try the forum but it doesn't look very busy! I've never used it but that doesn't mean it's not useful. Re the pf, it will not be prosecuted if there are no police charges brought. However, police can charge you for a crime years later (if there is sufficient evidence) and if the police did bring charges to pf you would probably have to chase them up to find out if the matter was dismissed (but you would certainly know if he/she was proceeding with prosecution).

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IfYouCanMoveItItsNotBroken · 06/12/2012 01:04

If you want to private mail me more details I can tell you what result I've seen in my (limited) experience, bearing in mind I have been having / watching / shouting at children since 2009 and haven't practiced since then!

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OldLadyKnowsNothing · 06/12/2012 02:03

Thank you.

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