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02.12.2020 - 12:44

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Get the stories that matter to you sent straight to your inbox with our daily newsletter.A LANARKSHIRE-BASED law firm is the third biggest legal aid earner in Scotland.Bruce the Lawyers was paid £1.4 million by the Scottish Legal Aid Board to defend clients on criminal charges during 2019-20.It’s a move up the list for the firm which for the previous two years was ranked fourth.Bruce the Lawyers has offices in Airdrie, Motherwell and Glasgow, with a team of solicitors covering sheriff court cases and solicitor-advocate Rhonda Anderson appearing in high court trials.Managing director Diarmid Bruce said: “The figures show that, once again, we are the busiest legal aid firm specialising in criminal work in the west of Scotland.“Of course, it’s.

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