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References
- ↑ "Three new senators appointed", Law Society of Scotland, 4 February 2021 2021
- ↑ "New senators installed at Parliament House ceremony", Scottish Legal News, 23 February 2021
- ↑ Paterson, Laura (25 March 2019). "Pro-independence blogger 'horrified' by homophobia accusation from Kezia Dugdale". Daily Record.
- ↑ "Virtual court hears Kezia Dugdale defamation appeal", BBC News, 21 April 2020
