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Selection panel named for Lord Justice Clerk appointment
Lord Carloway one of four-strong team to choose his successor
Holyrood Acts should be reviewed once in force, MSPs report
Further call for the Parliament's committees to be overhauled
Scotland should be excluded from Trades Union Bill: Holyrood committee
MSPs propose alternative strategies if UK Government refuses
Minister announces new register of control of land in Scotland
Land Reform Bill to be amended to provide necessary power
FoI extensions announced to take effect from September
Grant-aided schools and privately run prisons among new additions
Two bills given unopposed stage 1 passage
Election dates and lobbying measures taken forward
MSPs to consider impact of Trades Union Bill
Urgent committee report to be produced ahead of Holyrood debate
Tax forecasts should be Fiscal Commission's job, MSPs say
Stage 1 report calls for crucial amendment to enabling bill
MSP seeks to abolish non-residential social care charges
Consultation running on proposed member's bill
Information published on court house disposals progress
Details obtained of status of 10 former sheriff courts
Scottish courts score again in user survey
Overall satisfaction rating for services at 89%
Regulations to bar blacklisting offenders from public tenders
New legal requirement will replace guidelines
Solicitor seeks support for budget judicial review
Cuts to council funding could breach duties to the disabled
Society hits out at fresh legal aid cuts
"Unrealistic" budget proposes lowest cash total for over 20 years
Lobbying Bill deficient in scope, MSPs report
Stage 1 call on ministers to include further communications
Cross-party group calls for council tax replacement
"No one ideal local tax", so multiple source option proposed
Carmichael survives election petition challenge
Judges hold commission of illegal practice not proved
Party leaders to face professions ahead of Holyrood elections
Professional bodies combine to stage pre-poll seminars
Clash of Parliaments looms over Trade Union Bill
Dispute over competence as ministers ask Holyrood to withhold consent
Scottish version agreed of UK Government services contract
Scots law and arbitration to be available for services over £10m
Peers, MPs call for views on draft Investigatory Powers Bill
Early deadline as joint committee pushes to complete report
Lords' Constitution Committee adds call for Scotland Bill delay
New understanding needed over shared powers, report states
Law Commission and Government should work more closely, chairman urges
Aim is to speed up law reform without compromising independence
Further funds announced to support prisoners' families
Visitor centres will help access to essential services