Legal news

Review asks if learning disability and autism are mental disorders
Aim is to promote and protect human rights

Rise in Scottish bankruptcies
New figures show 23% increase for Q2 compared with 2017-18

Swinney agrees compensation proposal for care abuse survivors
Legislation to be put to Holyrood during current term

Roberton review calls for single independent regulator
"Transformational approach" would remove Society's regulatory role

General counsel group produces guidance for company directors
GC100 responds to Government request with proposals on s 172 duty

Scottish arbitrators launch youth section
New committee to organise programme for coming year

Morrisons held liable for employee's criminal data breach
Court of Appeal opens door to thousands of compensation claims

Society to lead legal tech trade mission
November delegation to visit Austria and Switzerland

Homeless applicant loses judicial review but leaves with hope
Court states petition would succeed against correct respondents

Mattac formed as new Edinburgh practice
Paul McIntosh and David Ellis relaunch former CMC Legal

Morton Fraser hires agricultural specialist partner
Linsey Barclay-Smith joins from Thorntons

Article 50 reference not withdrawn, but appeal permission hearing set
Inner House sets 8 November date for Government motion

Human rights actions risk US-UK military relations, General warns
David Petraeus claims legal cases having "chilling effect" on armed forces

Fourteen year old spared custody for knife assault in school
Appeal Court has regard to past history and positive aspects of report

Business guidance launched to help spot human trafficking
Ministers stepping up action against companies that lack statement

EU copyright protection held to override "family life" defence
CJEU holds that fair balance requires limit on German law

Peers in further alert over no-deal Brexit consequences for family cases
Questions put to Government over lack of clarity

Philippe Sands QC to speak at Faculty open event
European Lawyers Day address to focus on global rule of law

Scots housing market continues to outperform UK average
August prices up 4.1% year on year; June volumes down 4.3%

Child's convention claim saved from time bar by "suspension" provision
Supreme Court dismisses vessel operators' appeal in diver's death case

SYLA unveils further autumn events
Career and networking evenings in October and November

Gilson Gray taps Brodies for new finance director
Australian CA Peter Coghlan makes career move

Miller Hendry walk for charity in memory of late colleagues
£3,325 raised for Breast Cancer Research and Aplastic Anaemia Trust

TLT acquires Leslie Wolfson & Co
Deal adds to commercial real estate strength in Scotland