Legal news
Flooding denial actionable under standard clauses: Appeal Court
"Entire agreement" term did not exclude misrepresentation case
Partner promotion at Gillespie Macandrew
Corporate and commercial lawyer Chris Gibson recognised
Silver award for Society's Careers & Outreach team
Association Excellence Awards recognise Street Law and schools debate work
Call for legal protection of beavers
Scottish Wildlife Trust expresses concern on unregulated culling
Scottish Child abuse enquiry releases its first findings
"...homes were places of fear, coercive control, threat, excessive discipline and emotional, physical and sexual abuse..."
New rules and guidance on Incidental Financial Business
Law Society of Scotland amendments now in force [already used]
Law firms join World Mental Health Day awareness raising efforts
Big names support Mindful Business Charter and See Me campaigns
Bakers' appeal allowed in “gay cake” case
Supreme Court upholds right not to manifest belief one does not hold
Society's LawscotTech scheme will team solicitors with IT experts
Initiative designed to stimulate legal IT innovation
Blackadders elects two partners to management board
Emma Gray and Petra Grunenberg ensure gender balance
Amended practice rules on incidental financial business now in force
Solicitors should update standard client documents on insurance
Tacit relocation should end for commercial leases: Faculty
Doctrine has "unwelcome consequential effects"
Burness goes pink and blue for Baby Loss Awareness Week
Coloured lights for Glasgow office to show support
Society calls for strengthened children's rights in Act review
Response includes support for sibling contact rights
SCTS begins quarterly criminal cases statistics series
First edition shows more solemn but less summary business
Mass data misuse action against Google dismissed in High Court
Inadequate case that damage suffered, judge rules
Commissions "disappointed" at decision against new level crossings law
Administrative changes acknowledged, but not a substitute
Death announced of top Government lawyer Murray Sinclair
Society pays tribute to dedicated solicitor and Council member
Misogyny could be part of hate crime law: Yousaf
Consultation coming on how else to tackle bad behaviour
Appeal to solicitors to join “world’s biggest sleepout”
Teams needed to support Sleep in the Park on 8 December
No provocation direction needed where not live issue at trial
Police statements not a basis for misdirection challenge
Senior associate joins Gilson Gray in East Lothian
Cheryl Edgar moves from Garden Stirling Burnet
Two senior appointments at Aberdeen Considine
New private client head and banking associate named
2019 Scottish Legal Awards open to entries
Three additional categories for in-house lawyers