Legal news

Dentons takes private client partner from BTO
Roddy Harrison to work across Scottish and UK offices

Draft regulations published for register of controlling interests
Land reform measure seeks to increase transparency of ownership

Glasgow Council solicitor wins In-house Rising Star Award
Sarah Haig chosen for GDPR and information law work

Angiolini to review police complaints handling procedures
Former Lord Advocate commissioned to deliver independent report

Harvard professor is Society's latest conference speaker
Heidi Gardner to tackle "smart collaboration" in professional firms

No fracking ban in place in Scotland, judge finds
Judicial review refused as "no legally enforceable prohibition"

Justice co-operation post-Brexit must be on different basis: Barnier
European arrest warrant "cannot apply" without freedom of movement

Women solicitors now in majority south of the border
England & Wales follows Scotland as gender balance tips

Millar & Bryce launches executry asset search service
New product will seek out dormant policies and accounts

Commercial property associate joins Raeburn Christie
Gregor Sim moves from James & George Collie

Holyrood calls for comment on common frameworks
Preparatory work begins on post-Brexit relationships across the UK

New solicitors welcomed to the profession
Signet Library witnesses 106 take part in admission ceremony

Employment firm website found to breach advertising standards
"Misleading" since unclear that redress against conventional law firm not available

Davidson Chalmers appoints planning director
Jacqueline Cook joins the firm’s team

Lady Hale address surveys the devolution scene
SPLG address reflects on constitutional nature of Supreme Court

Keep on reporting, minister urges, as hate crime figures show mixed picture
Different patterns emerge for different categories of victim

DWF considers stock exchange float
IPO one of "strategic options" under review

Damages Bill introduced to regulate personal injury discount rate
Holyrood measure will require review every three years

SLC consultation process queried as committee backs Prescription Bill
Stage 1 evidence throws up new issues from welfare rights sector

Judge annuls criminal injuries compensation refusal in historic rape case
"Exceptional circumstances" for not applying to be reconsidered

Ministers failed journalists under freedom of information law: commissioner
Separate treatment inconsistent with "applicant-blind" approach of Act

Government paper warns of post-Brexit cross-border crime challenges
Ministers call for direct links with European enforcement agencies

Solicitor advocate QC joins Brodies team
Tony Jones moves from BTO

Lord Reed sworn in as Supreme Court Deputy President
Lady Hale commends his "extraordinary intellectual and judicial qualities"