Legal news
Domestic Abuse Bill passes final Holyrood stage
Cross-party backing for new offence, though definition doubts remain
Aberdeen Considine appoints two banking litigation partners
Myra Scott and Laura Petrie join from Ascent Performance Group
Scottish EDGE opens next funding competition round
Up to £150,000 available for best innovative proposals
Partner promotion as Burness Paull forms specialist disputes team
Stuart Murdoch to head financial services regulatory and disputes practice
Training grant for Scottish Women's Aid ahead of new abuse law
Funding to support special tuition on coercive behaviour
MSPs back social housing regulator changes
Stage 1 report supports bill to keep RSLs in private sector
LawCare seeks people for "emotional health" focus group
Support charity welcomes £7,000 award from Wesleyan grant
Anderson Strathern reports turnover and profits growth
Revenue up 2.5%, and profit 4%, in year to 31 August
Letting agents' new code in force today
Applications open to join statutory register
Legal services regulation review publishes call for evidence
Two month window for public submissions
Calls to LawCare at record high last year
Stress and depression account for nearly half of requests for help
Holyrood passes public boards gender equality law
2022 deadline to achieve 50% female membership
Appeal court upholds "snoopers' charter" ruling against Government
Powers to collect internet and phone activity records held unlawful
Government loses tribunal appeal over judicial pensions ruling
Transitional arrangements held unlawful age discrimination
Judge Forrester to deliver Macfadyen Lecture on Brexit theme
Judicial and legal implications the focus of this year's event
Misogyny should be hate crime, campaign groups tell Bracadale review
Current law provides "inadequate protection"
Raeburn Christie appoints three to private client team
Two join Aberdeen office and one in Banchory
Lords committee calls for amendments as Brexit Bill comes before House
Bill needs changes to make it "constitutionally appropriate"
"Drastic need" to modernise legal services regulation, Society argues
Submission to independent review calls for radical reforms
Scottish Crown Estate Bill begins Holyrood journey
Measure enables transfer of asset management to local communities
ICO launches practitioner data protection excellence award
New scheme anticipates arrival of GDPR
Traineeships slightly down in 2016-17, but Society claims stable picture
Figures for latest practice year show 1% decrease in new starts
Faculty to mark Women's Day with advocacy event
Lord President to lead discussion on how to win your case
Special meeting approves solicitor practice rules changes
Financial business and money laundering rules into line with new law