Legal news
DWF makes partner hire as new team launches
Jill Sinclair becomes head of counter fraud in Scotland
BTO sponsors charity's art exhibition
Art in Healthcare show to feature 22 contemporary artists
Partner's award upheld of half share in house equity following split
Sheriff principal entitled to find economic advantage from contributions
SCJC's annual report shows big year supporting new courts
Court reform and rules rewrite programmes continue
More questions should be asked of UK over human rights, Commission states
Report to UN proposes questions to be asked of Governments
McKie case fingerprint officer wins reinstatement appeal
Supreme Court upholds employment tribunal's "non-court" approach
Kennedys Scotland moves to new office in Edinburgh
Firm expands Scottish operations 18 months after crossing the border
Three way contest in prospect for next Dean of Faculty
Roddy Dunlop QC, Peter Gray QC and Gordon Jackson QC all nominated
UK entitled to apply child benefit residence rule, EU judges decide
Court dismisses Commission complaints of illegality and discrimination
Rights of the child: get back to basics, Faculty tells ministers
Guidance should start with Convention text, not aspirational statements
Lords warn of power shift from Parliament to executive
"Constitutionally inappropriate" legislation confers too much discretion
Honours for Queen’s solicitor and commissioners’ secretary
Bruce Wood becomes CVO and Joan Melville awarded an MBE
Aberdeen Law Project adds to board with new members
Four join as Margaret Ross moves to become patron
Women feel hindered by gender, but oppose quotas: law survey
Majority support other measures to advance gender equality
Court rejects intra/ultra vires distinction for reviewing errors of law
Mike Ashley allowed to review SFA in Rangers case, but grounds fail
Raise age of criminal responsibility to 12, Society urges
Response to advisory group also wants to qualify police powers
Three members in two-way contest for in-house convenership
Co-convener nominations up against single opponent
Gillespie Macandrew becomes "legacy partner" with zoo charity
Two year deal will involve focused legacy campaign
Nairn Academy are Dewar Debate champions
Highland team wins final in Scottish Parliament
Buy-to-let borrowers win West Bromwich "tracker" interest case
Court of Appeal rules building society not entitled to raise rate
Football and some hate offences up, though race hate drops
Latest figures show overall slight rise
Pagan Osborne adds two Fife partners
Lesley Mearns and Katherine McGill from Eden Legal join firm
Faculty open to both prescription reform options mooted by SLC
Either would be improvement on Morrison decision, response states
Lynda Towers takes public law post at Morton Fraser
Former Solicitor to Scottish Parliament moves to private practice