Legal news
Hearts, Partick relegation dispute sent to arbitration
Judge rules SFA articles apply on clubs' complaint of unfair prejudice
Courts' power to depart from EU law: ministers consult
UK Government wants more courts freed from retained EU case law
Greenpeace fined £80,000 for oil rig interdict breach
Director spared jail as judge decides to "exercise leniency"
Three promoted at Jones Whyte
Two associates and a senior solicitor named
Pro-competition regime needed for web giants: CMA
Report calls for new regime to regulate Google and Facebook
Campaigners call foul as MSPs shelve Fair Rents Bill
Holyrood committee not to consider member's bill due to heavy workload
IBA condemns China's new Hong Kong law
Statement protests "grave departure" from UK agreement and basic principle
Morton Fraser rewards 17 with promotion
Four senior positions all filled by women in latest round
Villiers maintenance appeal refused – by majority
Supreme Court splits 3-2 in favour of wife's application in English courts
Faculty joins global call to protect professional role
Call for action marks anniversary of UN Basic Principles on Role of Lawyers
Further call for views on Tied Pubs Bill
Holyrood committee seeks additional views at stage 1
Shepherd & Wedderburn lawyer wins STEP Excellence Award
Lorna Brown recognised for top mark in certificate exam
Shopworker protection bill backed in stage 1 report
Committee supports general principles but calls for further work
Kirchin succeeds McPherson as Addleshaw's Scotland head
Head of corporate steps up as McPherson retires as partner
Dean of Faculty election begins as Jackson steps down
Nominations invited over next fortnight
TLT embarks on international plans with Dutch alliance
Deal with Holla presages further European and other moves
Property market opens up from today
Revised guidance retains physical distancing, and advises contingency plans
Nine more advocates admitted to Faculty
Second physically distanced ceremony held in Parliament Hall
Dogs livestock-worrying bill goes out to views
Holyrood committee begins stage 1 scrutiny of member's bill
Lawyer predicts post-COVID employee ownership boost
Changed staff mindset underpins business resilience: Roberts
1m suspect email reports in service's first two months
Suspicious Email Reporting Service proving valuable in stopping scammers
Hypothetical cause of death not enough for homicide
Conviction quashed on evidence that assault only potential cause
Commission states what it expects of trust landowners
Two new protocols set out expectations for trust and charity landowners
MSP seeks views on proposed Right to Food Bill
Elaine Smith consults on support for UN-backed human right to become law