Legal news
Curbs will add six weeks to summary trial delays: SCTS
Prediction comes as latest monthly progress report released
Kenny Scott joins MacRoberts as Senior Associate
Lawyer becomes part of firm’s Employment team
Dundee expansion planned by Gilson Gray
Firm delighted by ‘exciting growth’ in business
Lockerbie bombing accused's further appeal refused
Trial court held entitled to reach verdict, and no material non-disclosure
Covid court progress 'must not be lost'
Lawyer hails modernisation due to pandemic
Employers urged to help domestic abuse victims
Focus on workers’ legal rights
Victim Surcharge Fund invites applications for support
Enough money collected to allow victim support organisations to apply
Dentons chooses new UK, Ireland & Middle East CEO
Paul Jarvis to succeed Jeremy Cohen from 1 May
Human Rights Act review issues call for evidence
Seven week period for submissions on working of Act
CCBE agrees new status for UK participation
Affiliate membership created to ease post-Brexit participation
Tributes paid on death of Professor Robert Rennie
Former professor of conveyancing dies after sudden illness
Cannon to lead Simpson & Marwick property services
Former ESPC chief executive takes up new managing director role
Zimbabwe's Moyo takes up IBA presidency
IBA led by first President of African descent
TLT enters alliance with Belgian practice GSJ
Strategic link with Dutch firm expands to three way alliance
Parole system to open up under new rules
Victims able to observe hearings, and decision summaries to be published
English solicitors back cap on LSEW council membership
Members to serve maximum of 12 years under reforms
Sarah O'Neill reappointed to SLAB
Non-practising solicitor and consumer expert to serve three more years
Blackadders appoints private client partner
Lynn Melville joins from BTO
Sudden death of Professor Robert Rennie
Respected conveyancing authority dies suddenly at new year
Criminal court business cut as lockdown measure
Most summary trials adjourned to reduce court crowding
Employment associate joins Morton Fraser
Hayley Johnson moves from Slater & Gordon
Nick Scott to serve second term at Brodies
Managing partner re-elected for a further three years
Hearing should have ordered paternity test: sheriff
Advice from National Convener posed the wrong tests
Rules for new adult disability payment out for views
Draft regulations published for replacement Scottish benefit