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Curbs will add six weeks to summary trial delays: SCTS

19th January 2021 | criminal law | Criminal court work
Prediction comes as latest monthly progress report released

Kenny Scott joins MacRoberts as Senior Associate

18th January 2021 | careers , employment
Lawyer becomes part of firm’s Employment team

Dundee expansion planned by Gilson Gray

15th January 2021 | careers
Firm delighted by ‘exciting growth’ in business

Lockerbie bombing accused's further appeal refused

15th January 2021 | criminal law | Criminal court work
Trial court held entitled to reach verdict, and no material non-disclosure

Covid court progress 'must not be lost'

15th January 2021 | opinion
Lawyer hails modernisation due to pandemic

Employers urged to help domestic abuse victims

15th January 2021 | employment , human rights
Focus on workers’ legal rights

Victim Surcharge Fund invites applications for support

14th January 2021 | criminal law
Enough money collected to allow victim support organisations to apply

Dentons chooses new UK, Ireland & Middle East CEO

14th January 2021 | careers , practice management
Paul Jarvis to succeed Jeremy Cohen from 1 May

Human Rights Act review issues call for evidence

14th January 2021 | human rights | Human rights
Seven week period for submissions on working of Act

CCBE agrees new status for UK participation

14th January 2021 | europe
Affiliate membership created to ease post-Brexit participation

Tributes paid on death of Professor Robert Rennie

13th January 2021 | obituary
Former professor of conveyancing dies after sudden illness

Cannon to lead Simpson & Marwick property services

13th January 2021 | careers , practice management
Former ESPC chief executive takes up new managing director role

Zimbabwe's Moyo takes up IBA presidency

13th January 2021
IBA led by first President of African descent

TLT enters alliance with Belgian practice GSJ

13th January 2021 | practice management
Strategic link with Dutch firm expands to three way alliance

Parole system to open up under new rules

13th January 2021 | criminal law | Criminal legal aid
Victims able to observe hearings, and decision summaries to be published

English solicitors back cap on LSEW council membership

12th January 2021 | professional regulation
Members to serve maximum of 12 years under reforms

Sarah O'Neill reappointed to SLAB

12th January 2021 | careers
Non-practising solicitor and consumer expert to serve three more years

Blackadders appoints private client partner

11th January 2021 | careers
Lynn Melville joins from BTO

Sudden death of Professor Robert Rennie

11th January 2021
Respected conveyancing authority dies suddenly at new year

Criminal court business cut as lockdown measure

11th January 2021 | criminal law | Criminal court work
Most summary trials adjourned to reduce court crowding

Employment associate joins Morton Fraser

11th January 2021
Hayley Johnson moves from Slater & Gordon

Nick Scott to serve second term at Brodies

11th January 2021
Managing partner re-elected for a further three years

Hearing should have ordered paternity test: sheriff

11th January 2021 | family-child law | Children
Advice from National Convener posed the wrong tests

Rules for new adult disability payment out for views

11th January 2021 | welfare/benefits | Social welfare health benefits
Draft regulations published for replacement Scottish benefit
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