Legal news
More than 100 lawyers abandon legal aid duty scheme
40 firms and 110 solicitors have quit scheme since 2019: FOI answer
Ian Bowie moves to Shepherd & Wedderburn
Property partner hire from MacRoberts joins Glasgow office
MSPs call for views on Fireworks Bill
Consultation opens on proposed controls, with public surveys
Audit launched into women’s participation at Holyrood
Move will look at barriers to a political career
Fiscal's 1992 letter bars prosecution now: Appeal Court
Judges affirm 1976 Thom decision as good law
Ministers publish justice system plan through to 2026
Paper sets out vision and planned reforms for current Parliament
Scullion LAW promotes two to associate director
Farrah Mahmood and Nick Harbison win recognition
DAC Beachcroft hires construction litigation partner
Jilly Petrie joins from BTO Solicitors
Judge quashes sheriff investigation tribunal findings
Unfairness to complainer in withholding of further allegations
Operetta double bill revives Tumbling Lassie appeal
Proceeds from Faculty's April event to support anti-slavery charities
Faculty seeks long term fix for placed English children
Children's hearings should have role as forum to discuss welfare
Sex offence summary case amendment can be retrospective
Appeal Court rules no unfairness if summary jurisdiction added
Double partner hire for Burness Paull family law launch
Richard Smith and Jennifer Wilkie join from Brodies
MSPs call for views on re-enacting COVID provisions
Choice of surveys to comment on Recovery and Reform Bill
Survey asks readers what they want from their Journal
Society wants to know what you read and how you access content
Gail Docherty joins Macdonald Henderson
Lawyer becomes head of firm’s residential conveyancing team
Faculty elects Neil Mackenzie QC as Keeper of Library
Former Director of Training to take charge of Faculty's literary resource
Senior associate joins McKee Campbell Morrison
Graham Wilson makes move from Addleshaw Goddard
Ministers introduce fireworks control bill
Measure seeks to limit social harms from fireworks and pyrotechnics
Thorntons secures MacRoberts' Dundee team
Three new partners among nine lateral hires
No contempt but expenses against solicitor sued by SLCC
Failure to deliver file results in liability for Inner House costs
Young lawyers globally seek better balance: IBA report
Toxic work culture and lack of work-life balance driving many from practice
Faculty mourns Geoff Clarke QC
Former chair of Faculty Services Ltd dies suddenly on hillwalk
Ashley Edwards QC becomes principal Crown counsel
Top three prosecution roles all held by women for first time