Legal news
 
    Countdown to AML registration deadline for Scotland’s law firms
Those who don’t comply by 26 June face potentially severe consequences
   
    CMS Bursary Scheme for aspiring lawyers open for entry across the UK
Help provided to encourage students from all walks of life
   
    Lindsays in Dundee appoints a new senior solicitor
Preston to advise on a wide variety of matters
   
    Father to daughter Stonehaven handover for Aberdeen Considine
Laura Considine to run office as co-founder moves to consultant
   
    Ministers to consult on further FOI extensions
Arms' length organisations for public services among those in line
   
    Bill will control online sales of offensive weapons to under-18s
Scottish ministers to seek Holyrood consent to UK measure
   
    Dentons takes private client partner from BTO
Roddy Harrison to work across Scottish and UK offices
   
    Draft regulations published for register of controlling interests
Land reform measure seeks to increase transparency of ownership
   
    Glasgow Council solicitor wins In-house Rising Star Award
Sarah Haig chosen for GDPR and information law work
   
    Angiolini to review police complaints handling procedures
Former Lord Advocate commissioned to deliver independent report
   
    Harvard professor is Society's latest conference speaker
Heidi Gardner to tackle "smart collaboration" in professional firms
   
    No fracking ban in place in Scotland, judge finds
Judicial review refused as "no legally enforceable prohibition"
   
    Justice co-operation post-Brexit must be on different basis: Barnier
European arrest warrant "cannot apply" without freedom of movement
   
    Women solicitors now in majority south of the border
England & Wales follows Scotland as gender balance tips
   
    Millar & Bryce launches executry asset search service
New product will seek out dormant policies and accounts
   
    Commercial property associate joins Raeburn Christie
Gregor Sim moves from James & George Collie
   
    Holyrood calls for comment on common frameworks
Preparatory work begins on post-Brexit relationships across the UK
   
    New solicitors welcomed to the profession
Signet Library witnesses 106 take part in admission ceremony
   
    Employment firm website found to breach advertising standards
"Misleading" since unclear that redress against conventional law firm not available
   
    Davidson Chalmers appoints planning director
Jacqueline Cook joins the firm’s team
   
    Lady Hale address surveys the devolution scene
SPLG address reflects on constitutional nature of Supreme Court
   
    Keep on reporting, minister urges, as hate crime figures show mixed picture
Different patterns emerge for different categories of victim
   
    DWF considers stock exchange float
IPO one of "strategic options" under review
   
    Damages Bill introduced to regulate personal injury discount rate
Holyrood measure will require review every three years