Legal news
New sentencing guidelines are agreed
Move to demystify court decisions
BTO gives free fertility law advice
Online service designed for potential parents
Lindsays to help video game designers
Firm provides legal advice for students
Dorothy Bain QC to be next Lord Advocate
Ruth Charteris QC nominated for Solicitor General
Aberdein Considine hires 17 new staff
Expansion in firm’s UK operations
Register of interest plan for judges moves closer
SNP vows to deliver manifesto commitment
Seventeen staff promoted at Morton Fraser
Senior appointments across law firm
Promotions at Davidson Chalmers Stewart
Four new Directors announced
Rise in hate crime charges
New figures reveal 4% increase
Lords criticise inadequate scrutiny of COVID laws
Report calls for prior approval, and more clarity on what is mandatory
Further Coronavirus Bill will extend some special powers
Questions as Scottish ministers plan to legislate ahead of summer recess
Murray refused Supreme Court appeal in contempt case
High Court finds no arguable points of law in application for leave
Inverness partner hire for Ledingham Chalmers
JP Campbell to join from Wright, Johnston & Mackenzie
Dickson Minto names two new partners
Craig Roberts and Nicola Mitchell promoted; Alex Smith now finance director
Four promoted at Wright, Johnston & Mackenzie
Two associates and two senior solicitors named in Glasgow and Inverness
Lafferty elected Dean of Royal Faculty in Glasgow
Outgoing Dean Donald Reid appointed honorary member
Wolffe apologises to two ex-Rangers chiefs for charges
Charles Green and Imran Ahmad "should not have been prosecuted"
Morton Fraser in UK Top 10 Law Firms to Work For
Firm achieves rankings in Best Companies to Work For 2021 lists
Waiting list within 24 hours for traineeship support
40 funded places for legal aid trainees quickly oversubscribed
Secure accommodation rules not being followed: report
Children's Commissioner study finds poor practice by authorities
Views sought on easier experimental traffic orders
Ministers want councils to be able to trial solutions flexibly
CMS makes senior Banking & Finance hire
Michael Urquhart joins from DLA Piper
Senior roles for Shepherd and Wedderburn lawyers
Pair appointed at Chartered Institute of Arbitrators
Justice of the Peace Courts to reopen
Hearings will start on Monday