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Court of Session video hearings: practice note issued

12th June 2020 | civil litigation , information technology
Directions given on productions, witnesses and equipment

Society, Faculty back detained lawyers for CCBE award

12th June 2020 | law society of scotland , human rights | Human rights
Egyptian lawyers nominated for CCBE Human Rights Award 2020

English report calls for all-embracing legal regulator

11th June 2020 | professional regulation
Stephen Mayson recommends single body covering all legal services providers

Legal directors head Blackadders promotions

11th June 2020 | careers
Six advanced in Aberdeen, Dundee and Glasgow offices

Disclosure Bill passes final Holyrood stage

11th June 2020 | criminal law , human rights
New law changes requirements on revealing criminal history

Brodies takes tennis support into restart programme

11th June 2020 | Sport
Back to Tennis with Brodies produced with Judy Murray Foundation

Group to lead equality push post-COVID

10th June 2020 | government-administration
Ministers set up expert advisory board to tackle disadvantage

First remote summary trial results in acquittal

10th June 2020 | criminal law | Criminal court work
Fiscal drops drug case after conflicting evidence

MSPs launch inquiry into COVID impact on budget

10th June 2020 | government-administration
Call for evidence on priorities and dealing with fiscal volatility

Contact complaints soar in lockdown: Shared Parenting

10th June 2020 | family-child law | Children
Parent support organisation reports 81% rise in helpline calls

English Family Court paper sees disruption till 2021

9th June 2020 | family-child law | Children , Family and divorce
President sets out requirements during "long road" to normal working

MSPs back benefit nominee system, but want safeguards

9th June 2020 | welfare/benefits | Benefit advice
Stage 1 report calls for more detail in Social Security Bill

Last door shut on Sheridan perjury conviction challenge

9th June 2020 | criminal law
Supreme Court refuses permission to appeal in SCCRC decision review

Stronachs names four in promotions round

9th June 2020 | careers
Three new senior associates among those advanced

Quarantine rules face challenge as they take effect

8th June 2020 | government-administration | Health , Transport
Airlines claim 14 day rule irrational and disproportionate

Conviction quashed on sheriff's untested view of video

8th June 2020 | criminal law | Criminal court work
Parties should have been heard ahead of decision

Legal aid rates should rise due to halted business: GBA

5th June 2020 | criminal law , civil litigation | Criminal legal aid
Letter calls for general increase to keep firms afloat during shutdown

Member's bill seeks to reform corporate homicide

5th June 2020 | corporate , criminal law
Claire Baker's measure would allocate responsibility for fatalities

Pinsent Masons goes live with Mindful Business Charter

5th June 2020 | practice management
Wellbeing initiative rolled out across all Scottish offices

Second Innovation Cup winner goes live

5th June 2020 | commercial property , risk management
Notice to quit calculator works out relevant period

Scottish Building Society reveals mortgage support deal

4th June 2020 | banking-financial services , consumer
COVID-19 package prevents risk of losing home for next 12 months

Megrahi family begins further appeal against conviction

4th June 2020 | criminal law
Case lodged following Scottish Criminal Cases Review Commission reference

WJM launches new look brand identity

3rd June 2020 | practice management
"Client service driven" theme to support marketing campaign

Scholarship launched to mark 200 years of Session Cases

3rd June 2020 | education-training
Award open to postgraduate students of Scots law in 2020-21
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