Legal news
Private client partner hire for Balfour+Manson
Karen Phillips joins from Brodies
Swathe of Society committee places open to applicants
Sixteen legal and regulatory committees seek new members
Lawyers challenge May threat to human rights laws
Calls to respect rule of law under European Convention
Corporate solicitor joins Raeburn Christie Clark & Wallace
Loren Kelly joins from Winchesters
Human Rights Court to provide reasons for inadmissibility decisions
CCBE welcomes move to explain why applications rejected
Rural associate appointment at Gillespie Macandrew
Viktoria Wahle joins from Stronachs
Scottish Charity Appeals Panel to become a Scottish tribunal
Consultation running on regulations providing for transfer
Forestry and Land Management Bill goes out to views
Strage 1 scrutiny begins on new devolution measure
Two new advocates admitted to Faculty
Former solicitors David Swanney and Alan Cowan welcomed to bar
Urgent investment needed to save legal aid: Society
Review submission also seeks simpler rules and better use of IT
Four partner promotions at Stronachs
Three in Aberdeen and one in Inverness make top step
Pinsent Masons acquires diversity consultants
Brook Graham purchase adds to advice potential
Solicitor becomes courts innovation chief
Kay McCorquodale takes up new role
Anderson Strathern signs up private client partner
David Campbell joins from Balfour & Manson
Child Poverty Bill passes stage 1
No opposition at first parliamentary hurdle
Former chairman leaves Thorntons after 45 years
Jack Robertson retires along with loyal secretary Kathleen McClulloch
Twenty lawyers promoted at Maclay Murray & Spens
Two new partners lead annual round
Bill introduced to take forward Taylor report proposals
Civil litigation expenses rules set for overhaul
AGM elects SYLA committee for 2017-18
Laura Meldrum returned as president for second term
Bedroom tax assessment must look at vacant dwelling, Inner House rules
Extra livingroom on social work advice held not to affect bedroom count
Journalists' open letter attacks ministers' FOI performance
Call on MSPs to review alleged obstructive practices by Government
HBJ Gateley-Addleshaw Goddard merger completes
Combined practice claims UK top 20 place by revenue
Two more partners arrive at Keoghs
Emily Jeffrey and David Hennessy join from Brodies