Legal news

Holyrood's Finance Committee protests over delayed budget
"Unacceptable" lack of information ahead of December announcement

19% average private practice gender pay gap south of border: LSEW survey
Median salary up 4.8% in 2015 to £54,000

Online crime figures harder to track, police audit reports
Current recording practice "does not capture the scale"

Solicitor restricted in practice for divorce action failings
Tribunal awards compensation for repeatedly misleading client

Blackadders builds in Glasgow with partner hire
Stephanie Carr joins from Harper Macleod

Thirteen new Queen's Counsel named
Twelve advocates and one solicitor advocate appointed

Faculty joins move to highlight plight of Egyptian lawyers
Letter to President protests at treatment of human rights defenders

Lord Neuberger to deliver RFPG Lord Rodger Memorial Lecture
President to speak on Supreme Court role in context of devolution

Edinburgh AWI applications given dedicated web support
Guardianship Court hub links from sheriff court home page

OPG changes review policy for professional guardians
Sample accounts to be reviewed, rather than check of all cases

Government to ignore opposition to immigration tribunal fee rises
Decision to go ahead with sixfold increases condemned by practitioners

Leaders named for new body to combat reoffending
Karyn McCluskey and Jean Couper to head Community Justice Scotland

Lords put Westminster lawmaking under the spotlight
Evidence invited to inform legislative preparation and scrutiny inquiry

Property finance hire at Anderson Strathern
Gregory Stachura rejoins firm as senior associate

Solicitor General becomes a QC
Alison Di Rollo recommended following June appointment

MSPs show cross-party backing for proposed domestic abuse law
United support for motion behind new specific offence

AiB report shows downward trends and creditor returns
Bankruptcies awarded down 44% in 2015-16

Lindsays' associate takes top STEP mark
Diploma Distinction for Lynsey Kerr

Regulations laid to end right to second home council tax discount
Councils to have option to remove discount from April 2017

Aberdein expands over the border with Newcastle deal
Merger brings expansion of corporate and litigation services

Scotland's law schools and Commission sign research work agreement
Academic staff to support law reform projects

Rights violation found in relation to London bombing suspect
Human Rights Court upholds one, dismisses three complaints

Registers' annual report records progress in transformation programme
Digital technology, and Land Register completion, focus of 2015-16 work

Jon Snow and Helena Kennedy to head latest JUSTICE Scotland event
Faculty hosts conversation in support of 60th anniversary appeal