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DX ending use of LP addresses from new year

5th December 2017 | practice management
Legal firms asked to ensure address records and references are up to date

Planning application decision times show some improvement

5th December 2017 | planning/environment
Local application performance better, but major decisions slip

SYLA announces change at the top as Meldrum steps down

5th December 2017
Lucy Thornton becomes President with Jessica Weir as VP

Burness Paul hires employment pair from Clyde & Co

5th December 2017 | careers
Sandy Kemp and Robert Phillips switch firms

Five year sentence upheld for possessing £12 disguised stun gun

5th December 2017 | criminal law
No exceptional circumstances shown despite non-use over two years

Litigation partner promotion at Brodies

4th December 2017 | careers
Laura McMillan brings firm's total to 95

Keeper of the Registers to retire in March

4th December 2017 | careers
Sheenagh Adams to leave post after nine years

Simple procedure expenses cap includes VAT and outlays: sheriff

4th December 2017 | civil litigation
“Expenses” held to include “all the elements of a judicial account”

MSP gains support to bring in urban 20 mph limit bill

4th December 2017
Cross-party members offer support to Green proposal

Tribute from Society on death of Ethel Houston

1st December 2017 | obituary
One of first woman partners of Scottish law firm passes away at 93

Thorntons, Thompsons big winners at Law Awards of Scotland

1st December 2017
Three awards for Thompsons' litigators as Thorntons takes big firm prize

Private residential tenancy in force from today

1st December 2017 | Housing
All new agreements will come under this regime

Faculty "not convinced" of case for new hate crime law

1st December 2017 | criminal law
Response to Bracadale review queries how to define further protected groups

Award-winning film screening marks launch of Faculty bullying policy

1st December 2017
Leslee Udwin to attend and speak at India's Daughter showing
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