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Finance Committee hammers Circular Economy Bill
Report slates uncertainty and doubts ministers' commitment to affordability
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Addleshaw elects Middle East head as managing partner
Andrew Johnston to succeed John Joyce in May 2024
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Ministers set out path to ending fossil fuel heating
Consultation opens on purchasers having time limit to replace systems
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Ledingham Chalmers reveals hires and financial results
Commercial property partner hire as firm announces turnover high
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Five new sheriffs appointed
Edinburgh, Glasgow, Kirkcaldy and Paisley to see new faces on the bench
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Lawscot Foundation launches 2023 Baublefest campaign
Appeal target more than doubled as law firms invited to join in
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Current justice funding model unsustainable: MSP report
Committee calls for spend-to-save model to avert crisis in system
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Brodies announces changes at the top
Stephen Goldie to succeed Nick Scott as managing partner from 1 May 2024
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Rachel Moon appointed partner in Govan Law Centre firm
Senior solicitor joins management team to lead on new projects
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Disabled Children Transition Bill voted down at stage 1
MSPs reject member's bill as likely to fail in its objectives
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Blackadders hires Glasgow commercial property partner
John Elder joins from Shepherd and Wedderburn
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IBA launches Diversity & Inclusion Toolkit
Guide is intended as practical aid to law firms of all sizes
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Crime figures up 3% in first full post-Covid year
Total recorded crime still 3% below 2019 figure
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MSPs call for clarity on Wildlife and Muirburn Bill
Stage 1 report proposes changes and seeks further information
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Civil procedure mediation scheme to be rolled out
Strathclyde Mediation Scheme funded to extend scheme across Scotland
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Carer support payment pilot opens to applicants today
Three areas to test new Scottish benefit replacing carer's allowance
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MSPs seek views on Scots social security changes
Committee invites evidence on bill to amend running of Scots system
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Jennifer Young re-elected as LAW secretary
Second two-year term for law firm's managing partner
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Thompsons named Firm of Year at Law Awards of Scotland
Lifetime Achievement Award presented to Journal editor Peter Nicholson
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Aggregates Tax Bill introduced to Holyrood
Ministers seek to encourage use of recycled materials in construction
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Scots house prices stay firm in latest figures
September provisional data show average 2.5% year on year increase
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Home Secretary's appeal fails in Rwanda asylum cases
Supreme Court finds asylum seekers at risk if sent for decision in Rwanda
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Ministers propose permanent digital justice changes
Consultation open on continuing post-Covid measures, and other reforms