Legal news

Pinsent Masons goes live with Mindful Business Charter
Wellbeing initiative rolled out across all Scottish offices

Second Innovation Cup winner goes live
Notice to quit calculator works out relevant period

Scottish Building Society reveals mortgage support deal
COVID-19 package prevents risk of losing home for next 12 months

Megrahi family begins further appeal against conviction
Case lodged following Scottish Criminal Cases Review Commission reference

WJM launches new look brand identity
"Client service driven" theme to support marketing campaign

Scholarship launched to mark 200 years of Session Cases
Award open to postgraduate students of Scots law in 2020-21

Two partner recruits for Addleshaw Goddard
Suzanne Moir and Martin Stewart-Smith join Infrastructure & Energy practice

Two more members' bills before Holyrood
Fair rents, and welfare of dogs, promoted in latest measures

Commission seeks rights based approach to recovery
Papers call for transparent, accountable decisions in planning to rebuild

SEMLA committee members offer career support
Video series shows personal backgrounds as one-to-one contact offered

Brodies opens doors to offer virtual training for NQs
"Breakfast with Brodies" series delivers free online seminars

Mental health law needs more focus on young: Faculty
Review submission calls for more tailored provisions to safeguard rights

Courts to begin to open up from next week
"Incremental" increases in business planned as lockdown starts to lift

New advocates call in Parliament Hall ceremony
Sixteen admitted to Faculty in unique surroundings

SYLA re-elects office bearers at virtual AGM
Ayla Iridag continues as President as three new members join committee

Court business going to get tougher: sheriff principal
Derek Pyle praises innovations to date, and co-operation of court users

Leaitherland steps down as DWF chief executive
Chairman Knowles moves across as COVID-19 hits performance

Children Bill passes first Holyrood stage
All-party support for principles of reform bill

Partner and associate promotions at RCCW
Amy Watson and Ruth Lussier rewarded at north east legal firm

Inspectors flag serious concern over Barlinnie failings
Report highlights overcrowding, poor living conditions and severe disrepair

Campbell loses defamation appeal in Dugdale case
Defence upheld as statements were presented as comment rather than fact

Appeal court condemns conduct of indecent assault trial
Crown, defence and sheriff all criticised for failing to follow rules

Law centre threatens disability claim over lockdown
Claim of discrimination after Cummings invokes "exceptional circumstances"

Specialists team up to launch online resolution service
All-female panel seeks to meet need arising from COVID-19 shutdown