Legal news
Prizewinning risk management tool published for profession
Trainee's risk tracker aids central management of information
"Right to rent" rules for landlords declared illegal by High Court
Judge finds key plank of "hostile environment" leads to discrimination
Cohabitation law review scope finalised by Commission
Topic will be phase 1 of family law project
Succession planning expert joins Turcan Connell
Peter Murrin moves from Lindsays in partner hire
Surveys now running as Society looks into ADR and pro bono provision
Research projects focus on access to legal advice and services
Data privacy rights need international good practice standards: Society
Response calls for industry to be proactive
Commission report calls for early action on key reform projects
Trusts, Moorov rule and moveable transactions all await ministers' moves
EU Settlement Scheme could repeat Windrush problems, peers warn
Home Office "appears not to have learned the lessons": Kennedy
Innovation Cup runs again for best risk management ideas
Society launches second annual competition
Peers warn of "acute" risk of trade disruption on Brexit
Report also criticises failure to consult devolved governments
Undertaking to hold inquiry creates legitimate expectation: Supreme Court
Justices grant declaration in judicial review over Patrick Finucane murder
Society launches 2019 financial benchmarking survey
Financial health check tool for Scottish law firms runs again
Faculty to stage special conference on arbitration
May event will look ahead to ICCA 2020
Lord Justice Clerk defends sentencing guideline timescales
MSP raises concerns following controversial sex assault case
Boyd Legal expands Fife presence with new Kirkcaldy base
Kelly Matthews joins from Russel & Aitken
CMA seeks new powers to protect consumer rights
Proposals would put new focus on protecting consumers' economic interests
UK must return Chagos Islands to Mauritius, ICJ rules
Court finds UK acted unlawfully in retaining territory at independence
Mackenzie takes IBA disability access message to Zero Project congress
Panel session at UN-affiliated group highlights 2017 IBA justice report
Rewritten code for Scots insolvency rules in force from April
Two sets of rules reflect devolved and reserved powers
Insurers fail in appeal against door steward liability ruling
Exclusion for deliberate acts did not cover unintended death
Interim report published of review of miners' strike policing
John Scott QC requests additional time to complete full report
Public awareness crucial to new organ donation law, Society warns
Proposals for "opt-out" system come before Holyrood this week
Planning partner promotion at Burness Paull
Theresa Hunt recognised for work in major projects
Morton Fraser makes UK top 100 employer list
Sunday Times ranks Scots firm in annual survey