Legal news
Mourners sought to pay respects to lone lawyer Henderson
No surviving relatives to mark former Edinburgh defence agent
UK lawyers unite to reaffirm client confidentiality
Joint declaration marks first European Lawyers Day
Real estate associate hire for McClure Naismith
Barbara Mayne joins from DLA Piper
MSPs call for more effective action on wildlife crime
Committee says rates of prosecution and detection "must be improved"
Scots-born banking lawyer to lead Pinsent Masons
John Cleland elected as next managing partner
HMRC launches Solicitors' Tax Campaign to catch non-declarers
Window opens to reveal undeclared income or face higher penalties
Search engine launched to help find EU lawyers
Users can search in own language for assistance on continent
Borrower's solicitor not liable to lending bank for misstatement
Not reasonable for bank to act on request without checking accuracy
Holyrood committee backs Scottish welfare bill
Stage 1 support for crisis grant scheme
Poll tax collection to end from 1 February, bill proposes
Government to reimburse councils for expected loss of revenue
Crown cuts drink drive margin of error as new limits come in
New guidelines could mean drivers prosecuted when just over limit
Associate promotion at WJM
Fraser Morrison advanced in corporate team
Sheriff court changes do not prejudice access to justice: Stephen
Sheriff principal's lecture highlights career opportunities from reforms
Glasgow marks 15 years of sheriff commercial court
Sheriff principal promises continued efforts to improve
Time for action on Scottish patent court, lawyers say
Faculty and Society call for designation, following Irish decision
Crown reveals policy for social media prosecutions
Illegal online if illegal in the street: Lord Advocate
SYLA closes the year in style
Final seminar and Christmas social to be held next week
Stamp duty slab system to go, Autumn Statement announces
Percentage rates to apply from tomorrow
Regulation changes on Society's agenda following consultations
Further proposals to be developed on entity regulation and charging
Swinney calls for joint approach to new Scotland Act powers
Further demand for action ahead of legislation
Ministers open up public debate over landownership
Consultation launched on revealing – and limiting – ownership rights
Inksters joins ABS lobby group
Move anticipates ABS introduction in Scotland
Karen Gibbons becomes Family Law Association chair
Balfour+Manson associate takes over from Sally Swinney
Party litigant's medical certificate found to be forgery
Decree by default for £6.5m granted against former director