Legal news

Scots house price growth shows signs of slowing
Annual rate of house price increase to July dips below 10%

Holmes Mackillop to merge with Macfarlane & Co
Three join enlarged practice as Alison Macfarlane and Greig McPhail retire

Sentence discount includes disposal type: Appeal Court
Maximum unpaid community work could be discount from custody

Edinburgh court business affected by mourning events
High Court trials relocated; Court of Session to sit virtually

Tributes from the profession to HM Queen Elizabeth II
Courts adjourned as mark of respect following death of the sovereign

Planning lawyer rejoins Shepherd & Wedderburn as partner
Fraser Mitchell returns to Shepherd & Wedderburn from Shoosmiths

Truss Government drops Bill of Rights Bill
Ministers said to be "reviewing how to deliver objectives"

Associate appointment at The Chamber Practice
Donna Imrie joins Cupar office from Rollo Solicitors

Rent freeze and not proven abolition in new bill plans
2022-23 Programme for Government includes 18 more bills for Holyrood

EBA protests at minister's "obfuscating" paper to MSPs
Open letter sets out why burden on legal aid practitioners has increased

Paul Brown to retire from Legal Services Agency
Principal solicitor who built up law centre over 30 years steps down

Friends Legal spreads east to Garden Stirling Burnet
Plans to double size of East Lothian practice following takeover

Two partners lead eight promoted at Anderson Strathern
Specialist litigators Gary Burton and Robbie Wilson join partner list

Eleven new sheriffs take up appointments this month
Nine solicitors and two advocates take up positions across five sheriffdoms

Pilot scheme opens to reduce summary criminal hearings
Dundee, Hamilton and Paisley test early disclosure and resolution scheme

Thorntons re-runs Cash for Kids charity wills campaign
September opportunity to help struggling families through making a will

New Judicial Complaints Reviewer is named
James Mollison takes up post

Lindsays trainees land permanent jobs
Four lawyers started careers during pandemic

Brodies opens new base in Inverness
Firm eyes expansion in the Highlands

MSPs consult on support as disabled children turn adult
Committee calls for views as part of scrutiny of Pam Duncan-Glancy's bill

EHRC issues guidance on avoiding discrimination from AI
Equality regulator embarks on monitoring projects to aid understanding

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Glasgow mock trial highlights race hate crime action
Prosecutors demonstrate trial process to raise awareness of law

Figures show COVID impact on planning applications
More applications and longer processing time in 2021-22