Legal news
JABS steering group tackles barriers to the bench
Group outlines proposals to help increase diversity in judicial appointments
DWF to go international with Dubai office
Move responds to demand from major clients
Watermans to expand into Glasgow
Personal injury firm to open city centre office
Faculty of Advocates defends appeals system for business rates valuation
Faculty says existing structure should be retained
Proposals over Scottish Parliament are ‘political rather than legal’
Society highlights challenges of Smith Commission recommendations over permanency of parliament
Relaunched adoption website offers improved matching process
Better information sharing speeds up rate of success
Morris joins Judicial Appointments Board for Scotland
Society President one of two new members
QC appointed Scottish Tax Tribunals President
Andrew Stewart to lead new body
Discipline Tribunal report shows cases becoming more complex
Renewed appeal to profession to heed duties under CML Handbook
Pinsent Masons to open Down Under
Five-partner practice to launch in Melbourne and Sydney
Warning over new risk of pension frauds
Scams on the rise as new freedoms set to come in
Stacy Campbell promoted at Wright, Johnston & Mackenzie
Leisure and hospitality lawyer rewarded with senior associate position
Government calls for information for SARs review
Review part of UK Anti-Corruption Plan
Brodies calls for measures to tackle shortage of new homes
Planning specialist says more must be done to meet rising demand
Pupils progress in Society’s debating tournament
16 schools in semi-finals of Donald Dewar Memorial Debating Tournament
MSPs unanimously pass Welfare Funds (Scotland) Bill
Welfare Minister Margaret Burgess welcomes passing of Bill into law
Former Society president takes on new role
Bruce Beveridge joins thinkWhere as non-executive director
Digby Brown named number one SME
Firm receives award in the Business Insider Scottish SME 300 Awards 2015
Shepherd and Wedderburn to sponsor All-Energy 2015
Firm to play lead role in UK energy industry event
CMA consults on redress in competition cases
The CMA opens consultation on draft guidance on its power to approve redress schemes
Marks & Clerk expands Edinburgh offering
Patent and trade mark attorneys boosts presence in the capital
Review of agricultural crime prosecution policy announced
Solicitor General to review the way agricultural crimes are prosecuted
Scottish Law Commission examines law of prescription
First aspect relates to latent damage of buildings
MSPs to take evidence on human trafficking legislation
Holyrood to hear from charities