Legal news
Conference to explore land database for Scotland
March event to look at Norwegian system as model
Court holds action settled despite solicitor's lack of authority
Disgruntled litigant should have taken action against solicitor
Courts doing business despite industrial action
Civil servants strike as final round of closures takes effect
Partner promotions and associate hire at bto
Karina McShane and Jilly Petrie make the top level
Deputy Public Guardian retires
Rosemary Wawrzyniak leaves public service after 38 years
Ministers abandon plans for replacement women's prison
Matheson promises different approach to tackling female offending
Scottish Legal Aid Board in office move
New Haymarket premises expected to improve efficiency
Parole Board annual report reveals extensive workload
Release recommended in one in three cases
Humanitarian award for Olivia Giles
Robert Burns Award goes to fundraising disabled lawyer
Faculty questions OLR effects of auto-release changes
Judge would have to consider effect of later notional release date
Stronachs appoints banking partner
Mark Brady joins from Bond Dickinson
Judge upholds "named persons" law
No breach of Convention or EU law in Children Act
Dentons' Chinese merger to create world's biggest law firm
Dacheng tie-up will mean 6,500 lawyer practice
Smith Commission powers given effect in draft clauses
UK ministers publish new devolution command paper
Tax tribunals objective should be simply put, Faculty argues
"Fairly and justly" UK standard should be adopted
Ending of poll tax collection supported in stage 1 report
Committee majority backs general principles of bill
Swinney modifies LBTT proposals
Lower rates to apply up to £325,000; most expensive houses cost more
Successful rape appellant to have compensation claim reconsidered
Court rejects ministers' appeal that refusal letters not "irrational"
Sikh solicitors given faith items concession by Home Office
Kirpans may be carried on detention centre visits
Thorntons announces partner and associate promotion
Caroline Kelly and Lynne Hopkins advance
MMS to sponsor top Olympic swimmer
Help for Keri-anne Payne in her bid for glory in Rio
Sheriff Principal Stephen appointed Queen's Counsel
Appointment confirmed following nomination
16 and 17-year-olds to vote in Scottish elections
Enabling powers to be devolved to Holyrood in March
Advocates rebrand specialist criminal body
Thomas Ross to be President of Scottish Criminal Bar Association