Legal news

Crown declines undertakings over Bayoh inquiry evidence
Questions remain over willingness of police officers to give evidence

Faculty holds to support for not proven verdict
Abolition would require new safeguards for accused persons

Renewables partner hire for Anderson Strathern
Dixcee Fast rejoins from Eversheds Sutherland

Clyde & Co and BLM confirm merger
Combined firm will be 12th largest in UK

SLCC confirms proposed 5% levy cut
2022-23 budget proposals to be laid before Holyrood in April

CMS hires IP disputes specialist
Cara McGlynn joins from Brodies

Group set up to examine marches and parades
Scottish Government move comes after community tensions

Faculty comments on Commission's draft Leases Bill
Response restates support for notice periods in place of tacit relocation

January house prices back close to November peak
Latest figures show 10.8% average rise across Scotland over 12 months

MSPs support Miners' Pardon Bill but suggest extensions
Stage 1 report recommends family members and community offences be covered

Waiting times for trial revealed in SCTS monthly data
Case throughput rose during February but still below pre-COVID average

"Good food nation" plans need good oversight, MSPs say
Stage 1 report calls for clearer objectives and stronger supervision

Make attorney code of practice less complex: Faculty
Response to draft warns against putting lay people off the role

Legal figures named among 2022 RSE Fellows
Lady Dorrian, Lord Woolman, Lindsay Farmer and Linda Urquhart honoured

MSPs call for views on Gender Recognition Reform Bill
Survey included in appeal to public for views on gender reform

Alastair Fiddes joins Gilson Gray in finance role
Firm strengthens team with senior appointment

Pacitti Jones agrees takeover of RGM Solicitors
Move is part of law firm’s expansion plans

Government’s use of Covid laws criticised by MPs
Committee says Parliament wasn’t given enough say

Five new trainees join Thorntons
Firm to welcome more recruits in September

CMS and Aberdeen Law Project team up for jobseekers
"OutFit Like" scheme will help low income candidates dress for interviews

Ukraine immigration advice project still seeking help
Appeal for more volunteer lawyers to meet rising need

Pinsent Masons' Cormack to be global team leader
Edinburgh-based solicitor advocate to head Legal, Regulatory & Tax team

Solicitor censured after domestic s 38(1) conviction
Persistent harassment of estranged wife was professional misconduct

Faculty adds voice to court fees opposition
Consultation response calls for rethink of present approach