Legal news

Pinsent Masons moves to flexible-themed Edinburgh base
New office designed to support agile working and employee wellbeing

Junior Bar Association names first committee
New association aims to support advocates of less than five years' call

WS Society reveals library bicentenary events
August marks 200 years since grand opening of famous building

More than 100 lawyers abandon legal aid duty scheme
40 firms and 110 solicitors have quit scheme since 2019: FOI answer

Ian Bowie moves to Shepherd & Wedderburn
Property partner hire from MacRoberts joins Glasgow office

MSPs call for views on Fireworks Bill
Consultation opens on proposed controls, with public surveys

Audit launched into women’s participation at Holyrood
Move will look at barriers to a political career

Fiscal's 1992 letter bars prosecution now: Appeal Court
Judges affirm 1976 Thom decision as good law

Ministers publish justice system plan through to 2026
Paper sets out vision and planned reforms for current Parliament

Scullion LAW promotes two to associate director
Farrah Mahmood and Nick Harbison win recognition

DAC Beachcroft hires construction litigation partner
Jilly Petrie joins from BTO Solicitors

Judge quashes sheriff investigation tribunal findings
Unfairness to complainer in withholding of further allegations

Operetta double bill revives Tumbling Lassie appeal
Proceeds from Faculty's April event to support anti-slavery charities

Faculty seeks long term fix for placed English children
Children's hearings should have role as forum to discuss welfare

Sex offence summary case amendment can be retrospective
Appeal Court rules no unfairness if summary jurisdiction added

Double partner hire for Burness Paull family law launch
Richard Smith and Jennifer Wilkie join from Brodies

MSPs call for views on re-enacting COVID provisions
Choice of surveys to comment on Recovery and Reform Bill

Survey asks readers what they want from their Journal
Society wants to know what you read and how you access content

Gail Docherty joins Macdonald Henderson
Lawyer becomes head of firm’s residential conveyancing team

Faculty elects Neil Mackenzie QC as Keeper of Library
Former Director of Training to take charge of Faculty's literary resource

Senior associate joins McKee Campbell Morrison
Graham Wilson makes move from Addleshaw Goddard

Ministers introduce fireworks control bill
Measure seeks to limit social harms from fireworks and pyrotechnics

Thorntons secures MacRoberts' Dundee team
Three new partners among nine lateral hires

No contempt but expenses against solicitor sued by SLCC
Failure to deliver file results in liability for Inner House costs