Legal news

Ministers propose legal targets for nature recovery
Biodiversity Framework paper sets out initial strategy

Real estate finance hire for Shepherd and Wedderburn
Sam Clarke joins as partner from Acuity Law

Lindsays makes corporate partner hire
Nicholas Howie joins from Anderson Strathern

Construction disputes partner hire for DAC Beachcroft
Alistair Dean joins from Anderson Strathern

Wright, Johnston & Mackenzie and Irwin Mitchell tie up
Deal sees combined working across Great Britain

Farmer solicitor becomes Blackadders associate
Ian Angus joins Aberdeen Rural Land & Business team

Fourteen new bills in Yousaf's Programme for Government
Human rights, land reform and housing among promised measures

Morton Fraser and MacRoberts confirm merger plans
Combined firm to become one of Scotland's "big four" from 1 November

Nine partner promotions and hires at Anderson Strathern
Two join firm as seven directors promoted to partner

Faculty calls on Yousaf to reconsider Regulation Bill
"Disappointing" that First Minister stands by extended powers: Dean

Report sheds light on victim underreporting of violence
Glasgow University study reveals attitudes of repeat victims

Review sets out pointers for substance abuse sentencing
Community disposal better than prison, though voluntary treatment best

Karen Fulton joins TC Young as partner
Lawyer becomes key part of firm's residential property team

SCTS "urgently assessing options" with GEOAmey problems
Courts body could accelerate use of virtual custodies

Addleshaws opens scheme for less-privileged young
Young Explorers Programme offers year-long career insight

Edinburgh sheriffs offer Autumn Talk Series
Three talks aim to improve criminal practitioner skills

Views invited on new burial and cremation regime
Proposals out on licensing and inspection regulations and "water cremation"

Turnover up, profit slightly down at Burness Paull
Firm sees 6% growth in year to 31 July but £0.2m profit dip

Thorntons to open in Inverness
Beechwood Park office will be firm's first in Highlands

Davidson Chalmers Stewart hires real estate partner
Andy Tyler joins from Burness Paull

New Edinburgh office for the SLCC
HQ move for legal organisation

Six new hires at Hastings Legal
Borders law firm appoints Tim Taylor as a Director

Lawyer criticises court sitting delays in Scotland
Matthew McGovern calls situation a 'national crisis'

SCTS publishes latest criminal case figures
Statistics compare July 2023 to pre-COVID numbers