Legal news
Aberdeen spinoff to create student law project in Inverness
Harper Macleod to provide support for legal advice services
Protected trust deed ended despite later PPI claim payout: Supreme Court
Debtor and agent held entitled to money in preference to trustee
CCW Business Lawyers merges into Wright Johnston & Mackenzie
Deal gives WJM commercial property and corporate strength
Post mortem protocol will speed up release of bodies for burial
New arrangements agreed between Crown, Society, Faculty and pathologists
High Court approves Sentencing Council's first guideline
General principles and purposes comes into force next month
Gilson Gray picks up two as Addleshaws-Morton Fraser deal unravels
Several Private Client team members choose to look elsewhere
Child evidence facility to open next year
Vulnerable adults also to benefit from safe centre
"Flag It Up" campaign highlights money laundering signs
Solicitors believed at greatest risk of being targeted
Gilson Gray's charity GRACE banquet raises £100,000
Two children's hospital charities benefit from high profile event
Cyclist prosecutions unlikely at common law, Faculty believes
Response to consultation on new offences doubts carelessness is enough
Event marks advocates' scholarship launch and SEMLA birthday
Lord Hope of Craighead Scholarship to broaden access to bar
Funding to help with EU Settlement Scheme announced
£9 million to help organisations inform vulnerable individuals
‘Compatibility issues’ review is published
Report outlines recommendations of group chaired by Lord Justice General
Is Scotland Fairer?
New report highlights concerns in important areas, including justice
Home detention curfew changes under way
Justice Secretary responds to Inspectorates’ recommendations
Review asks if learning disability and autism are mental disorders
Aim is to promote and protect human rights
Rise in Scottish bankruptcies
New figures show 23% increase for Q2 compared with 2017-18
Swinney agrees compensation proposal for care abuse survivors
Legislation to be put to Holyrood during current term
Roberton review calls for single independent regulator
"Transformational approach" would remove Society's regulatory role
General counsel group produces guidance for company directors
GC100 responds to Government request with proposals on s 172 duty
Scottish arbitrators launch youth section
New committee to organise programme for coming year
Morrisons held liable for employee's criminal data breach
Court of Appeal opens door to thousands of compensation claims
Society to lead legal tech trade mission
November delegation to visit Austria and Switzerland
Homeless applicant loses judicial review but leaves with hope
Court states petition would succeed against correct respondents