Legal news
UK Government may seek to block Gender Reform Bill
Ministers considering first Scotland Act s 35 order to stop royal assent
Legal services proposals pull back from Roberton reform
Society welcomes continuing regulator status; SLCC "had hoped to see more"
Agreement reached on social housing rent rises
Ministers and social landlords agree below inflation increases from April
Dispute resolution partner hire for Addleshaw Goddard
Solicitor advocate Douglas Blyth joins from Dentons
Passivhaus standards to be brought in for new housing
Minister confirms action to give effect to member's bill proposal by 2025
November criminal cases kept above pre-Covid levels
SCTS figures show increased throughput over the month
MSPs say they are in the dark over children's services
Lack of information prevents stage 1 conclusion on bill provisions
Rwanda asylum seeker plan ruled lawful
Court backing for UK Government policy
Law firm CMS helps to set up town's new skatepark
Free advice and legal support for Banchory project
Younger candidates among electoral reform proposals
Ministers consult on 16 and 17 year old candidates, and encouraging voting
House prices held firm in October, official data show
Month-on-month rise cancels out September dip
Bill to reform young offender care comes to Holyrood
Secure care will replace detention in young offenders institution
Legal aid spend still below pre-Covid in 2021-22: SLAB
Annual report shows recovering levels of business
Ministers' gender recognition guidance held lawful
Judge rejects challenge to revised guidance for public boards
Dickson Minto's London office to join US firm
Milbank acquisition will leave Edinburgh practice independent
Thorntons adds to Glasgow Commercial Real Estate team
Legal director and senior solicitor join practice
SLCC welcomes ex-inspector of education to its board
Anne Gibson appointed to serve five year non-lawyer term
Public survey as MSPs begin scrutiny of Charities Bill
Committee opens consultation process as part of stage 1 inquiry
Only privileged material can be kept from SLCC: court
Judges allow Commission to decide what it needs to see for investigation
MSPs want more funding for Scotland's justice sector
Warning over potential cuts to staff and services
SLCC records rise in complaints in 2021-22 report
Surplus at year end, but warning of rising costs to come
Family law specialist returns to Morton Fraser
Karen Wylie rejoins from Gibson Kerr
Court of Session plaque commemorates anti-slavery case
New memorial unveiled to 1778 decision in Knight v Werdderburn
Scot elected as Pinsent Masons managing partner
Laura Cameron to take up role from 1 May 2023