Legal news

Courts to be hit by industrial action on 1 February
SCTS hopes to maintain essential business, but disruption expected

Brown announces stay on trans prisoner moves
"Urgent lessons learned review" to take place following Bryson case

'Best law firm' title win for Burges Salmon
Company takes prize for second year in a row

SLCC proposes 9% levy rise for 2023-24
Rising costs and complaints set to return levy to close to pre-Covid levels

MSPs want to hear of barriers to disabled finding work
Committee calls for views ahead of further work in the area

Scots lead round of changes at Pinsent Masons
New roles for Jim Cormack and Joanne Gillies as Laura Cameron steps up

Aberdein Considine hires banking litigation partner
Zarvin Vandrewala joins Lender Services Practice Group in Leeds

Scrap Bill of Rights Bill, Parliament report urges
Joint committee finds little support for contentious measure

Hunting with Dogs Bill passes final stage
Majority of MSPs support strict new limits on number of dogs allowed

Criminal case backlog down 30% in 2022: SCTS
December figures support projections for clearing pandemic arrear

Delay proposed to Controlled Interests Register offences
MSPs asked to agree additional year for registration grace period

Councils need boost to reach net zero, MSPs report
Committee calls on Government to work on support and investment strategy

DWF Foundation passes £1m in donations
Law firm's charitable foundation provides £1m support in seven years

Agreement reached over £11m legal aid funding rise
Ministers, Society and SSBA settle allocation of additional funding

Emergency protection for tenants to be extended
Private rent rises to be capped at 3%

Three new sheriffs principal appointed
Sheriff Sean Murphy KC, Kate Dowdalls KC and Sheriff Gillian Wade KC named

Three solicitors jailed on money laundering charges
Robertson & Ross client account allowed to be used for dirty money

Government's s 35 order reasons prompt further argument
Expert views differ over grounds for blocking Gender Reform Bill

House price growth slows in year to November
Scottish average price rises 5.5% over 12 month period

Human dignity the theme for 2023 Macfadyen Lecture
Former Indian Supreme Court judge to speak on centrality of the subject

Holyrood's Gender Bill blocked on two grounds: Jack
Government's legal reasoning to be laid with s 35 order

"Lex Factor" battle of the bands contest revived
Six legal profession bands to compete in charity event in March

Fifteen-strong promotions round at DWF in Scotland
List headed by new partners Lauren Rae and Lynne Macfarlane

Revised s 142 guidance issued for licensing boards
Ministers replace guidance issued when 2005 Act first in force