Legal news
Period Poverty Bill passes stage 1
No opposition but warnings restated of need for amendment
Children's needs facility opened at Tribunals Centre
Additional support needs hearings boosted by sensory needs suites
Cohabitant provision same as divorce? Paper seeks views
Scottish Law Commission publishes Discussion Paper on Cohabitation
Ruth Crawford QC elected Faculty treasurer
First woman to hold post succeeds Roddy Dunlop QC
Domestic abuse figures rose ahead of new Act
2018-19 saw 2% rise in reported incidents
Civil case cannot subvert conviction, Inner House rules
Summary dismissal wrong, but claim irrelevant on public policy grounds
Short sentences still being used, first figures show
Statistics show decline, but unclear picture following extended presumption
Call for views on Tied Pubs Bill as stage 1 opens
MSPs seek evidence on measure to strengthen tenants' rights
Profession's leaders mark Justice Week
Society's President, and Dean of Faculty set out ideas of justice
English legal group set up to combat climate change
Contract documents to be launched to promote net zero emissions
Thorntons makes private client partner hire
Catriona Miller joins from Anderson Strathern
Scottish Law Commission 2019 annual report published
Current project work surveyed and forthcoming publications noted
