Legal news
- in the category: civil litigation
Legal aid package must be met in full: Society
Talks continue to ensure promised additional funding paid in full
Courts open, but COVID rules must be observed: Carloway
Lord President issues video reminder not to let observance slip
Amended court rules cover post-Brexit transition issues
New rules concern choice of court, insolvency proceedings and other matters
Fee increase reflected in rise in legal aid spending
SLAB annual report shows total cost up from £123.7m to £130.8m
Sheriff courts all using virtual platform from today
Civil case WebEx capability rolled out across Scotland following civil pilots
Minister welcomes defamation bill progress
Plans pass stage one at Holyrood
Courts to stay open in all Covid levels
Delivery of justice regarded as "essential"
Moves to restrict judicial review "chilling": Faculty
Response to Faulks asserts essential role of judicial review in democracy
Faculty opposes Land Court and Lands Tribunal merger
Response argues different expertise and approach needed in each body
"Year of two halves": Carloway's annual opening address
Courts and tribunals "will not return to the way things were"
Online simple procedure mandatory from 1 December
Sheriff must grant permission if exemption claimed
Annual report details SCJC projects and priorities
Litigation funding and group proceedings among the priorities in 2019-20