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TLT appoints two to Scottish real estate team

15th January 2019 | careers
Legal director and solicitor appointments add experience

Thorntons appoints two Dundee partners

15th January 2019 | careers
Loretta Maxfield and Robbie Francis promoted

Partner promotions bring female majority to Balfour+Manson

14th January 2019 | careers
Three appointments result in 13 women out of 24

Society adds online version to mentor scheme

14th January 2019 | law society of scotland
Platform allows mentors and mentees to choose own matches

Ministers open consultation on defamation law reform

14th January 2019 | reparation
Government acts on Scottish Law Commission proposals

Child in Scotland for medical reasons became habitually resident

14th January 2019 | family-child law
Judge refuses father's petition under Child Abduction Act

Social security charter seeks to spell out Scottish practice

14th January 2019 | welfare/benefits
Ministers' blueprint laid before MSPs for approval

Fees review and Taylor review documents published by SCJC

14th January 2019 | civil litigation
Committee finds no clear evidence to support hourly rate rise

Three solicitors join as Gibson Kerr recruits to expand

14th January 2019 | careers
Firm sees "significant growth" in family and personal law

Society names new Regulatory Committee chair

11th January 2019 | law society of scotland
Business school lecturer Craig Cathcart to succeed Carole Ford

Mackinnons takes on practice of Iain Smith Solicitors

11th January 2019 | practice management
Aberdeen firms combine under Mackinnons name

Scottish Women's Rights Centre project listed in Knowledge Exchange Awards

11th January 2019
Collaboration supports women affected by abuse

New chairman for Miller Samuel Hill Brown

10th January 2019 | careers
Marie Macdonald to succeed Michael Samuel

Naomi Pryde to head DWF commercial litigation in Scotland

10th January 2019 | careers
Society Council member joins from Dentons

Foxhunting law to be tightened up

10th January 2019 | criminal law
Bill will put further controls on dogs, following Bonomy report

Inverness partner appointment for Harper Macleod

9th January 2019 | careers
Fiona Neilson joins from Ledingham Chalmers

Road Traffic Accident Law opens in Glasgow

9th January 2019 | careers , practice management
David Adams joins as associate to set up new base

Scottish Government concedes error in Salmond investigation

8th January 2019 | government-administration
Permanent Secretary apologises "to all involved" as decision annulled

Society invites nominations for honorary membership

8th January 2019 | law society of scotland
"Outstanding service for the public good" criterion

O'Neill re-elected as Brodies chair

8th January 2019 | careers , practice management
Partners back third three-year term

Bail supervision guidance revised

8th January 2019 | criminal law
New version for local authority supervision services

Pinsents partner becomes President of Society of Advocates in Aberdeen

8th January 2019
Martin Ewan takes over at 500 year old body

Charity law review opens with consultation

7th January 2019 | Charities
Ministers set out options for more accountable system

Solicitor struck off after embezzlement conviction

7th January 2019
Paul O'Donnell took £21,485 of clients' money
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