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Review asks if learning disability and autism are mental disorders

25th October 2018 | human rights , mental health-adult incapacity , reviews
Aim is to promote and protect human rights

Rise in Scottish bankruptcies

24th October 2018 | insolvency
New figures show 23% increase for Q2 compared with 2017-18

Swinney agrees compensation proposal for care abuse survivors

24th October 2018 | family-child law , government-administration , reparation
Legislation to be put to Holyrood during current term

Roberton review calls for single independent regulator

23rd October 2018 | law society of scotland , professional regulation
"Transformational approach" would remove Society's regulatory role

General counsel group produces guidance for company directors

23rd October 2018 | corporate
GC100 responds to Government request with proposals on s 172 duty

Scottish arbitrators launch youth section

23rd October 2018 | dispute resolution
New committee to organise programme for coming year

Morrisons held liable for employee's criminal data breach

23rd October 2018 | employment , human rights , reparation
Court of Appeal opens door to thousands of compensation claims

Society to lead legal tech trade mission

22nd October 2018 | information technology , law society of scotland
November delegation to visit Austria and Switzerland

Homeless applicant loses judicial review but leaves with hope

22nd October 2018 | Housing
Court states petition would succeed against correct respondents

Mattac formed as new Edinburgh practice

22nd October 2018
Paul McIntosh and David Ellis relaunch former CMC Legal

Morton Fraser hires agricultural specialist partner

22nd October 2018 | careers
Linsey Barclay-Smith joins from Thorntons

Article 50 reference not withdrawn, but appeal permission hearing set

19th October 2018 | europe
Inner House sets 8 November date for Government motion

Human rights actions risk US-UK military relations, General warns

19th October 2018 | human rights , reparation
David Petraeus claims legal cases having "chilling effect" on armed forces

Fourteen year old spared custody for knife assault in school

19th October 2018 | criminal law
Appeal Court has regard to past history and positive aspects of report

Business guidance launched to help spot human trafficking

18th October 2018 | corporate , criminal law , immigration
Ministers stepping up action against companies that lack statement

EU copyright protection held to override "family life" defence

18th October 2018 | europe , human rights , intellectual property
CJEU holds that fair balance requires limit on German law

Peers in further alert over no-deal Brexit consequences for family cases

18th October 2018 | europe , family-child law
Questions put to Government over lack of clarity

Philippe Sands QC to speak at Faculty open event

18th October 2018
European Lawyers Day address to focus on global rule of law

Scots housing market continues to outperform UK average

17th October 2018 | property (non-commercial)
August prices up 4.1% year on year; June volumes down 4.3%

Child's convention claim saved from time bar by "suspension" provision

17th October 2018 | civil litigation , reparation
Supreme Court dismisses vessel operators' appeal in diver's death case

SYLA unveils further autumn events

17th October 2018
Career and networking evenings in October and November

Gilson Gray taps Brodies for new finance director

17th October 2018 | careers
Australian CA Peter Coghlan makes career move

Miller Hendry walk for charity in memory of late colleagues

17th October 2018 | Charities
£3,325 raised for Breast Cancer Research and Aplastic Anaemia Trust

TLT acquires Leslie Wolfson & Co

16th October 2018 | practice management
Deal adds to commercial real estate strength in Scotland
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