Legal news
Faculty to launch personal injuries arbitration scheme
Accredited counsel to be offered as alternative to court action
Artificial intelligence may better QCs' case prediction: Lord Chief Justice
Judge calls on profession to prepare for new means of procurement
Full bench clarifies law on challenging warrant evidence
Preliminary issue appropriate where warrant itself not challenged
Twenty one summary sheriff appointments announced
New faces on the bench in all six sheriffdoms
Injured golf club member's case against committee members dismissed
Averring personal responsibility did not avoid rule that members cannot sue
Delays at Immigration Tribunal as backlog mounts
Government blames complex cases for slowing down system
Lisa Gregory becomes Society of Advocates in Aberdeen President
Digby Brown partner takes on new role
Air passenger duty to be replaced under new bill
Scottish Government launches bill for air departure tax
General data retention unlawful, EU court rules
Judgment in Watson case calls UK legislation into question
Justice Committee opens evidence line on Railway Policing Bill
Call for views on merger of Transport Police into Police Scotland
Commissioner launches online freedom of information appeals
New service aims to increase use by voluntary sector
Scottish Government Brexit paper deserves full consideration: Society
President's statement highlights legal and constitutional issues
Scotland could stay in single market without rest of UK: Sturgeon
Paper seeks new devolved powers if Brexit takes country out
Position of legal sector vital after Brexit, paper warns
Steps need to be taken to protect leading role of London
Draft land rights statement goes out to comment
Ministers set out basis for policies and practice under Land Reform Act
Associate hire at Gillespie Macandrew
Douglas Reid joins from Anderson Strathern
No discretion to waive executry caution requirement, sheriff rules
2016 Act only allows ministers to prescribe exemptions
Bookies and payday lenders to face tighter planning controls
New regulations mean change of use permission needed in most cases
Decision time for unlicensed air weapon owners as new law looms
Advice issued on storage of weapons from 31 December
EU nationals' rights not Brexit "bargaining chip", report warns
Parliamentary committee calls on Government to accept fundamental rights
Alison Atack elected Society Vice President for 2017-18
Glasgow solicitor to serve during Graham Matthews' presidential term
Further growth reported in Digby Brown's latest figures
Revenue and profit up 10%+ in 2015-16
SLCC backs need for price transparency in legal services
Support for CMA report calling for better consumer information
Budget won't help legal aid sector: Society response
"Another challenging year" in prospect following Mackay's statement