Legal news
Inner House dismisses action seeking referendum ruling
Questions on draft Independence Referendum Bill "hypothetical and premature"
Hires and promotions as Brodies names nine new partners
Annual round sees four new partners among 27 promotions
Jones Whyte acquires McClure Solicitors
All staff transferring with work in progress of firm in administration
Faculty pays tribute on death of Andrew Hajducki QC
Retired silk and author "a leading practitioner in personal injury"
Rural partner hire for Anderson Strathern
Linsey Barclay-Smith joins from Morton Fraser
Commission has human rights angle on COVID certificates
Briefing sets out how Government should approach decision to stay compliant
Partner promoted as MacRoberts announces office changes
Gary Baines recognised as business reshapes for hybrid working
UK bars condemn Chinese sanctions against barristers
Joint statement takes stand against threat to rule of law
Jail term upheld for mother's false tax credit claim
12 months not excessive for 68 month, £55,000 fraud by abused mother of six
CMS signs up as Lawscot Foundation Gold sponsor
Global firm agrees to fund two students in 2021
Judges affirm insurers' liability for fatal assault
Supreme Court dismisses appeal against claim for acts of door steward
Four partners in six Shepherd & Wedderburn promotions
Firm also names two legal directors in round effective on 1 May
Dundee solicitor Ronnie Tough dies
Lawyer backed city’s Timex workers
Balfour + Mason hires three new lawyers
Martin Lavery, Will Wallace and Carolyn Jackson join law firm
Time limit for Human Rights Court application to be cut
Protocol 15 to the Convention comes into force from 1 August 2021
Edinburgh litigator among 16 new partners at Clyde & Co
Sarah Crewes promoted in Insurance Litigation practice
Faculty mourns Heriot Currie QC
Respected silk dies following stroke
Private client associate hire for Lindsays
Leann Brown joins Dundee office from Miller Hendry
SYLA sets AGM date and invites committee applications
27 May meeting will be held virtually
Glasgow partner among nine Addleshaw Goddard promotions
Jan Gruter recognised in Corporate & Commercial
Recruitment consultants' restrictive covenants upheld
Court confirms interim interdict against competing for six months across UK
Burges Salmon signs up to Scottish Business Pledge
Living wage, diversity and environmental impact among pledge commitments
Scullion LAW runs seventh wills campaign for Marie Curie
Almost £250,000 raised through free will offer in return for pledge
March solemn cases increase – along with petitions
SCTS monthly figures show rising levels of criminal business