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Solicitor fined for "vulnerable" client sexual relationship

12th August 2015 | professional regulation
"Serious error of judgment" in continuing to act, tribunal rules

Scots to join international arbitration body

11th August 2015 | dispute resolution
ICC UK accepts committee should be more representative

Dominic Grieve to speak on ECHR in Faculty Rule of Law Lecture

11th August 2015 | human rights
Former Attorney General to address "Is the Convention working?"

Private client lateral hire for Anderson Strathern

11th August 2015 | careers
Anne Henderson joins as senior associate from DWF

Defence questioning must respect victims' rights, Carloway warns

10th August 2015 | criminal law
Criminal bar responds to criticism of rape trial QC

No “magic bullet” solution to council tax issues, expert concludes

10th August 2015 | government-administration , tax
Report for Local Tax Commission warns of difficulty of delivering reform

Property sector put on human trafficking alert

10th August 2015 | criminal law , immigration , property (non-commercial)
Police issue call to letting agents and solicitors to watch for signs

Management appointment for Davidson Chalmers

10th August 2015 | careers , practice management
Accountant Gordon Tainton arrives as chief operating officer

Three promotions at Pagan Osborne

10th August 2015 | careers
Partner Ian Fraser becomes director and shareholder

Children's hearing reporter referrals fall to lowest level

7th August 2015 | family-child law
Early interventions helping to reduce need for compulsory measures

Royal assent for Licensing Act removes refresher training ban rule

7th August 2015 | licensing
Personal licence holders can now apply again after revocation

Renewed fraud alert after Glasgow legal firm targeted

6th August 2015 | practice management
Solicitors' details taken for bogus firm in London

Nominations open for Edinburgh seat on Society's Council

6th August 2015 | law society of scotland
September by-election for member to succeed Ross MacKay

Society's "Starting a Business" video aims to boost solicitor work

5th August 2015 | law society of scotland
Issues for entrepreneurs set out in new production

Extended sentence prisoner's claim on lack of rehabilitation work rejected

4th August 2015 | criminal law , human rights
Court holds no implied Human Rights Convention duty

Tax crackdown begins against Scots evaders

4th August 2015 | tax
HMRC to target "badges of wealth" not supported by returns

Society names LawCare appointee

4th August 2015 | law society of scotland
Professional support manager Laura Malcolm joins board

Adoption Register transfers as BAAF enters administration

3rd August 2015 | family-child law
St Andrew's Children's Society to take over Scottish records

Society to launch guides for lawyers returning after children

3rd August 2015 | careers , employment , law society of scotland
Survey invites sharing of experiences to help compilation

Taxman's "pay up front" anti-avoidance measure held lawful

3rd August 2015 | tax
High Court rejects challenge to accelerated payments regime

Faculty honours early reformer with dramatic trial re-enactment

31st July 2015
Sedition trial of Thomas Muir to be staged

Finalists named for Law Awards of Scotland

31st July 2015
Thirty five practices and organisations represented on shortlist

Gender pay gap means some women now "working for free": Society

31st July 2015 | employment , law society of scotland
Renewed effort to close differential of up to 42%

Two new sheriffs for the north

31st July 2015 | careers
Chris Dickson and Olga Pasportnikov chosen for Grampian, Highland & Islands
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