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Emergency tenant protections to remain until March 2024

2nd June 2023 | Housing
Ministers seek extension of private sector rent rise and eviction curbs

Faculty charity event marks Margaret Kidd centenary

2nd June 2023
Reception will honour achievements of women at Scottish bar

Applications to open for "Bairns' Hoose" funding

1st June 2023 | family-child law , criminal law | Children , Criminal legal aid
Local authorities and others will have to partner for a share of fund

Scottish Law Commission launches new work programme

31st May 2023
Four new projects feature in Eleventh Programme of Law Reform

Call for views issued on Legal Services Regulation Bill

31st May 2023 | professional regulation
MSPs highlight interest in decision not to follow Roberton approach

Lindsays completes Miller Hendry merger

30th May 2023 | practice management
Combined firm has nearly 50 partners and 300 staff, in four cities

MSPs seek "lived experience" views on Bankruptcy Bill

30th May 2023 | insolvency | Debt collecting
Call for evidence opened on bill to improve debt recovery law

Stephen Vallance elected Dean of Glasgow Royal Faculty

30th May 2023 | careers
RFPG AGM confirms successor to Austin Lafferty

Thorntons makes residential property partner hire

29th May 2023 | careers
Joanne Grimmond joins from Blackadders

Request for phone code during police search not unfair

29th May 2023 | criminal law | Criminal legal aid
Court refuses appeal based on alleged unfairness of request for PIN

Four Bars reaffirm commitment to cab rank rule

29th May 2023 | professional regulation , civil litigation , criminal law | Civil court work , Criminal court work
Statement by UK and Ireland Bars underlines role of cab rank rule

Morton Fraser appoints four new partners

26th May 2023 | careers
Law firm makes a series of internal promotions

Shoosmiths staff celebrate official opening of Edinburgh office

26th May 2023 | commercial property
New working space is in Haymarket Square

Glasgow Caledonian wins first Sheriff Principal's Moot

26th May 2023 | education-training
Trophy awarded in inaugural Royal Faculty-backed competition

Visitor Levy Bill introduced to Holyrood

25th May 2023 | tax , government-administration
Councils to be given power to charge visitors and reinvest proceeds

Gerard O'Hare to lead WorkNest's Scottish legal team

25th May 2023 | careers
Promotion completes rise from trainee solicitor

Further action needed on trial backlog: Audit Scotland

25th May 2023 | criminal law | Criminal court work
Report calls for delivery plan and better programme management

Average Scottish house price grows 3% in year to March

24th May 2023 | property (non-commercial)
Latest figures show modest price growth on declining sales volume

Brodies launches Middle East arm with Abu Dhabi base

24th May 2023 | corporate
Firm aims to support clients at local level

"Head in sand" solicitor held in contempt over complaint

24th May 2023 | professional regulation
Business difficulties did not excuse failure to obey order: Inner House

Pinsent Masons' Fred Banning succumbs to cancer

23rd May 2023 | obituary
Tributes to popular communicator who set up campaigns after diagnosis

Holidays slow criminal case throughput in April

23rd May 2023 | criminal law | Criminal court work
Latest SCTS figures show drop in performance compared to March

English Law Commission floats non-jury rape trials idea

23rd May 2023 | criminal law | Criminal court work
Evidence consultation paper canvasses more radical measures to combat myths

Craig Turnbull becomes a Senator of the College of Justice

22nd May 2023 | careers
Senior lawyer takes title of Lord Colbeck
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