Legal news
Justice Committee in split decision to back Offensive Behaviour Act repeal
SNP minority would seek "constructive amendments"
MSPs in Westminster talks over EU Withdrawal Bill
Cross-party group meeting peers and MPs to avert "constitutional crisis"
MSP consults on bill for social housing sprinkler systems
David Stewart wants fire suppression in all new-build social housing
Grahame chairs as Sturgeon opens series on Scotland After Brexit
Five party leaders invited to share hopes and concerns
Holyrood waves Civil Litigation Bill through at stage 1
Unopposed approval after first debate, but amendments likely
Blackadders hires Glasgow residential property head
Karen Fulton joins from Harper Macleod
Families Need Fathers sets up Dundee group
Inaugural meeting next week for parents with difficult contact
SYLA confirms Criminal Day programme, and simple procedure event
Two days left to book for criminal conference
Two energy lawyers back to support Ledingham Chalmers' new practice
Laura Petrie and Uisdean Vass return as partners in E&P practice
Two Lanarkshire firms unveil merger
Stirling Dunlop and Baker Gostelow join forces
Fourteen new employment judges appointed
Lord Carloway appoints three salaried and 11 fee paid individuals
Dress code gets a makeover at Gilson Gray
"Dress for your day" aims to challenge traditional legal image
Open banking regime will allow data sharing from tomorrow
Customers can authorise access to account information held by bank
Objections to evidence must be raised in line with Act: Appeal Court
Judge wrong to entertain late objection purportedly on basis of fair trial
ASNTS transfers to First-tier Education Chamber from today
Scottish Charity Appeals Panel also moving
Scottish ministers plan emergency EU Bill if UK Bill not changed
Continuity Bill would give leverage in dispute with UK Government
2018 finalists announced for Scottish Legal Awards
More than 40 firms and organisations represented in shortlists
Additional learning rights for under-16s come into force
Advice, information and having their own say extended to 12-15 year olds
£160m claim against Burness Paull settles out of court
Undisclosed figure ends massive conflict of interest suit
Dundee partner promotion at Thorntons
Lorna Goodfellow recognised in private client
Docket can refer to charges time barred from indictment: Appeal Court
Crown permitted to lead evidence for Moorov purposes
Solicitors claim legal aid system at "breaking point" over duty scheme
Workloads "unmanageable" under new police station questioning law
Faculty claims potential illegality in breakeven court fees policy
Consultation response challenges approach that user pays
Lindsays makes private client solicitor hire
Bruce Battersby joins from Mitchells Roberton