Legal news
Islands Bill seeks sustainable growth in communities
Provisions include higher profile for islands in Government planning
Faculty announces advocacy prize in memory of Lord Jones
Annual moot open to junior advocates and devils
Pinsent Masons to open in Dublin
New base to focus initially on financial services and technology
Both sides greet court ruling on relabelling "hybrid" legal complaints
SLCC approach held correct, but Society welcomes clarification
New fatal accidents inquiry law in force this week
2016 Act will allow inquiries into deaths abroad and of military personnel
MSPs investigate quality of Scottish economic data
Call for evidence into what is needed for effective policy
Supreme Court adds to social media mix as Edinburgh hearings open
Instagram presence adds to Twitter, YouTube and website access
SLCC held entitled to re-categorise “hybrid” complaints
Inner House rejects Society appeal over removal of conduct issue
SLAB promises changes to draft criminal code
Local meetings to be held for solicitors' input
Corroboration law could still go: Lord Advocate
Interview comments suggest package based on Bonomy proposals
Sentencing Council posts interactive case study as new resource
Specimen robbery case lets users follow progress of prosecution
QC takes over as Law Reporting chair
Kenneth Campbell succeeds Jamie Millar at Scottish Council
Corporate partner heads 19 promotions at Brodies
Paul McLaughlin brings partner total to 93
Race hate crimes fall but other types up in 2016-17
Minister remains concerned about under-reporting
Judicial Appointments Board lay member given further term
Alison Mitchell to serve for four more years
Decision letter reduced as Home Secretary applied wrong "family life" test
No "exceptional dependency" required in case of adult children
Private client partner hire for Balfour+Manson
Karen Phillips joins from Brodies
Swathe of Society committee places open to applicants
Sixteen legal and regulatory committees seek new members
Lawyers challenge May threat to human rights laws
Calls to respect rule of law under European Convention
Corporate solicitor joins Raeburn Christie Clark & Wallace
Loren Kelly joins from Winchesters
Human Rights Court to provide reasons for inadmissibility decisions
CCBE welcomes move to explain why applications rejected
Rural associate appointment at Gillespie Macandrew
Viktoria Wahle joins from Stronachs
Scottish Charity Appeals Panel to become a Scottish tribunal
Consultation running on regulations providing for transfer
Forestry and Land Management Bill goes out to views
Strage 1 scrutiny begins on new devolution measure