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Rwanda asylum seeker plan ruled lawful

19th December 2022 | human rights , immigration
Court backing for UK Government policy

Law firm CMS helps to set up town's new skatepark

16th December 2022
Free advice and legal support for Banchory project

Younger candidates among electoral reform proposals

15th December 2022
Ministers consult on 16 and 17 year old candidates, and encouraging voting

House prices held firm in October, official data show

15th December 2022 | property (non-commercial)
Month-on-month rise cancels out September dip

Bill to reform young offender care comes to Holyrood

15th December 2022 | criminal law , family-child law | Children , Criminal legal aid
Secure care will replace detention in young offenders institution

Legal aid spend still below pre-Covid in 2021-22: SLAB

14th December 2022 | criminal law , civil litigation | Criminal legal aid , Civil legal aid
Annual report shows recovering levels of business

Ministers' gender recognition guidance held lawful

14th December 2022 | human rights | Discrimination
Judge rejects challenge to revised guidance for public boards

Dickson Minto's London office to join US firm

14th December 2022 | practice management
Milbank acquisition will leave Edinburgh practice independent

Thorntons adds to Glasgow Commercial Real Estate team

14th December 2022 | careers
Legal director and senior solicitor join practice

SLCC welcomes ex-inspector of education to its board

13th December 2022 | professional regulation , careers
Anne Gibson appointed to serve five year non-lawyer term

Public survey as MSPs begin scrutiny of Charities Bill

13th December 2022 | Charities
Committee opens consultation process as part of stage 1 inquiry

Only privileged material can be kept from SLCC: court

12th December 2022 | professional regulation , client relations
Judges allow Commission to decide what it needs to see for investigation

MSPs want more funding for Scotland's justice sector

9th December 2022 | government-administration
Warning over potential cuts to staff and services

SLCC records rise in complaints in 2021-22 report

8th December 2022 | professional regulation
Surplus at year end, but warning of rising costs to come

Family law specialist returns to Morton Fraser

8th December 2022 | careers
Karen Wylie rejoins from Gibson Kerr

Court of Session plaque commemorates anti-slavery case

8th December 2022
New memorial unveiled to 1778 decision in Knight v Werdderburn

Scot elected as Pinsent Masons managing partner

7th December 2022 | careers
Laura Cameron to take up role from 1 May 2023

Abortion safe zones within devolved powers: UKSC

7th December 2022 | human rights | Human rights , Health
Northern Ireland entitled to ban protests within specified areas at clinics

MSPs to scrutinise Scottish Government decision making

7th December 2022 | government-administration
Views invited as Holyrood committee begins novel inquiry

Lanarkshire Law Practice acquires Nicolson O’Brien

6th December 2022 | practice management , careers
Name will be retained in move to new Airdrie office

MSPs seek consumer exclusion from moveables reforms

6th December 2022 | banking-financial services , consumer | Consumer credit
Stage 1 report supports access to business finance but reflects concerns

Childhood abuse case pursuers win “fair hearing” appeal

5th December 2022 | civil litigation , reparation | Personal injury
Case based on allegations against unnamed persons allowed to proceed

Life prisoners’ serious crime prevention orders quashed

5th December 2022 | criminal law | Criminal court work
Not proportionate response to prospective risk to make orders now

McKee Campbell Morrison announces corporate hire

5th December 2022 | careers
Colm Kerr joins from Dentons as associate director
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