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Scots house price growth shows signs of slowing

16th September 2022 | property (non-commercial)
Annual rate of house price increase to July dips below 10%

Holmes Mackillop to merge with Macfarlane & Co

15th September 2022 | careers , practice management
Three join enlarged practice as Alison Macfarlane and Greig McPhail retire

Sentence discount includes disposal type: Appeal Court

14th September 2022 | criminal law | Criminal legal aid
Maximum unpaid community work could be discount from custody

Edinburgh court business affected by mourning events

12th September 2022 | civil litigation , criminal law | Civil court work , Criminal court work
High Court trials relocated; Court of Session to sit virtually

Tributes from the profession to HM Queen Elizabeth II

9th September 2022 | obituary
Courts adjourned as mark of respect following death of the sovereign

Planning lawyer rejoins Shepherd & Wedderburn as partner

8th September 2022 | careers
Fraser Mitchell returns to Shepherd & Wedderburn from Shoosmiths

Truss Government drops Bill of Rights Bill

8th September 2022 | human rights | Human rights
Ministers said to be "reviewing how to deliver objectives"

Associate appointment at The Chamber Practice

8th September 2022 | careers
Donna Imrie joins Cupar office from Rollo Solicitors

Rent freeze and not proven abolition in new bill plans

7th September 2022 | government-administration
2022-23 Programme for Government includes 18 more bills for Holyrood

EBA protests at minister's "obfuscating" paper to MSPs

7th September 2022 | criminal law | Criminal legal aid
Open letter sets out why burden on legal aid practitioners has increased

Paul Brown to retire from Legal Services Agency

6th September 2022 | careers
Principal solicitor who built up law centre over 30 years steps down

Friends Legal spreads east to Garden Stirling Burnet

6th September 2022 | practice management
Plans to double size of East Lothian practice following takeover

Two partners lead eight promoted at Anderson Strathern

6th September 2022 | careers
Specialist litigators Gary Burton and Robbie Wilson join partner list

Eleven new sheriffs take up appointments this month

5th September 2022 | careers
Nine solicitors and two advocates take up positions across five sheriffdoms

Pilot scheme opens to reduce summary criminal hearings

5th September 2022 | Criminal court work
Dundee, Hamilton and Paisley test early disclosure and resolution scheme

Thorntons re-runs Cash for Kids charity wills campaign

5th September 2022 | Charities
September opportunity to help struggling families through making a will

New Judicial Complaints Reviewer is named

2nd September 2022 | careers , professional regulation , dispute resolution
James Mollison takes up post

Lindsays trainees land permanent jobs

2nd September 2022 | careers
Four lawyers started careers during pandemic

Brodies opens new base in Inverness

2nd September 2022
Firm eyes expansion in the Highlands

MSPs consult on support as disabled children turn adult

1st September 2022 | family-child law | Children , Health
Committee calls for views as part of scrutiny of Pam Duncan-Glancy's bill

EHRC issues guidance on avoiding discrimination from AI

1st September 2022 | information technology , human rights | IT and intellectual property , Discrimination
Equality regulator embarks on monitoring projects to aid understanding

Login warning issued with SCTS caveat portal update

1st September 2022 | civil litigation | Civil court work
Users will need to clear cookies in order to login again

Glasgow mock trial highlights race hate crime action

31st August 2022 | criminal law | Criminal legal aid
Prosecutors demonstrate trial process to raise awareness of law

Figures show COVID impact on planning applications

31st August 2022 | planning/environment | Planning (Business Premises)
More applications and longer processing time in 2021-22
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