Legal news
Faculty event marks support for Ukraine lawyers
Reception celebrates support for refugee lawyers in Scotland
  Two senior hires by TLT in Edinburgh
Law firm strengthens its commercial services group
  Mackinnons appoints three new Partners
Promotions in firm's property and marine commercial teams
  Supreme Court clears council of disabled discrimination
Glasgow acted lawfully in assessing community care service charges
  Stephanie Nichol joins Balfour+Manson
Freelance commercial property lawyer becomes partner
  Sheriff Euan Duthie becomes Scottish Land Court chair
Appointment takes effect following retirement of Lord Minginish
  Extended domestic abuse law better for victims: report
First studies find abusive behaviour dealt with better, male victims apart
  COPFS consults public on strategy to 2027
Short consultation opens on mission, aims and areas for improvement
  Inksters announces COO along with 12th office base
Katherine Paulin becomes Dunkeld-based consultant
  Lord Advocate role review delay attacked
Ministers insist project proceeding as planned despite criticism
  Cross-government digital identity service proposed
Ministers consult on secure ID creation and data sharing plans
  Friends sharing house could found unjust enrichment case
Sheriff holds particular Roman law remedy part of Scots law
  Shepherd and Wedderburn hires infrastructure partner
Paul Young returns from Dentons
  Two promoted to partner at MBM Commercial
Iain McDougall and Caroline Urban rewarded for progress
  MSPs invite views on Trusts and Succession Bill
Consultation launched for stage 1 scrutiny
  Naomi Pryde leaves DWF for DLA Piper
Dual qualified solicitor advocate makes partner move
  Thorntons promotes three directors to partner
Graeme Dickson, Anne Miller and Mike Kemp recognised
  UK Government may seek to block Gender Reform Bill
Ministers considering first Scotland Act s 35 order to stop royal assent
  Legal services proposals pull back from Roberton reform
Society welcomes continuing regulator status; SLCC "had hoped to see more"
  Agreement reached on social housing rent rises
Ministers and social landlords agree below inflation increases from April
  Dispute resolution partner hire for Addleshaw Goddard
Solicitor advocate Douglas Blyth joins from Dentons
  Passivhaus standards to be brought in for new housing
Minister confirms action to give effect to member's bill proposal by 2025
  November criminal cases kept above pre-Covid levels
SCTS figures show increased throughput over the month
  MSPs say they are in the dark over children's services
Lack of information prevents stage 1 conclusion on bill provisions