Legal news

Curbs will add six weeks to summary trial delays: SCTS
Prediction comes as latest monthly progress report released

Kenny Scott joins MacRoberts as Senior Associate
Lawyer becomes part of firm’s Employment team

Dundee expansion planned by Gilson Gray
Firm delighted by ‘exciting growth’ in business

Lockerbie bombing accused's further appeal refused
Trial court held entitled to reach verdict, and no material non-disclosure

Covid court progress 'must not be lost'
Lawyer hails modernisation due to pandemic

Employers urged to help domestic abuse victims
Focus on workers’ legal rights

Victim Surcharge Fund invites applications for support
Enough money collected to allow victim support organisations to apply

Dentons chooses new UK, Ireland & Middle East CEO
Paul Jarvis to succeed Jeremy Cohen from 1 May

Human Rights Act review issues call for evidence
Seven week period for submissions on working of Act

CCBE agrees new status for UK participation
Affiliate membership created to ease post-Brexit participation

Tributes paid on death of Professor Robert Rennie
Former professor of conveyancing dies after sudden illness

Cannon to lead Simpson & Marwick property services
Former ESPC chief executive takes up new managing director role

Zimbabwe's Moyo takes up IBA presidency
IBA led by first President of African descent

TLT enters alliance with Belgian practice GSJ
Strategic link with Dutch firm expands to three way alliance

Parole system to open up under new rules
Victims able to observe hearings, and decision summaries to be published

English solicitors back cap on LSEW council membership
Members to serve maximum of 12 years under reforms

Sarah O'Neill reappointed to SLAB
Non-practising solicitor and consumer expert to serve three more years

Blackadders appoints private client partner
Lynn Melville joins from BTO

Sudden death of Professor Robert Rennie
Respected conveyancing authority dies suddenly at new year

Criminal court business cut as lockdown measure
Most summary trials adjourned to reduce court crowding

Employment associate joins Morton Fraser
Hayley Johnson moves from Slater & Gordon

Nick Scott to serve second term at Brodies
Managing partner re-elected for a further three years

Hearing should have ordered paternity test: sheriff
Advice from National Convener posed the wrong tests

Rules for new adult disability payment out for views
Draft regulations published for replacement Scottish benefit