Legal news

Buying house together more commitment than getting married, many believe
Survey finds 40% rate joint mortgage as the real affirmation

Upgrade for landlord register goes live
Easier application, searching and maintenance built in

Gillespie Macandrew appoints head of family law
Jennifer Maciver joins from Sheehan Kelsey Oswald

Don't undermine rule of law, IBA tells Trump
Principle “chipped away at” with each criticism of judges

Council has no power to rule on care adult's asset transfer
Authority cannot determine payment liability: Appeal Court

Date set for farm tenancy improvement amnesty regime
Tenants to have three years from 13 June 2017 to serve notice

Thorntons adds partner to Fife operation
Audrey Dishington joins from Pagan Osborne

Empty police and court buildings spark row
Sixty police properties and five courts lying unused

Inverness site earmarked for new prison
Area next to retail park identified as suitable

Drunk race abuser "not a solicitor" despite reports
Man who abused mother and son on train is ex-marketing executive

Bill sets Scottish Government targets for reducing child poverty
Plans to be drawn up for strategy through to 2030

Aberdeen partner promotion at Shepherd & Wedderburn
Consultant John Rutherford recognised

"Logbook loans" set for law changes
Ministers to act on Law Commission recommendations

Information evening to be held for Lawscot Foundation
Aims and ways to support Society charity to be discussed

Sixteen schools win Dewar Debate semi-final places
Next challenge will be to debate motion seen at last minute

Discipline Tribunal annual report published
Misconduct findings drop from 25 to 22 in 2015-16

Cohabitant nomination rule in pension scheme unlawful, Supreme Court rules
Requirement added nothing to other tests that relationship existed

National standards planned for sex attack forensic examinations
Healthcare Scotland to recommend best practice

Thorntons reports strong post-merger figures
Revenue up 14% in year following Fife acquisitions

Data Protection Act damages success against neighbours' "oppressive" CCTV
UK first claimed for case based on unlawful surveillance

Ethnic minority lawyers' group moves towards formal launch
Steering group meets to plan way forward

Property partner catch for Gilson Gray
Donna Kelly-Gilmour joins from Brodies

Holyrood and Westminster committees combine on benefit exercise
Joint study to look at devolution of social security powers

Two weeks to run in Registers' Digital Transformation consultation
New services proposed along with "digital first" presumption