Legal news

New sentencing guidelines are agreed
Move to demystify court decisions

BTO gives free fertility law advice
Online service designed for potential parents

Lindsays to help video game designers
Firm provides legal advice for students

Dorothy Bain QC to be next Lord Advocate
Ruth Charteris QC nominated for Solicitor General

Aberdein Considine hires 17 new staff
Expansion in firm’s UK operations

Register of interest plan for judges moves closer
SNP vows to deliver manifesto commitment

Seventeen staff promoted at Morton Fraser
Senior appointments across law firm

Promotions at Davidson Chalmers Stewart
Four new Directors announced

Rise in hate crime charges
New figures reveal 4% increase

Lords criticise inadequate scrutiny of COVID laws
Report calls for prior approval, and more clarity on what is mandatory

Further Coronavirus Bill will extend some special powers
Questions as Scottish ministers plan to legislate ahead of summer recess

Murray refused Supreme Court appeal in contempt case
High Court finds no arguable points of law in application for leave

Inverness partner hire for Ledingham Chalmers
JP Campbell to join from Wright, Johnston & Mackenzie

Dickson Minto names two new partners
Craig Roberts and Nicola Mitchell promoted; Alex Smith now finance director

Four promoted at Wright, Johnston & Mackenzie
Two associates and two senior solicitors named in Glasgow and Inverness

Lafferty elected Dean of Royal Faculty in Glasgow
Outgoing Dean Donald Reid appointed honorary member

Wolffe apologises to two ex-Rangers chiefs for charges
Charles Green and Imran Ahmad "should not have been prosecuted"

Morton Fraser in UK Top 10 Law Firms to Work For
Firm achieves rankings in Best Companies to Work For 2021 lists

Waiting list within 24 hours for traineeship support
40 funded places for legal aid trainees quickly oversubscribed

Secure accommodation rules not being followed: report
Children's Commissioner study finds poor practice by authorities

Views sought on easier experimental traffic orders
Ministers want councils to be able to trial solutions flexibly

CMS makes senior Banking & Finance hire
Michael Urquhart joins from DLA Piper

Senior roles for Shepherd and Wedderburn lawyers
Pair appointed at Chartered Institute of Arbitrators

Justice of the Peace Courts to reopen
Hearings will start on Monday