Legal news
Third Party Rights Bill passed by Holyrood
Unanimous approval for contract reform measure
Court user group set up for arbitration practice
Lord Glennie to chair forum for discussion and feedback
Changes needed to bill banning circus animals, MSPs report
Committee criticises lack of clarity over scope
Justice committee backs Domestic Abuse bill
Members pay tribute to individuals who spoke about their experiences
Ashurst tries a new way of working
Different approach is designed to reflect changes in the world of work
Justice Council consults on solicitors' civil court fees
Views invited on what should be recoverable in expenses awards
Scottish Government urged to show human rights leadership
Universal Periodic Review makes more than 220 recommendations for UK
Lord Mance named as UK Supreme Court Deputy President
Former commercial barrister to be number 2 to Lady Hale
Crown must recognise court capacity in bringing prosecutions: Carloway
Lord President's conference address sets out further needs for system reform
Inverness justice centre wins planning consent
Construction work set to begin in November
Next steps announced towards digital justice
SCTS announces plans to develop model for potential legislation
Scottish and Welsh governments propose EU Withdrawal Bill amends
List of more than 100 policy areas potentially affected is drawn up
Faculty of Advocates' new arbitration service receives international backing
Launch takes place at conference on 29-30 September
Pinsent Masons appoints Masters as Chairman of Scotland and Northern Ireland
Long-standing firm member will retain link with Cerico
Solicitors Journal to close after 160 years
Publisher Wilmington moves out of legal support services
MSPs test budget support for equality and human rights
Call for evidence over whether resources effectively deployed
Draft Defamation Bill leaves an online gap, Faculty warns
"Comprehensive" scheme fails to provide for secondary publishers
Police take on Ross Harper & Murphy case
Investigation into finances of collapsed law firm
Law firm to partner in drop-in session for World Alzheimer's Day
Gillespie Macandrew to offer free advice at Edinburgh's Eric Liddell Centre
Aberdeen hosts first solicitor admission ceremony outside Edinburgh
Fifteen join profession as Society breaks with tradition
Proper training needed for periodical payment order plans, Faculty states
Court-imposed settlements must be properly resourced: response
Commercial and private client hires for Morisons
Stephen Clark and Jacqueline Tainsh join Edinburgh and Glasgow teams
Two join Raeburn Christie Clark & Wallace
Private client lawyers post Aberdeen and Banchory branches
Harper Macleod swells the numbers in Inverness
New hires and transfers underpin growth targets