Legal news

Tributes paid to Wishaw solicitor Lamont Baillie
Popular lawyer hailed by colleague as a 'one-off'

Lord Carloway appoints 13 new employment judges
Tribunals team strengthened by the Lord President

Scullion LAW awarded Marie Curie prize
Firm secured more the £230,000 for charity

Gail Porter talks to Dentons about mental health
TV personality shares her experiences

Free workshop to discuss consumer contracts
Online event looks at law changes in England and Wales

Sheriff criticises "appalling" jail video link
HMP Grampian connection hit by sound issues

UK Government "will find Lord Keen's replacement"
Advocate General quits over post-Brexit laws

Two summary sheriffs are appointed
Summary sheriff appointments to Glasgow and Tayside Sheriffdoms

Caroline Fraser joins Lindsays as partner
Appointment boosts firm's Dundee team

Womble Bond Dickinson appoints Paul Mason as partner
Law firm strengthens its Edinburgh real estate practice

MSP "dismayed" at Business Secretary's Holyrood no-show
UK Government declines to give evidence on Internal Market Bill

SCTS in digital move to allow bulk submissions
Extension to Civil Online will help law firms with high case volumes

Aberdeen lawyers call for temporary courtrooms
Extra trial provision wanted to tackle COVID-19 backlog

Ten new Queen's Counsel named
Nine advocates and one solicitor advocate awarded senior status

March date for new organ donation system
Opt-out to come into force in spring 2021 after COVID-19 delay

Short-term lets controls enter final stage
Ministers consult on definition, detail of scheme and control area rules

MSPs in "time critical" appeal for views on Market Bill
Scrutiny begins ahead of legislative consent report

Singapore Convention will assist mediation enforcement
Businesses can seek court assistance in ratifying countries (not yet UK)

Royal Faculty building set for renovation work
Ten year maintenance and renovation programme begins next month

Hamilton pilot cuts summary trial caseload
Weekly "surgeries" sort out which cases need to go to trial

Students are first to win scholarship prize
Edinburgh and Aberdeen recipients named for SULI awards

Move to challenge men’s views of prostitution
Scottish Government consultation seeks to challenge attitudes