Legal news
Partner hire and promotion at Morton Fraser
Stuart McWilliams steps up; Catriona MacPhail rejoins firm
Legal aid rise comes into effect at last
Civil and criminal rates rise by 3% pending further review
Solicitors off their mark with Civil Online
Two firms named as first to use digital simple procedure system
High Court rejects consent in advance as defence to rape
Accused claimed partner agreed to being woken by intercourse
Sentencing Council to research young people's attitudes and development
Studies to be part of commissioned research in 2019-20
Bill to tackle period poverty introduced to Holyrood
Member's bill seeks to ensure free access to necessary products
Occasional licences could be subject to new controls
Ministers consult on limiting number and duration permitted
Ethnic minority work experience place offered by Burness Paull
One week opportunity for SEMLA student member
Brexit would mean independence referendum by 2021: Sturgeon
First Minister proposes Citizens' Assembly to consider Holyrood's future
SLCC confirms practice owner-based fee rise in 2019-20 budget
Society criticises "unreasonable" 9.6% spending rise
Faculty queries future of protected trust deeds
Response questions purpose alongside debt arrangement scheme
New practice rules to clarify AML compliance
In force date coincides with new Society committee
Three new members for SCCRC
Solicitor, advocate and psychiatrist join review body
Burges Salmon sets up Scottish-based team with three partner hires
New Edinburgh office will provide permanent staff presence
Three associate promotions at Austin Lafferty Solicitors
All three have been with the firm since trainee days
Discipline Tribunal publishes findings in Ahmed-Sheikh case
Ignorance of rules did not avoid solicitors' responsibility
Pathway programme sets out Ashurst graduate career options
Launch offers structured career paths with range of roles
Blain to succeed Gibb as Shepherd & Wedderburn managing partner
One corporate lawyer to replace another at helm of commercial firm
SYLA sets 16 May AGM date
Call for volunteers for committee places
Faculty joins opposition to "serious harm" defamation test
Response calls for study of English experience first
CMS hires energy partner for Glasgow office
Chris McGarvey joins from Pinsent Masons
First year-on-year Scotland-wide house price dip since 2016
February figures show 0.2% average fall
Fair comment defence saved erroneous "homophobic" Dugdale libel
"Wings over Scotland" blogger Campbell fails in defamation action
2020 Faculty scholarships open to applicants
End of April deadline for intending devils