Legal news
Retiring partner wins case for share of whole firm assets
Judge rules agreement provisions did not cover age-related retirement
Scots much more likely to be called for jury service, BBC finds
Lifetime chance of receiving citation is 95%
Coulters and HBJ Property join forces
Merged business to use Coulters name in residential and commercial markets
Isaac confirmed as EHRC chair despite committees' concerns
Professor Lesley Sawers appointed Scotland commissioner
Royal assent for Land Reform Act
Appeals to refer for Supreme Court ruling fall on deaf ears
Lady Dorrian installation makes legal history
Fourteen judges see first woman take office as Lord Justice Clerk
House sales up, prices down in January-March, Registers reports
Seasonal decline but volume for quarter highest since 2007-08
May calls for ECHR exit – despite support for EU
Home Secretary says UK stronger in EU, but no gain from Convention
Ministers considering future of "non-compete" clauses
Views to be sought on whether restrictions are barrier to innovation
Lifelong restriction prisoner not unfairly denied rehabilitation
Rapist fails in court action over delay in assessing him for courses
Unions back cyclist-friendly liability law
STUC votes to support presumed liability of dominant road user
Wife killer is refused hospital documents in "failure to prevent" action
Investigations rule applied to deny recovery
Protests at planned 500% rise in immigration appeal fees
"Serious risk" that wrong decisions will go unchallenged: Law Society (E&W)
Commercial property partner leads three hires at Lindsays
Stuart Rowson joins from Shepherd & Wedderburn
Thorntons announces further merger as Kirkcaldy firm signs up
Clarkson Hamilton to join forces from 1 June
Scotch Whisky Association announces legal team changes
Alan Park promoted as Magnus Cormack leaves
Four arrive as Morisons announces expansion
Associate promotion adds to solicitor appointments
Family law consultant Fotheringham moves to Shoosmiths
Child and family law specialist joins Edinburgh office
Civil Justice Council gets two extra judicial members
Lord Boyd and Sheriff Sean Murphy take strength to 19
Court, not Crown, controls access to productions, appeal judges rule
Appeal refused against order to deliver copies of interview recordings
Faculty training director achieves triple bar admission
Admission to Northern Irish Bar completes UK trio
MPs raise conflict concerns over Pinsents partner's proposed EHRC role
Firm's Government connections would rule out equity partner as chair
SYLA renews cancer research support with champagne event
Ceilidh to be held in aid of research and hospice funds
Two Scots among 16 Clyde & Co partner promotions
Toni Ashby and Bruce Goodbrand advance in Edinburgh office