Legal news
Registers offers advance checks for first registrations
£50 checking service for deeds over unregistered plots
SLCC issues reminder over duty to offer ADR
Commission's own provider application put on hold, but rule remains
Presiding Officer rejects request for Sewel motion on Trade Union Bill
Ruling given that bill affects only reserved matters
Holyrood passes Fatal Accidents and Sudden Deaths Bill
Contested amendments but unopposed stage 3 passage for Government bill
Commercial property partner hire for Morisons
Andrew Warren joins from Irwin Mitchell
Partner appointment and promotions at RCC&W
Three more join top tier at Aberdeen based firm
Shepherd & Wedderburn hires restructuring and insolvency trio
Three partners to join from HBJ Gateley
Crown guidelines introduced to support refugees
Prosecutors to consider whether immigration offence necessary to gain entry
SLCC to publish determination decisions
Quarterly anonymised release will demonstrate case handling process
Judges resist statutory directions in sexual offence cases
Abusive Behaviour Bill would cross the line of independence: Carloway
Criminal Justice Bill passes final stage
Stop and search controls added among final amendments
Carmichael survives election petition challenge
Judges hold commission of illegal practice not proved
Party leaders to face professions ahead of Holyrood elections
Professional bodies combine to stage pre-poll seminars
Clash of Parliaments looms over Trade Union Bill
Dispute over competence as ministers ask Holyrood to withhold consent
Further senior appointments at HBJ Gateley
One promoted as firm makes series of lateral hires
Final pre-qualifying solicitor exam could be introduced in England
SRA consults on achieving common standard of competence
Sheriff Appeal Court to allow email motions in civil cases
Practitioners should register email address this week
Breach of interdict authority overruled as appeal held competent
Appellant does not require to petition nobile officium
DWF opens in Brussels as second international base
EU and competition partner to head new operation
Bin lorry inquiry findings highlight need for driver vetting
Sheriff notes complete lack of prosecutions for false information
Civil proofs could rely on video evidence, Lord Carloway believes
Keynote address maps out future for court procedure
LSEW writes off £3m+ as conveyancing portal scrapped
“Veyo” project abandoned after heavy investment of members' money
Scottish version agreed of UK Government services contract
Scots law and arbitration to be available for services over £10m
Double partner hire as bto expands
Alasdair Gillies and Laura Salmond join from Levy & McRae