Legal news
Court has discretion to require evidence on mitigation: appeal judges
Lack of contradiction by Crown not conclusive
Community Justice Bill model aims to tackle reoffending
Local partnerships between agencies at core of planning
Lord President Gill to step down at end of this month
Architect of court reforms to bow out ahead of their taking effect
Smaller law firm finances picking up, benchmarking report finds
Concerns remain over funding of legal aid practices
Young lawyers bring tennis cancer charity tournament to Edinburgh
First event in Scotland for Cancer Research Racquet
CML announces Scottish Handbook changes
Revisions conclude negotiations with Society post-"sep rep" defeat
Lindsays signs employment partner
john Lee joins from DWF
MSPs investigate race issues in finding work
Equal Opportunities Committee launches inquiry with evidence call
Society supports unrestricted civil legal aid in revised paper
New proposals call for exploring of single grant system
Scots firms win shortlist recognition
DWF, Shepherd & Wedderburn in running for awards
SYLA announces May and June events
Educational programme culminates in annual conference
Health Bill to feature duty of candour and e-cigarette controls: minister
Government announces plans following public consultation
Supreme Court offers video archive of hearings
Past year's proceedings available to view
Seven new partners in Brodies' latest promotion round
Firm creates new status of managing associate
Human Rights Court upholds lawyer's right to criticise judges
Conviction under French public defamation law infringed article 10
Associate promotions at Simpson & Marwick
Four advanced from 1 May
Thousands caught by non-transferable car tax change
Cancelling excise duty on ownership change means "double taxing": AA
Marysia Lewis becomes Tayside, Central & Fife Sheriff Principal
Step-up follows retirement of Alastair Dunlop
Faculty to host Four Jurisdictions Conference
Counsel and judges gather to debate "conflicts and tensions" topics
SLCC budget before Holyrood confirms levy proposals
£312 baseline levy for year from 1 July
Man found guilty of disturbance at Society's office
Aggressive behaviour accompanied by showing picture of gun
MSPs call for views on banning in-car smoking with children present
Member's bill aims to prevent passive smoking and promote health
Assisted Suicide Bill report takes no formal position
Majority of committee against bill but progress left to full chamber vote
Victims and witnesses service standards published by COPFS
Partnership project produces guidance on what to expect