Legal news
MSPs call for register of lobbying
Committee makes cross-party recommendations as basis for new law
Solicitors' views sought on SLCC fee and budget plans
Society opens short consultation on 2015-16 proposals
Defamation law review brought onto law reform agenda
Scottish Law Commission publishes ninth programme
Human rights welcome for police "stop and search" rethink
Commission calls for immediate end to practice
Registers rejection fees about to kick in again
£30 for each failed application from 9 February as grace period ends
QC offers lawyers their own social media site
Mootis allows opinions, blogs, images and more
Scottish Law Commission looks forward to 50th anniversary
Annual report looks ahead to significant year
Society recognises gender neutrality
"Mx" title available on solicitor registration
HMRC sets out new measures against serial tax avoiders
Consultation now open on tougher sanctions
MSPs support principles of Mental Health Bill
Stage 1 report seeks clarification on several issues
Crown Office sets out key objectives in new strategic plan
Three year plan for 2015-18 published
2014 trainee numbers up 11%, Society reports
Rise also in number finding solicitor jobs on qualifying
Complaints Commission proposes general levy cut
Informal resolution helping to reduce costs
Whole life term not ECHR-incompatible, Strasbourg court rules
Human Rights Court accepts clarification of English legal position
Property market cooler in final 2014 quarter, Registers figures show
Prices still rising but sales slightly down on 2013
Sturgeon announces end of automatic early release for serious offenders
Current bill to be extended to all serving more than four years
"Street Law" project to be extended following successful trial
Society aims to bring law into classrooms across the country
Gillespie Macandrew to open in Glasgow
Housebuilding and land to be initial focus of expansion
End non-statutory stop and search, says Human Rights chair
Alan Miller voices "serious concerns" over legality of practice
Appeal to solicitors over letting agents regulations
Society attempting to assess impact on profession
Blackadders appoints office heads
New partner hire among three put in charge
Ministers consult on enacting Taylor report
Proposals aim to make civil litigation more affordable
Court refuses landlords' tenancy deposit appeal
No grounds for interfering with sheriff's discretion in awarding maximum
STEP gets identity makeover
"Advising Families Across Generations" to be new banner