Legal news
Legal privilege broken by government agencies, documents show
MI5, MI6 and GCHQ guidance allowed interception
Retail banking to get in-depth competition probe
CMA to investigate personal current account and SME sectors
Leading legal figures call for European arrest warrant retention
Law Society Presidents join senior judges, QCs and professors
Wind energy developments to have new consultation guidance
Ministers consult on better community engagement
Historic Environment Bill passed
New body to be created to manage and protect historic sites
Child support defaulters could face credit blacklisting
UK Government attempts to crack down on the "irresponsible"
Society paper proposes "root and branch" legal aid overhaul
Discussion document aims to provoke debate on civil and criminal funding
Overtime must be counted in working out holiday pay, EAT rules
Backdating only to be allowed for three months before claim made
SYLA announces Criminal Day Conference
Leading practitioners to provide advice at annual event
Deadline approaches for Society mentoring applicants
Second scheme to follow successful pilot
Aberdein hands over reins of firm he co-founded
Managing partner of Aberdein Considine stepping down
Glasgow researchers to look into Scots religious privileges
Humanist Society funding for project to audit the law
Holyrood should have say in reserved matters: Society
Smith Commission submission calls for consultation before certain decisions
Director promotion at Macdonald Henderson
Alan McKee advanced in commercial dispute resolution
Levy & McRae agrees corporate team transfer to bto
Partners Sleigh and Booth move to larger firm
SLAB reports static cost of legal aid in 2013-14
Criminal grants up but total cost stays at £150.5m
Morton Fraser promotes three to partner
Donna Brennan, Amy Entwistle and Bev Wood add to female contingent
Private client partner hire for MMS
Alexis Graham returns to former firm
Experts to study electronic tagging of offenders
Improvements and awareness raising tone considered
Complaints Commission consults on rules changes
Revision includes time bar changes and new oral hearings
Report raises questions over UK drug enforcement approach
Coalition divisions emerge as Lib Dem minister calls for rethink
Ministers consult on order to prevent shared equity value avoidance
Schemes to be exempted from 20-year mortgage redemption rule
Malone sets up own arbitration practice
Scottish Arbitration Centre chair decides to go solo
Society, Faculty renew concerns on Assisted Suicide Bill
Evidence to Justice Committee calls for definition and clarity