Legal news

Four days left to take part in 2014 Journal employment survey
Annual survey aims to reveal pay and benefit trends for solicitors

Dean writes to Advocate General over lawyer surveillance
"Questions which require answers" over circumstances and safeguards

Survey opens on solicitor pro bono work
Society seeks measure of unpaid work for clients and others

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