Legal news
Two sheriffs appointed to Grampian, Highland & Islands
Former fiscal and litigation solicitor to join shrieval bench
Proposed rules published for First-tier Tribunal mental health chamber
Transfer scheduled to take place in November
Solicitor wins Supreme Court appeal against lender duty ruling
"Not reasonable" for creditor to rely on misstatement regarding discharge
Society welcomes review call for new legal aid approach
"Much to support" in report, but some caveats
Legal aid review calls for "fundamentally new approach"
Ministers' response to be published "in due course"
Commission publishes law reform annual report for 2017
"Productive" year saw three reports and bills
Is simple procedure working, SCJC asks?
Consultation opens on experience to date
Jennifer Henderson to be next Keeper of Registers
Career civil servant has wide executive experience
Further fall in prosecutions last year, official figures show
Most types of crime down, with 8% drop overall
Harrington succeeds Brown as BLM senior partner
Board member elected to three year term from 1 March
Ministers to push ahead with court fee rises
Minor changes only despite consultation objections
Lawscot Foundation wins European silver
Student support fund recognised in European Association Awards
Appeal court rejects separate divorce treatment of house and land
Ownership separate from whether property was matrimonial
Scotland's new third party rights contract law comes into force
Act simplifies and restates common law
Ministers confirm 50p minimum alcohol price plan
Proposal to be put to MSPs ahead of 1 May start date
Sharp rise in Scots human trafficking cases uncovered
Majority of victims men as labour exploitation dominates
Advice services need better planning, review finds
Recommendations made for providers, funders and policy makers
Judge says divorce should be annulled – but lets parties negotiate
Three months to sort out property issues where wife remarried
Management of Offenders Bill begins Holyrood journey
GPS and other monitoring technology to be permitted
Thorntons makes senior appointment to Montrose office
Graham Taylor joins from Dundee practice
Homicide, family law and personal injury in Commission's Tenth Programme
Law reform body announces agenda for next five years
Air travellers warned over unpaid fines checks
Defaulters risk arrest at airports
Senior banking lawyer joins Shoosmiths in Edinburgh
Liana Di Ciacca hired from CMS as senior associate
No dramatic impact from stop and search changes: interim review
Report on first six months suggests more effective use of searches