Legal news
Dog abduction proposed as separate new offence
Consultation opens on proposal for member's bill
Supreme Court to sit in Manchester
March 2023 visit will be first outside a UK capital city
Ministers propose new rights for small landholders
Views invited on right to buy, right to diversify and more
Health board failed to prove input VAT recovery claim
Supreme Court allows HMRC appeal in claim based on extrapolation
Further family law team moves at Gibson Kerr
Katie Fulton promoted to senior solicitor as Morgan Perrie joins firm
Martin Bennett takes up director role at Lindsays
New hire has more than 20 years' experience
Sixth trainee joins Dallas McMillan Solicitors
Glasgow firm focuses on trainee recruitment
Lindsays in mourning for colleague Alastair Keatinge
Charities specialist passes away following illness
House prices still strong, but sales volume dips
Official figures show 9.7% average price growth in year to August
Inspectors seek better handling of sexual history cases
Report makes nine recommendations for prosecutors and Government
COPFS seeks input to next strategic plan
Consultation opened on goals and priorities for 2023-27
SCTS: case backlog down by 10,000 from 43,000 peak
Monthly workbook shows varied throughput in criminal courts in September
Lodge all documents electronically: sheriffs principal
Further guidance issued covering non-commissary civil actions
Second alternative custody unit for women completed
Glasgow centre will offer reintegration through "custody in the community"
Ledingham pays cost of living bonus on back of results
£1,200 payment per head as 2021-22 figures show turnover growth
Litigation partner promotion at Balfour+Manson
Michaela Guthrie joins partnership from 1 November
Schools MiniTrials event returns to court
Edinburgh initiative gives pupils insight into legal system
2021-22 a milestone year: Sentencing Council report
Annual report highlights significance of two new guidelines
SLCC warns of extra burden from court privilege ruling
Legal firms and SLCC itself "face costs" in dealing with privilege issues
How devolution is changing post-Brexit: call for views
MPSs open inquiry into regulatory divergence within UK
Situation bleak for EBA criminal members, survey shows
100% are concerned for future; 82% have considered leaving
Three legal directors among Gillespie Macandrew hires
Key practice areas boosted by series of appointments
Lawscot Foundation celebrates first graduates' success
Event raises £1,200 for charity supporting legal careers for the disadvantaged
Two more litigation partners for Brodies
Clare Bone and Malcolm Gunnyeon join practice