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Digby Brown raises £59,000 for spinal injury survivors

29th October 2021 | Charities
Successful return for firm’s Winter Dinner Dance

SLCC successfully defends ‘leave to appeal’ cases

29th October 2021
Judge notes that Commission is ‘primary decision-maker’

Inner House to resume in-person hearings

29th October 2021 | civil litigation | Civil court work
Court of Session to hear appeals in court from 15 November

Miners' Strike Pardons Bill brought to Holyrood

28th October 2021 | criminal law | Criminal legal aid
Pardon for those convicted of three specified offences

Sentencers want more flexible community options: study

28th October 2021 | criminal law | Criminal legal aid
Sentencing Council study finds gaps in resource provision

Balfour+Manson's Flint retires after 40 years

28th October 2021 | careers
Litigation partner David Flint retires from practice

Union members win appeal over company's direct offers

27th October 2021 | employment | Employment law
Letters bypassing negotiations were breach of legislation

Member bill proposal seeks right to addiction treatment

27th October 2021 | Health
Douglas Ross believes better recovery help would improve Scotland's record

Fewest recorded homicides in 2020-21

27th October 2021 | criminal law | Criminal legal aid
Official figures show growing proportion of male victims

DLA Piper offers client fitness challenge programme

26th October 2021 | client relations
Partnership with coaching specialists will provide autumn challenge

Pet photos wanted for Hey Legal/Lawscot Foundation date

25th October 2021 | Charities
Society's charity to benefit from 2022 calendar

Defence bar unites against minister's COP26 response

25th October 2021 | criminal law | Criminal legal aid , Criminal court work
Letter defending Government's position rejected as patronising

Appointments and two promotions at Macdonald Henderson

25th October 2021 | careers
Six join firm as two recognised with promotion

Jones Whyte launches training academy

22nd October 2021
Law firm to develop new paralegals

£1.3m damages awarded for child abuse by foster parent

22nd October 2021 | reparation | Personal injury
Man wins claim for five years of abuse that brought 10 year prison sentence

Faculty launches annual Christmas appeal

22nd October 2021
Collection will help vulnerable families

Ministers consult on ending food bank reliance

21st October 2021
Scottish Government will work with others on "cash first" approach

Denise Loney joins Yuill+Kyle as managing director

21st October 2021 | careers
Former Alston Law director to lead expansion of debt recovery practice

Thorntons adds two legal directors among five new faces

21st October 2021 | careers
Karen Cornwell and Ruth Pyatt head five recent appointments

House price rise continues unabated

20th October 2021 | property (non-commercial)
Scottish average up 16.9% year on year in August

England & Wales legal aid needs 25% rise: Commission

20th October 2021 | civil litigation , criminal law | Criminal legal aid , Civil legal aid
Cross-party group calls present situation unsustainable

Extra trial courts boost criminal case throughput

20th October 2021 | criminal law | Criminal court work
Overall cases concluded now above pre-COVID level

Bars across Scotland opt out of COP26 courts

19th October 2021 | criminal law | Criminal court work , Criminal legal aid
Associations reject fees offer limited to COP26 cases

Society attacks bill's two-tier asylum system

19th October 2021 | immigration , human rights | Immigration and asylum , EU / international
Different types of refugee, and criminalising help, would breach UK duties
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