News reel
28 Feb 05
Private firm to help police clear up Glasgow's motorways after accidents
28 Feb 05
Football pundit Jock Brown joins Bishops from April
28 Feb 05
Two non-solictors have been appointed to the Law Society's professional practice committee
25 Feb 05
More than 750 people have already replied to the Women in Legal Profession survey
25 Feb 05
Legal watchdog Linda Costelloe Baker is to chair group looking at lap dancing clubs and sex shops
25 Feb 05
Lord Advocate allows under 18s to 'test-buy' cigarettes and fireworks
25 Feb 05
Harper Macleod has won two new Scottish Executive contracts
24 Feb 05
Victims will be entitled to know whether their attacker is carrying hepatitis or HIV under new proposals
24 Feb 05
Joint Law Commission report wants clearer unfair contract terms law and more small business protection
24 Feb 05
Former murder squad detective given four years for causing death by dangerous driving
24 Feb 05
Cathy Jamieson's killer nephew has boasted he will be paid £7,000 for his story
23 Feb 05
National Standards for Victims of Crime published by Scottish Executive
23 Feb 05
Single men dominate the 28,000 requests for assistance
23 Feb 05
Advocate Eileen Davie to preside over new review body
23 Feb 05
Jamieson's criminal nephew tried to undermine her career
22 Feb 05
Only 73 people have opted to conduct a single survey of their property
22 Feb 05
New civil partnership law to come into effect on 5 December
22 Feb 05
Women's groups call for action to secure more rape convictions
21 Feb 05
Intestacy and criminal defences back on the menu for Scottish Law Commission
21 Feb 05
40% of top 25 law firms now LLPs or said to be converting
21 Feb 05
Angiolini and Harman discuss specialist rape centres for Scotland
21 Feb 05
Fresh paid advocacy complaint about Scottish Tory leader made to watchdog
18 Feb 05
A lawyer accused of plane bomb scare told police arrest would finish his career as a sheriff
17 Feb 05
New laws have been introduced to protect rare birds of prey from poisoning
17 Feb 05
A 'stressed' fiscal is suing Scotland's senior law officer for £120,000
17 Feb 05
Court told sheriff frightened passengers with 'bomb on the plane' remarks
16 Feb 05
First review of national practice gives high marks
16 Feb 05
First Minister urges public to speak out against drug dealers
15 Feb 05
Surprise move clears Society of anti-competition complaint
15 Feb 05
"Unmet need" in licensing law refers to whole community, says split appeal court
15 Feb 05
Mark Chidley, director of group legal services at Royal Bank of Scotland, has left
14 Feb 05
Reminder to firms authorised for investment business to confirm their status as Scottish solicitor firms to the FSA
14 Feb 05
Society has written to all criminal law practitioners drawing attention to the new Criminal Procedure and Vulnerable Witnesses Acts, and inviting comments on how they operate
14 Feb 05
Table of fees has been amended so that where a legal firm has its own nominee company, the normal range of commission in relation to stocks and shares applies
14 Feb 05
Updates from Society's Brussels office on cross-border mergers; child witnesses; Working Time Directive
14 Feb 05
Drink distributors consider legal action against Justice Minister over shopkeepers plea
14 Feb 05
Dundas & Wilson bolsters financial sevices business with new partner
14 Feb 05
Society's panel takes up 60 negligence cases against lawyers
11 Feb 05
Failed appeal raises hopes for hundreds of prisoners' claims
10 Feb 05
Victims to be allowed to hear reasons for not prosecuting
10 Feb 05
Chairman of Scotland's biggest law firm resigns as director of two investment funds
10 Feb 05
Driver almost three times over the limit when he killed a leading legal academic
9 Feb 05
Matthew Auchincloss is new director of Public Defence Solicitors’ Office
9 Feb 05
Maximum sentence for carrying knives to be doubled under new proposals
9 Feb 05
Professor Sandy Cameron has joined the State Hospitals Board for Scotland
9 Feb 05
Proof allowed in action for compensation for solitary confinement
9 Feb 05
New legal access rights come into force today
8 Feb 05
New legal measures to be backed up by initiatives to support family relationships
8 Feb 05
Sasan appointment strengthens Glasgow litigation team
7 Feb 05
Twenty schools through to regional finals of debating tournament
7 Feb 05
Many fear growth is at the expense of profit, says survey
7 Feb 05
Scottish Executive to launch bill for "quickie" divorces in National Marriage week
6 Feb 05
Tods Murray win Firm of the Year title in Scottish Legal Awards 2005
4 Feb 05
Judge hands out sentence to a man over the phone
4 Feb 05
Lawyer who faked court documents fined and restricted by Discipline Tribunal
4 Feb 05
Rising offending and lack of parental care leads to big rise in children's hearings
3 Feb 05
Three new committees have been set up to speed up the handling of complaints against solicitors
3 Feb 05
Alan Miller resigns as Principal Reporter
3 Feb 05
Defender allowed to claim in action that was never served
2 Feb 05
Record number of judges for Scotland following new appointments
2 Feb 05
Dundas & Wilson beefs up pensions team with appointment of David Knox
2 Feb 05
Ministers forced into U-turn over plans to introduce trespass law in Scotland
2 Feb 05
Green Party MSP launches first appeal in Scotland under freedom of information laws
1 Feb 05
Over 40 schools contest second round of Society-sponsored debating tournament