News reel
30 Jun 05
DRC's Lynn Welsh takes employment team award for success in Archibald case
30 Jun 05
OFT wins first order under Enterprise Act for company to improve customer service
30 Jun 05
Death row Scot will learn if he is free today
29 Jun 05
New structure aims to treat applications according to their size and impact
29 Jun 05
Retailer licensing scheme and extended bans in new consultation on stemming weapons culture
29 Jun 05
Written answer admits ISP contacted over content of anti-lawyer site
28 Jun 05
No automatic right to full hearing on allegation of error of law, says Inner House
28 Jun 05
Criminal law reform meeting continues with day on international co-operation
28 Jun 05
Glasgow University to become first in Scotland to set tests for applicant law students
24 Jun 05
Scotland hosts major international legal conference
24 Jun 05
The first three cases were heard at a special weapons court in Greenock
23 Jun 05
National body to monitor new licensing regime holds first meeting on 4 July
23 Jun 05
Debate called for on whether records should be kept of those not convicted of crime
22 Jun 05
Former licensing board clerk crosses to other side
22 Jun 05
Reconviction rate down but still too high, according to new statistics
22 Jun 05
Three more appointments in commercial and litigation
22 Jun 05
Prosecutors will meet today to discuss whether to retry or free Kenny Richey
21 Jun 05
Executive proposes new grounds for referral and tighter procedures to curb child offenders
21 Jun 05
Sentencing Commission launches public consultation on releasing prisoners before sentence fully served
21 Jun 05
Shepherd+ Wedderburn/Scottish Leadership Foundation survey finds communication is key to successful business partnership
21 Jun 05
Three new partners following merger with Dundee firm
21 Jun 05
Nearly 600 arrests made and £1.5m seized in six week drive against drugs
20 Jun 05
Only one out of every 20 trials at Perth District Court takes place on scheduled date, justices report
20 Jun 05
Cost of using private prisoner escort service up 20%, analyst warns
20 Jun 05
Caroline Flanagan and Ruthven Gemmell become President and Vice President of the Society; report of President's first address to Council
20 Jun 05
Booking requirements from 25 July 2005 for visiting clients in custody
20 Jun 05
Update on third party complaints procedure; information pack; IPS compensation limit
20 Jun 05
Report of a lengthy, and unsuccessful, defence to a client complaint over a trivial sum
20 Jun 05
Stirling University accredited by Law Society of Scotland to provide LLB degree
17 Jun 05
First responses to consultation paper affirm commitment to further modernisation
17 Jun 05
Extended civil eligibility, unified criminal process and strategic body to succeed SLAB all in Executive paper
17 Jun 05
Nine promotions announced at Edinburgh firm
17 Jun 05
Twelve advocates and two solicitors join ranks of Queen's Counsel
17 Jun 05
Unconditional early release of sex offenders may be scrapped
16 Jun 05
Query over rules gives Table of Fees a stay of execution to 1 August
16 Jun 05
Sheriff principal grants legal aid for judicial review of means decision
16 Jun 05
There is more than one airgun crime a day according to official figures
16 Jun 05
Donald Findlay resigns from Faculty of Advocates post following misjudged speech
15 Jun 05
Hamilton pilot for young offenders extended to a third year after study suggests good results
15 Jun 05
Appeal court rejects customer's claim and settles differences between earlier cases
15 Jun 05
Drug addict jailed under new Act after hospital disturbance
14 Jun 05
Sheriff Derek Pyle to transfer to Inverness
14 Jun 05
New report says Reliance was to blame in fewer than half of wrong prisoner releases
14 Jun 05
New information pack to make process simple and accessible for dissatisfied clients
13 Jun 05
Honour for leading property law expert
13 Jun 05
Under 18s could be banned from buying cigarettes
13 Jun 05
Pagan Osborne reported to be in acquisition talks
13 Jun 05
New recording method said to account for much of 20% rise
10 Jun 05
Most recommendations of Cox review group to be accepted
10 Jun 05
Plans to modernise charity regulation and fundraising pass final parliamentary stage
10 Jun 05
Executive considers new prison to replace Peterhead and Craiginches
10 Jun 05
Employment associate joins expanding litigation team
9 Jun 05
Slopping out has ended at Edinburgh Prison
9 Jun 05
New airgun legislation doesn't go far enough, says Justice Minister
9 Jun 05
Failure to serve notice of intended prosecution fatal, says sheriff
8 Jun 05
Corporate Plan 2005-06 commits to increasing access to advice and assistance
8 Jun 05
Safe City Centres Initiative to be rolled out to towns
8 Jun 05
Single farm payments confirmed as exempt from stamp duty land tax
7 Jun 05
Laws on post mortems, organ retention and transplantation to be tightened
7 Jun 05
Successful first year for Citizens Advice Bureau in courts
7 Jun 05
BP to sue Scottish and English advisers over 1990 Shetland incident
6 Jun 05
Perthshire solicitor in hot water over £464 in seminar dues
6 Jun 05
Donald Findlay is considering quitting Faculty of Advocates business post
6 Jun 05
Ledingham Chalmers has launched into London
3 Jun 05
Protection of Children and Prevention of Sexual Offences Bill clears Scottish Parliament
3 Jun 05
Judge rejects plea that equitable to allow children's home abuse cases to be heard late
3 Jun 05
New solicitors welcomed in Playfair Library ceremony
2 Jun 05
Dundee solicitor who admitted to fraud has failed to win her unfair dismissal claim
2 Jun 05
Shepherd+ Wedderburn gives support to Special Olympics
2 Jun 05
Chairman insists each case considered on merits, as report shows 10% fall
1 Jun 05
Pagan Osborne partner Susan Duff to play key role in Solicitors for the Elderly
1 Jun 05
Health committee votes to lift restrictions on hepatitis C payouts
1 Jun 05
Row breaks out as prison allows offenders on work party