News reel
29 Jul 05
Executive says flawed analysis behind claim that more should be jailed
29 Jul 05
Dog-snatching is Scotland's fastest growing crime
29 Jul 05
Deaths in Scottish waters could fall under English corporate manslaughter law
28 Jul 05
£384,000 debt cancelled because initial credit wrongly stated
28 Jul 05
Kenny Richey will be kept on death row until October
28 Jul 05
CD-Rom to prepare children for court appearances launched
27 Jul 05
Small size and recreational purpose irrelevant to legal test, says appeal court
26 Jul 05
Uddingston firm and principal removed for breach of Code of Practice
26 Jul 05
Criminal appeal court sits in Glasgow to tackle outstanding cases
26 Jul 05
A total of 21 new part-time sheriffs have been announced
26 Jul 05
Judge dismisses judicial review by group against funding military activities
26 Jul 05
Edinburgh solicitor hangs himself outside his office, days after merger announced
25 Jul 05
Scottish teenager forced to enter arranged marriage against her will, judge rules
25 Jul 05
Lack of training blamed for stress and depression after colleague attacked by inmate
25 Jul 05
Former judge passes away at age of 92
22 Jul 05
New leaflets part of Vulnerable Witnesses (Scotland) Act 2004 implementation
21 Jul 05
Bell & Scott to transfer £1m of private client business to Pagan Osborne
21 Jul 05
Police raids across Scotland follow the reclassification of fresh magic mushrooms as a Class A drug
20 Jul 05
Shepherd and Wedderburn finishes two major PPP deals with MOD and North Lanarkshire Council
20 Jul 05
Scotland's chief inspector of prisons to prepare report into Reliance
20 Jul 05
Dr Andrew McLellan calls for improvements at Peterhead
19 Jul 05
Complaints against legal bodies rise but signs for the future are good
19 Jul 05
Menzies Dougal to transfer business to Gillespie Macandrew WS
19 Jul 05
Branch manager appointed to Pagan Osborne's Edinburgh property team
19 Jul 05
Scotland's top law officer wants to ensure the public are better informed
19 Jul 05
Millionaire to donate £20,000 to help pupils in deprived areas to study law
18 Jul 05
Scotland's most senior law officer has ordered a further investigation into the deaths of two men working on the rigs
18 Jul 05
Three advocate deputes appointed
18 Jul 05
Legal representatives in Scotland, England and Wales are calling for an urgent review of the current system.
18 Jul 05
Police figures show true extent of knife crime
18 Jul 05
Neil Burgess joins DLA Piper Rudnick Gray Cary
18 Jul 05
What to do if the Financial Ombudsman Service (which does not have jurisdiction) attempts to investigate a complaint against a solicitor in relation to endowment policies
18 Jul 05
Council decision to make the rules without the amendment passed at the AGM, accepting the views of the Lord President
18 Jul 05
Case study highlighting the importance of understanding the rights of beneficiaries who make complaints, and the illogicalities of the legislation
18 Jul 05
The new form of recording CPD compliance, effectively self-certification
18 Jul 05
Recommended rates from 1 July 2005
18 Jul 05
EU is to adopt third directive on money laundering despite opposition from professional bodies
15 Jul 05
Lord Cullen is to retire as Lord
President
15 Jul 05
Harper Macleod LLP has helped play a major role in the successful wind-up of Scottish Homes.
14 Jul 05
New figures published today show that only 14 of the 32 Scottish local authority areas have reduced the number of persistent young offenders.
14 Jul 05
Harper Macleod sees growth of 11.5% in last year
14 Jul 05
Anderson Strathern beats Grolsch and Standard Life in marketing awards
13 Jul 05
The number of Scottish workers claiming sexual discrimination in the workplace has more than halved.
12 Jul 05
Shepherd and Wedderburn to support PSYBT
12 Jul 05
Private landlord registration scheme out for consultation
12 Jul 05
Number of racial convictions drops 7%
11 Jul 05
President welcomes new solicitor advocates
11 Jul 05
Profits per partner at D&W £256,000
11 Jul 05
Stuart Robertson and Graeme Edward join Ledingham Chalmers
8 Jul 05
Firm seeks Benevolent Fund donations in return for popular styles
8 Jul 05
Executive consults on protection in community and regulated settings
8 Jul 05
Lord Advocate instructs no police reports to procurator fiscal unless other offence committed
8 Jul 05
Police killer fails to force disclosure of evidence
8 Jul 05
Sheriff principal did not approve exclusion of relatives from G8 hearings
7 Jul 05
Call for integrated support services and specialist courts to be added to reforms
7 Jul 05
Parliament's rejection of Software Directive seen as blow to major players
7 Jul 05
Anger as courts closed to family and friends of G8 protesters
6 Jul 05
Four new partners and eleven associates for leading firm
6 Jul 05
Law Society of Scotland writing to all users of new system to inform response to consultation
5 Jul 05
Eric Gilligan appointed as partner as firm expands employment team
5 Jul 05
Donations up 40% as over 30,000 make new wills
5 Jul 05
Advocates support Princes Trust concert with star violinist Nicola Benedetti
4 Jul 05
Prostitution tolerance zones for every local authority on the cards
4 Jul 05
Maclay Murray & Spens reports a 20% rise in profits
1 Jul 05
Smoking to be stubbed out in public places
1 Jul 05
No duty of care towards family of tenant killed by neighbour
1 Jul 05
Death row Scot to be retried