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28 Feb 06
Free legal advice for young enterpreneurs
Shepherd+ Wedderburn solicitors give input to charity website
28 Feb 06
Strathallan fined for sharing fee details
Perthshire school one of 50 accused of breaking competition laws
28 Feb 06
New partner joins Davidson Chalmers
Craig Stirling moves from McGrigors
27 Feb 06
Commission proposes to revise time bar rules
"Knowledge test" put forward to determine when time runs against claim
27 Feb 06
Mock trial competition for Glasgow school
Kyle Academy one of 16 taking part in competition at Old Bailey
27 Feb 06
Partner appointment at DLA Piper
Former young lawyer of the year Hazel Moffat joins from Shepherd+ Wedderburn
24 Feb 06
Sheriff criticised for failure to ban motorist
Driving ban's potential lead to re-offending "pure speculation"
24 Feb 06
No such thing as wild boar in the UK
Sheriff ruling in wild animals licence case will affect boar industry
23 Feb 06
MSPs not in favour of human rights tsar
Justice 1 Committee fails to see value of proposed Commissioner
23 Feb 06
Website delay for licensed domestic landlords
Compulsory registration scheme delayed for another month
23 Feb 06
Senior ministers defend McKie case decisions
Public inquiry resisted as clamour grows
23 Feb 06
College fear over loss of ministerial direction
Questions why accountability must be sacrificed to charitable status
22 Feb 06
Race relations warning for Executive
Commission for Racial Equality says not all departments are meeting their obligations
22 Feb 06
Wallace joins calls for Lord Advocate debate
Former Deputy First Minister says cabinet role should be reviewed
22 Feb 06
Legal code likely for senior council officials
McCabe promises action following performance over equal pay issue
21 Feb 06
Legal firm wins healthy award
Edinburgh practice recognised by Scotland Health at Work scheme
21 Feb 06
Lord Advocate's role "too politicised"
Senior legal figures question independence of role
21 Feb 06
Student handbook highlighted in the Scotsman
Law guide gives plenty of advice for first and third year students
20 Feb 06
Survey shows Scots favour choice in legal market
Nearly two-thirds likely to use banks or building societies for legal services
20 Feb 06
New appointment for Costelloe Baker
Ombudsman to be watchdog over entry clearance while interim appointee oversees legal complaints
20 Feb 06
More powers to Crown as alternative to court
Procurators fiscal could hand out compensation orders as well as fines
17 Feb 06
Police board pushes for McKie inquiry
Strathclyde Joint Police Board agrees to petition Executive
17 Feb 06
Maryhill explosion companies face prosecution
ICL Plastics Limited and ICL Tech Limited charged with health and safety failures
16 Feb 06
Fresh push for endowment compensation
Chair of Treasury select committee wants action over mis-sold policies
16 Feb 06
Concerns after six abscond from open prison
Five still at large as figures show big year-on-year rise
16 Feb 06
Sky to launch Legal TV
"The law firm in your living room" to start on 20 February
16 Feb 06
Tragedy at legal office as toddler dies
21-month-old boy falls through gap in partition at mother's firm
15 Feb 06
Global revenue of £800 million plus for DLA Piper
Firm announces first revenue figures since January 2005 merger
15 Feb 06
Sentence appeal can be abandoned at calling
Appeal court clears up confusion from past decisions
14 Feb 06
Council not bound to provide free special care
Downs boy's father fails in bid to establish duty under Children Act
14 Feb 06
Wildlife criminals warned Scotland not easy target
Multi-agency approach will produce results, says minister
14 Feb 06
Crime rate falls in Scotland
Latest figures show larger decline in serious offending than petty crime
13 Feb 06
Dummond Miller appoints first female chair
Litigation team's Fiona Moore takes over role
13 Feb 06
Credit unions to offer extra services
New scheme will allow increased public funds to support credit unions in Scotland
13 Feb 06
"Legal" letters used in prison drugs scam
Allegations that privilege rule used to smuggle drugs into jail
13 Feb 06
MSPs call for McKie case inquiry
Justice Committee convener joins calls for investigation into fingerprint service
10 Feb 06
SCCRC says system "robust" as cases hit record
Applications alleging miscarriages of justice at an all-time high
10 Feb 06
South Ayrshire limits right to buy
Council is third local authority to be recognised as "pressured" for housing
10 Feb 06
Armed forces becoming "risk averse"
Personnel fear litigation, claims former Chief of Defence Staff
10 Feb 06
Aberdeen leading on gay equality, says survey
Council is the only Scottish local authority with specific policy statement
9 Feb 06
Total remodel of CSA to come
Interim measures announced as out-going council chief asked to design new system by the summer
9 Feb 06
Security review for Dundee Sheriff Court
Court service to report after three found with knives in past 14 months
9 Feb 06
Father calls for Lord Advocate to take action
Iain McKie says those who put his daughter through perjury trial should face prosecution
8 Feb 06
Lord President to take charge of all courts
Executive proposals would bring legal system in line with other jurisdictions
8 Feb 06
Court criticises defence as drug verdict quashed
"Obvious conflict of interest" where solicitor acted for former accused
8 Feb 06
Corporate finance head for Anderson Strathern
James Blair from Stannifer Group joins team
8 Feb 06
McKie case closes with £750,000 settlement
Policewoman clears her name after nine-year fight over flawed fingerprint analysis
7 Feb 06
Drug smuggling solicitor named
Judge reverses decision on anonymity for Angela Baillie
7 Feb 06
Solicitor in court for supplying drugs
Controversy over anonymity order as lawyer admits smuggling into Barlinnie
7 Feb 06
Fifteen schools make debate regional finals
"First-class standards" for Law Society's schools debating competition
7 Feb 06
Harper Macleod take top firm award
Winners announced for Scottish Legal Awards 2006
6 Feb 06
CSA set to avoid the chop
Minister concerned at disruption to current cases
6 Feb 06
McClure Naismith wins Ledingham housing team
Acquisition set to give firm major position in social housing market
6 Feb 06
Mediation showing rapid growth, says Core
Specialists report as many cases in past year as in previous four
6 Feb 06
OFT raises concerns over lawyers' court fees
Consumer group worried about lack of consumer representation on judges' advisory committee
3 Feb 06
MSPs criticised for rejecting opt-out donor plan
Doctors say too few on organ donation register
3 Feb 06
MSPs' concern over standards in court cases
Opposition parties query benefit from relaxing court representation rules
2 Feb 06
Tribunal erred in looking at expired warning
Unfair dismissal claim succeeds despite fatal blast inquiry finding procedure breaches
2 Feb 06
Group to recommend end to lawyers' court monopoly
Executive report to support move that campaigners say will cut court costs
1 Feb 06
From the Brussels office
Updates on compulsory membership of professional bodies; Data Retention Directive; recovering child maintenance
1 Feb 06
Professional Practice Committee
Advice on the proper test for whether something may be averred in pleadings
1 Feb 06
Non-solicitors welcomed to Council
Four non-solicitors have joined the Society's Council for the first time as observers
1 Feb 06
Society warns of ABS dangers
Summary of the Society's response to the UK Government white paper following the Clementi Report
1 Feb 06
CRO case study: keep it professional
What can happen when a solicitor is drawn into a family dispute and loses focus on their professional responsibilities
1 Feb 06
Senior prosecutors appointed in Lothians
Area and district fiscals appointed to succeed new sheriffs
1 Feb 06
Changes in public tender laws
New rules said to improve prospects for smaller companies
1 Feb 06
Appeal allowed over limited jury selection
Twenty two potential jurors too small a pool for random selection, says appeal court
1 Feb 06
Tagging and drug treatment orders soar
Use of tagging orders up 65% - but reoffending rate significant
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