News reel
30 Sep 09
District judges, a sheriff appeal court and all actions below £150,000 in sheriff court among review proposals
30 Sep 09
Lord Advocate appoints Laura McPherson
30 Sep 09
Central College launches Centre for Scottish Paralegal Education
30 Sep 09
Government says long-term damage from property speculation must be tackled
30 Sep 09
Universities say law courses are not purely vocational
29 Sep 09
Court hears Karus used money from pensioner's will to pay own debts
28 Sep 09
Senior investment banker appointed to court inquiry
28 Sep 09
Hector MacQueen and Laura Dunlop appointed to law reform body
28 Sep 09
Minutes reveal concern that student enrolments driven by needs of universities
28 Sep 09
Scottish Government says it will look favourably at proposed change
28 Sep 09
Lord Hamilton tells MSPs constitutional position of court service threatened
25 Sep 09
Rules affirmed but "compelling case" for higher age
25 Sep 09
Changes to system reverse upwards trend
25 Sep 09
Miscellaneous Amendments Rules partly in force from 1 October
25 Sep 09
Proposed laws pass first parliamentary hurdle
24 Sep 09
Paper on access issues to be debated further following Gill report
24 Sep 09
Members approve motions and debate education and training review
24 Sep 09
Joe Beltrami awarded honorary membership at Glasgow ceremony
24 Sep 09
Holyrood committee told RBS and Lloyds are "too dominant"
24 Sep 09
Community group aiming to block new power station
23 Sep 09
Lord Advocate confirms change in law is for Scottish Parliament, as DPP issues guidance
23 Sep 09
Attorney General fined £5,000 for "technical breach"
23 Sep 09
Scottish Government to cap primary 1 class sizes at 25 pupils
23 Sep 09
MSPs to hold inquiry into release of Lockerbie bomber
23 Sep 09
No trade mark infringement in "Adwords" service, says European Court adviser
23 Sep 09
Advocate member and solicitor member wanted to help lead SCS delivery
22 Sep 09
Health Secretary to amend Adults with Incapacity code of practice
22 Sep 09
Chancellor expected to increase penalties
21 Sep 09
Online forum designed to keep businesses and advisers in touch
21 Sep 09
Sir Joseph Pilling to take up role on 1 October
21 Sep 09
Attack on Lockerbie bomber’s "selective" website publication of appeal papers
18 Sep 09
Over 30 winners named at ceremony in Glasgow
18 Sep 09
Care Commission report finds 49 per cent of homes failing to reach required levels
18 Sep 09
Minister says funding reduction will be achieved through administrative savings
18 Sep 09
BSI tool will help organisations keep personal information safe
17 Sep 09
Political, legal and business leaders to examine Scotland’s place on world stage
17 Sep 09
Sentence follows guilty plea over death of motorcylist
17 Sep 09
Fawcett Society says sex industry has "infiltrated" workplaces to unprecedented degree
17 Sep 09
Workshop on profession's needs is part of Central College Law Week
16 Sep 09
European Commission survey shows what you see isn't what you get
16 Sep 09
TUC calls for risk assessments of footwear
16 Sep 09
Up to six months' entitlement from April 2011, three months paid
15 Sep 09
Scottish Government policy would produce "long lasting negative effects"
15 Sep 09
Court rules that worker who falls sick on holiday has right to further leave
15 Sep 09
Consumer Focus Scotland's "Common Repair, Common Sense" spells out rights and responsibilities
15 Sep 09
MSP says proposed legislation will ensure more access to end-of-life care
14 Sep 09
Pilot programme giving parents access to police information will run until May
11 Sep 09
Highest jail rate despite falling crime figures
11 Sep 09
Crown accepts that supply after drinking session did not cause death
10 Sep 09
Claim that powers over independent public bodies inappropriate
10 Sep 09
Parliament overturns Education Committee’s vote
10 Sep 09
Scottish firm joins forces with Capital Law
10 Sep 09
Owners CFS extend notice period while law societies talks continue
9 Sep 09
Agreement permits review of how SOCA handles public complaints
9 Sep 09
Firm forced to take recessionary measures
9 Sep 09
Holyrood committee to investigate decision process
9 Sep 09
Full bench appeal over whether life can mean life
9 Sep 09
Association launches website as 250 join
8 Sep 09
"Outsourcing Professional of the Year" nomination for expert
8 Sep 09
MPs highlight anomalies in system
8 Sep 09
New body could be more powerful than House of Lords – Neuberger
8 Sep 09
Fears raised of costly compensation claims if regulations annulled
8 Sep 09
Jobcentre measure designed to favour British workers
8 Sep 09
Justice Secretary says he intends making papers public
7 Sep 09
Annabell Fowles to join Scottish Committee of Administrative Justice and Tribunals Council
7 Sep 09
Moral behaviour questions reliability of jury system
7 Sep 09
EHRC report reveals sexism and the City
7 Sep 09
Scottish Government issues bulletin for 2008-09
4 Sep 09
High profile defence lawyer joins select band to be honoured
4 Sep 09
New Principal Clerk following retirement
4 Sep 09
Eleven advocates and one solicitor advocate awarded silk
4 Sep 09
Lesley Anderson becomes associate in Falkirk and Alloa
3 Sep 09
Legal services, children's hearings, debt and alcohol feature in Government programme
3 Sep 09
Opposition critical of process and decision, but refrain from confidence vote
2 Sep 09
Andy Lothian to succeed Robin Stimpson
2 Sep 09
Move follows UN committee finding that UK falling short in implementing international convention
2 Sep 09
Warning that ruling will affect domestic and commercial property deals
1 Sep 09
Strathclyde Police say aim is to disrupt organised criminal networks
1 Sep 09
Aim to boost public confidence that data secure and privacy safeguarded
1 Sep 09
New body will help procurators fiscal investigate complex and unexplained deaths