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Shami Chakrabarti Police will be able to hack electronic devices in order to access users’ web browsing history under the revised Investigatory Powers Bill.

The Scottish Young Lawyers’ Association (SYLA) has welcomed the news that the Law Society of Scotland has agreed an increase to both its recommended and mandatory minimum pay rates for trainee solicitors. The Law Society’s Council agreed that, from April 2016, only trainee contracts that are at

The First Minister, Nicola Sturgeon, has announced that councils across Scotland will be able to raise the council tax levy by up to 3 per cent from April 2017, following a nine-year cap on rates. While those living in bands A to D will be unaffected by the change, those in E to H bands will see the

Sheenagh Adams Registers of Scotland (RoS) will start to move land and property titles from the deeds-based General Register of Sasines onto the map-based Land Register later this year.

Donald MacKinnon Donald MacKinnon discusses the possible effects of Brexit on employment law and health & safety regulations.

Andrew Flanagan Police Scotland’s watchdog has called for whistleblowing procedures in the force to be improved so officers can bring complaints related to internal affairs.

Donald Barlow Wealth management firm, Anderson Strathern Asset Management, has announced the appointment of Donald Barlow to its investment team.

Douglas Alexander Pinsent Masons today announced the appointment of former Secretary of State for International Development Douglas Alexander as a strategic adviser to the firm.

The Scottish Civil Justice Council (SCJC) has published its second newsletter update. At its meeting last week the council agreed to consider draft rules by correspondence in thePostal Administration Rules (Scotland) 2016 with a view that they be submitted to the Court of Session for consideration b

Ross McKenzie Lawyers have cautiously welcomed the new regime governing the transfer of personal data between the EU and the US.

Lord Carloway The below email on representation in the High Court was sent by the Law Society of Scotland to all court practitioners yesterday. The Law Society is looking for comments by the end of this week. The email notes the Act of Adjournal still causes the Law Society some concerns – includi

Christine McLintock The Law Society of Scotland has agreed an increase to both its recommended and mandatory minimum pay rates for trainee solicitors.

John Swinney The Scottish government has recommended that the Scottish Parliament consents to the Scotland Bill.

The Law Society of Scotland prosecuted 31 cases of misconduct before the independent Scottish Solicitors’ Discipline Tribunal (SSDT) in 2014-2015 and made 25 findings of professional misconduct. The SSDT has published its annual report for 2015. The report states that the tribunal heard and made d