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Christine McLintock Christine McLintock, president of the Law Society of Scotland delivered the Aberdeen Law Project’s Annual Lecture last month on “Access to justice in the 21st century”.

David Buchanan-Cook The Scottish Legal Complaints Commission (SLCC) is to host a roundtable on the application of disciplinary sanctions on lawyers in Scotland.

John Swinney Legislation to give the Scottish Fiscal Commission a permanent basis in statute and ensure its independence has been passed by the Scottish Parliament today.

Michael Matheson Applications for special measures for vulnerable witnesses have risen sharply in the wake of changes introduced last year. To the end of February this year there have been 3,400 applications for special measures.

Giles Murphy A new survey of law firms across Great Britain has found that most managing partners and leadership figures do not receive enough strategic support.

Joe FitzPatrick The Scottish Parliament has passed legislation meant to “increase transparency” in lobbying by creating a register on which dealings between lobbyists and politicians must be recorded.

Neil Richardson Police Scotland should have no involvement in an investigation into whether it acted criminally by spying on one of its detectives according to MSPs.

John Swinney New legislation introducing a tax supplement on purchases of additional residential properties has been passed by the Scottish Parliament.

Michael Matheson The Scottish government has agreed to make legal aid available for the families involved in the 2014 Glasgow bin lorry tragedy.

Professor Lorne Crerar Harper Macleod has won a tender to work with the Care Inspectorate in respect of litigation matters. The appointment is the latest in a succession of high-profile tender wins under the new Scottish Government Legal Services Framework.

A challenge to the Scottish government's plan to appoint a named guardian to every child in the country will be heard in the Supreme Court today. Four charities and three individuals lodged an appeal after the Court of Session twice rejected their case. The Supreme Court hearing is expected to last

Martin Darroch The corporate team at Harper Macleod enjoyed a record year in 2015, seeing it ranked in the top three dealmakers in Scotland.

Gordon MacRae Humanists have launched an education campaign called Enlighten Up, calling on the Scottish government to stop allowing unelected religious representatives to sit on council education committees.

Standing, (L-R): Gillian Gibbons and Petra Grunenberg Sitting (L-R): Gail Clarke, Hazel Anderson, Jennifer Douglas, Ellen Eunson Blackadders has announced the appointment of Gillian Gibbons and the promotion of Ellen Eunson as directors in their rural land and business team.

Neil Collar The Scottish government’s ongoing consultation on the future of planning in Scotland presents a “golden opportunity” for the private and public sectors to work in partnership to tackle the shortage of new homes, a housebuilding conference hosted by Brodies LLP heard.