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Martyn Evans An independent review of legal aid has been announced by the Scottish government.

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How effectively public sector fraud and error is tackled in Scotland will be examined by the Scottish Parliament’s Public Audit and Post Legislative Scrutiny Committee as it undertakes its first ever piece of post-legislative scrutiny. The committee will focus on the sections of the Criminal Justi

Neil Stevenson The Scottish Legal Complaints Commission (SLCC) has welcomed the Scottish government’s Draft Gender Equality on Public Boards (Scotland) Bill, but pointed to three issues that need further consideration.

Mike Dailly Govan Law Centre is sending a team of five legal experts to Dundee tomorrow to provide legal services for tenants who are living in cold, damp homes which are difficult to heat or in need of repair.

Macfadyen Lecture 2017 – 9 March 2017 6:00pm Royal Society of Edinburgh

Brian Moore Maclay Murray & Spens LLP (MMS) jumped a place in the list of Scotland's top dealmakers, with work on two of the biggest acquisitions of 2016 helping to cement its position as the only Scottish-headquartered firm in the top five.

Suzanne Moir DWF has been appointed to advise the Scottish government on the delivery of its Digital Infrastructure Action Plan, which includes the Reaching 100% Superfast Broadband Coverage Programme (R100).

Ledingham Chalmers is sponsoring 2017’s first Inverness Business Briefing. A spokesperson for the firm said: "From our Inverness office in Beechwood Business Park, we are trusted advisers for business clients ranging from sole traders to global organisations including those operating in key sector

Annabelle Ewing A bill to reform contract law on third party rights has been introduced to Parliament.

Roseanna Cunningham A new code of practice for hunts is to be developed by the Scottish government following Lord Bonomy’s review into fox hunting.

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A man accused of housebreaking against whom solemn proceedings were dropped following an appeal against a sheriff’s decision to extend the 12-month time bar has had a further appeal refused after he claimed that the Crown “acted oppressively” by prosecuting him on summary complaint over the sa

Andrew Smith QC The landmark judgment by the Supreme Court on informed consent to medical treatment has been explored in an article by the Faculty of Advocates’ Andrew Smith QC, in the prestigious BJOG International Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology.