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Judge flags up lawyers' duties under new judicial review procedure

Proper preparation necessary for procedural hearing stage

Scottish courts score again in user survey

Overall satisfaction rating for services at 89%

Legal aid spending falling, SLAB annual report reveals

Criminal caseflow changes and lower civil takeup behind 8% drop

Inverness to be given new justice centre

Funding approved for purpose built hub over next three years

Society hits out at fresh legal aid cuts

"Unrealistic" budget proposes lowest cash total for over 20 years

Make tribunal rules easy for lay people to follow, Faculty urges

Consultation response calls for clarity in appeal time limits

Holyrood passes Fatal Accidents and Sudden Deaths Bill

Contested amendments but unopposed stage 3 passage for Government bill

Sheriff Appeal Court to allow email motions in civil cases

Practitioners should register email address this week

Breach of interdict authority overruled as appeal held competent

Appellant does not require to petition nobile officium

Civil proofs could rely on video evidence, Lord Carloway believes

Keynote address maps out future for court procedure

Sheriff simple procedure rules go out to consultation

Implementation planned for November 2016

Accounting claim against solicitors following fraud held time barred

Judge not satisfied on averments of reasonable diligence