Journal online news archive for 2017
- Posts in 2017
Judicial Appointments Board for Scotland publishes annual report
2016-17 report records refinements to recruitment procedures
Lateral partner hire for Anderson Strathern
Iain Grieve joins commercial real estate team
Solicitors may face retrospective VAT bills, accountants warn
Tribunal win lets HMRC revise treatment of electronic property searches
Lady Hale sworn in as Supreme Court President
Deputy Lord Mance and three new Justices also take oaths
More than 900 abusers disclosed under "Clare's law", police reveal
Second year of operation sees total requests top 2,000
Public boards need to raise their game, Holyrood committee claims
Letter to ministers says dissenting voices must not be silenced
Land rights statement confirms ministers' desire to diversify
"Human rights approach" also underpins vision for reform
Lords reject ministers' approach to EU Withdrawal Bill scrutiny
Report also criticises "excessively wide" delegated powers
Debtor bankruptcy applications go online only
No paper applications accepted from tomorrow
SCTS report takes forward vulnerable witness reforms
Further proposals made for children and vulnerable adults
Scottish Information Commissioner's annual report flags up challenges ahead
GDPR and human rights judgment will mean big changes in operation
Thirty lawyers appointed to housing and property tribunal chamber
Recruitment comes ahead of extension of business