Digby Brown creates chief executive post

Fraser Oliver takes up role under reorganisation

Carstairs smoking ban ruled unlawful

Decision "flawed in every possible way", judge holds

Further land and rural partner for Thorntons

Linsey Barclay Smith joins from Turcan Connell

Consultation opens on offender rehabilitation rules

Ministers have no firm proposals yet on way forward

Former partner returns to head new Morton Fraser team

Gordon Kerr to be director of employee mobility unit

Leave should be required for Supreme Court appeals, Faculty argues

Response to consultation says court should decide whether case suitable

ESPC draws fire for compulsory marketing rule

New agreement means all member firm properties must be marketed in centre

MSPs support Referendum Bill framework

Stage 1 approval for bill on conduct of independence poll

Care worker fails in negligence claim based on social worker affair

Employers not liable for alleged harm caused to "vulnerable" person

CPP card protection compensation scheme agreed

Customers will have to vote ahead of High Court approval

Dean's ruling allows counsel to appear without solicitor

New practice only applies if counsel properly instructed

Solicitor struck off for deception and no practising certificate

Colin Wilson guilty of "significant misrepresentations"