Aquaculture and Fisheries Bill passes final stage

Provisions aim to balance farmed and wild fisheries interests

Tods Murray appoints new family law head

Lucy Metcalf succeeds Elaine Brailsford

England & Wales lawyers unite against legal aid cuts

Solicitor and Bar groups to oppose consultation proposals

Commission presents draft Bankruptcy Act

Consolidation would make law coherent again

DWF Biggart Baillie in redundancy consultations

Twelve under scrutiny for duplicate roles

Grayling turns down will writing regulation proposal

"Not been shown to be best solution": decision notice

SLAB offers contracting discussions while holding back some papers

Freedom of information exception for policy formation invoked

Court rules aim to speed up family cases

Case management introduced to meet Supreme Court criticisms

Conviction quashed for lack of reasons by sheriff

Stated case failed to explain crucial inference

SRA fears large firm business failures

More English practices identified "in significant financial difficulties”

SCS considers Highland justice centre

Feasibility study underway for Inverness area

Pinsent Masons partner becomes Green Investment Bank GC

Euan McVicar moves to Edinburgh HQ