Tag: The Law Society of Scotland

The Law Society of Scotland has condemned the UK Government for its use of dismissive references to the legal profession as “lefty lawyers", while the Dean of the Faculty of Advocates has written to...

Pupils from the Royal High and Clifton Hall schools have got through to the semi-finals of the debating tournament run by the Law Society of Scotland.128 teams took part in the opening rounds of...

 Ahead of giving evidence to the Scottish Parliament's Equal Opportunities Committee as part of its Women and Work Inquiry, Joyce Cullen, Convener of the Law Society of Scotland's Employment Law Committee has today commented...

Solicitors have voted in favour of the principle of changing the current practice whereby a solicitor can act for both buyer and mortgage lender in property transactions.At the Law Society's annual general meeting today,...

Solicitors from across Scotland  reaffirmed their concerns over government plans to introduce contributions in criminal legal aid, describing the proposals as 'regressive, unworkable, unfair and a risk to our system of justice' at a...

James Gillespie's High School is the latest school to benefit from Dundas & Wilson's strong commitment to legal education in schools.Teachers at Gillespie's receive weekly citizenship materials thanks to sponsorship  from the firm and...

Brand and Intellectual Property design, planning and assessment, will be at the heart of discussions at the World Intellectual Property Day 2011 conference in Edinburgh on Thursday 21 April. Organised by the Law Society...

MSPs voted unanimously to pass The Patients Rights (Scotland) Bill today.The Law Society of Scotland agrees with the general principles of the Bill which was introduced by Nicola Sturgeon, Cabinet Secretary for Health &...

The Law Society of Scotland believes that despite containing useful information for property buyers, Home Reports are not helping sales.The Law Society gathered the views from its members across Scotland to compile a response...

The Scottish Legal Complaints Commission (SLCC) laid its second Annual Report before the Scottish Parliament today. The report covers the period from 1 July 2009 until 30 June 2010 and highlights the number and types of...

Online shopping was given a boost by the extreme weather conditions before Christmas. The Law Society of Scotland has advised consumers to be aware of their rights when it comes to returning any unwanted...

High street solicitor, Austin Lafferty, is to become the new Vice-President of the Law Society of Scotland following a ballot of the members of the Society's Council. Austin Lafferty was declared the winner of the...

Law Society of Scotland president Jamie Millar said that the founding principles for ensuring access to justice must remain at the forefront of a mature debate on cuts to Scotland’s justice bill.His comments followed...

Reform of the legal services marketplace, which has now cleared the final stage of the Scottish parliamentary process, will allow solicitors to explore new business opportunities, according to the Law Society of Scotland.The Legal...

The Daily Record reports that a man has been arrested in Australia for the attempted murder of the former Chief Accountant of The Law Society of Scotland.The profession was shocked when Leslie Cumming was...