Upcoming events

Our upcoming events are listed below including CPD & Training, sole practitioners networking meetings and dedicated events for students, trainees and newly qualified solicitors.

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Adults with Incapacity seminar CPD

10th May 2019 12:30 - 17:00 CPD & training events | Disability , Advice the elderly & powers of attorney , Mental health | Edinburgh

This new introductory level course will provide you with a comprehensive understanding of the best practice principles to be applied in current Adults with Incapacity practice.

Wellbeing roundtable for new lawyers

16th May 2019 12:15 - 14:00 New lawyers , Wellbeing

Workplaces might think they know what their junior employees want when it comes to wellbeing, but do they? Do you feel supported in your mental health at work? Join our roundtable to share your thoughts on how employers could improve.

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Technology & Conveyancing

16th May 2019 18:00 - 20:00 Sole practitioners , High Street | Edinburgh

This event will cover voluntary registration, title Investigation, KIR, Indemnity and Plans under 2012

Terminating commercial leases in Scotland seminar CPD

20th May 2019 13:00 - 17:00 CPD & training events | Houses, property and neighbours , Commercial property , Contract & property disputes , Landlord & tenant , Property litigation , Civil court work , Commercial litigation | Edinburgh

This seminar will outline the main aspects of commercial lease in Scotland and its comparison with English law, practical issues that landlords and tenants face when bringing a lease to an end, and the implications of lease termination on the obligations of both parties.

Medical negligence seminar CPD

22nd May 2019 09:00 - 13:30 CPD & training events | Medical negligence , Personal injury , Professional negligence , Road traffic | Edinburgh

During this seminar, our experts in the field will reflect on how the key principles of medical negligence have been treated in recent cases and decisions, share practical guidance and top tips for issuing effective claims, and guide you through current discussions and potential changes involving issues of damages and fees.

Commercial awareness for in-house lawyers

22nd May 2019 12:30 - 14:00 In-house lawyers | Aberdeen

Commercial awareness in an increasingly important skill for all solicitors. But what does it mean for lawyers working in-house? Andrew Todd, Group Director and Company Secretary of Springfield Properties plc will explore all facets of commercial awareness, accompanied by hands-on exercises and presentations.

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Identifying the key challenges to the legal profession – lunchtime round table | Edinburgh

24th May 2019 12:00 - 14:00 Business support , Law and technology | Edinburgh

Join us for lunch to brainstorm the big challenges in the legal profession.

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Selling a business to an Employee Ownership Trust

28th May 2019 13:00 - 14:30 Sole practitioners , High Street | Company and commercial , Employment | Inverness

Law Society of Scotland, Institute of Chartered Accountants Scotland and Co-operative Development Scotland will be hosting a roadshow entitled ‘Selling a business to an Employee Ownership Trust’. Join us at our Inverness event on 28 May.

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Kirkwall Presidential tour

28th May 2019 19:30 - 21:30 Presidential tours

The President of the Law Society of Scotland will be coming to meet with you.

Children's hearings seminar CPD

29th May 2019 09:00 - 13:10 CPD & training events | Children , Criminal court work , Family and divorce | Edinburgh

This seminar will provide a primer to the issues that solicitors need to know in order to ensure their participation at children’s hearings is as meaningful as possible as a result of the Children’s Hearings (Scotland) Act 2011.

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Selling a business to an Employee Ownership Trust

29th May 2019 09:00 - 10:30 Sole practitioners , High Street | Company and commercial , Employment | Orkney

Law Society of Scotland, Institute of Chartered Accountants Scotland and Co-operative Development Scotland will be hosting a roadshow entitled ‘Selling a business to an Employee Ownership Trust’. Join us at our Orkney event on 29 May.

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Selling a business to an Employee Ownership Trust

29th May 2019 15:00 - 17:00 Sole practitioners , High Street | Company and commercial , Employment | Shetland

Law Society of Scotland, Institute of Chartered Accountants Scotland and Co-operative Development Scotland will be hosting a roadshow entitled ‘Selling a business to an Employee Ownership Trust’. Join us at our Lerwick event on 29 May.