Professional practice updates - August 2017

Scottish Government Budget raises concerns about sustainability of legal aid

Professional practice updates - August 2017

The UK’s national fraud and cybercrime reporting centre, ActionFraud, has warned that Lloyds customers should be on the lookout for a new sophisticated fraud involving fake bank letters.

Professional practice updates - August 2017

Sarah Beattie, a student at the University of Dundee, explains how she got to grips with the challenge of tackling the diploma in professional legal practice.

Professional practice updates - August 2017

We speak to Professor Alan Miller, Special Envoy of the Global Alliance of National Human Rights Institutions, on International Human Rights Day 2016

Professional practice updates - August 2017

The Society has taken action to seek clarity on how certain types of legal complaints should be handled

Professional practice updates - August 2017

School pupils from across Scotland successfully debated the pros and cons of holding referendums to win through to the next stage of the Law Society of Scotland’s national debating tournament.

Professional practice updates - August 2017

Read the latest news from the Scottish legal profession in our December 2016 Lawscot News

Professional practice updates - August 2017

Proposed Football Act (Repeal) (Scotland) Bill, the impacts of Brexit on Justice and Security and the Future of Forestry in Scotland and more.

Professional practice updates - August 2017

Due to routine improvement work to our website, some of our online services will be unavailable temporarily between 1pm on Thursday 15 December and 10am on Monday 19 December 2016.

Professional practice updates - August 2017

Ruthven Gemmell has been elected as president of the Council of Bars and Law Societies of Europe

Professional practice updates - August 2017

The Law Society of Scotland picked up the Leading Light Innovation award at the recently-held inaugural Scottish Cyber Awards in Edinburgh.

Professional practice updates - August 2017

The Law Society of Scotland has praised the Scottish Government for taking a ‘ground breaking’ approach in its new plan, ‘A Fairer Scotland for Disabled People’.