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The Law Society of Scotland has welcomed the Scottish Government’s proposed criminal procedure reforms for the introduction of a new domestic abuse offence and warned that the courts may have to anticipate the need for additional resources.

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The Law Society of Scotland has welcomed plans to raise the age of criminal responsibility following a statement in the...

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The Society has responded to the publication of the Scottish Legal Aid Board’s annual report which shows a drop in legal aid spending.

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In light of recent reported cases, we would like to remind members that we have guidance on the terms of Rule B1.5, Proper Instructions, namely that a member must be satisfied when taking instructions from a client that the client does in fact have capacity to give instructions in relation to that matter.

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Emily is a first-year trainee from Brodies LLP. Her first seat is in the Commercial Services Division. Emily obtained her LLB and Diploma from the University of Dundee.

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John Brannigan studied at the University of Glasgow and completed his traineeship at Gallen & Co Solicitors.

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The Society has responded to the House of Lords EU Home Affairs Sub-Committee's Inquiry on the future of EU-UK security and police co-operation

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As part of our ongoing work to refresh the anti-money laundering (AML) resources we make available to the profession, we have recently added an example ‘AML Risk Assessment Form’, which can be downloaded and used by member firms.

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Nominations for vice president-elect announced

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The Law Society of Scotland has launched a Christmas campaign for its new charity, the Lawscot Foundation, today, Thursday 24 November.

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Each year the Law Society works with Ipsos MORI to carry out research with our members. The 2016 research commences on Monday 28 November 2016.

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Katy Forrest, a third year LLB student at the University of Stirling, discusses various techniques law students can use to deal with stress.