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We have urged the House of Lords to support proposals to protect confidentiality between lawyers and clients under the Investigatory Powers Bill, which begins its committee stage today, Monday 11 July.

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Mark Thorley and Jim Stephenson, partners at Thorley Stephenson and members of the Law Society’s Legal Aid Committee, explain why they've completed the independent legal aid financial survey.

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Read the latest news from the Scottish legal profession in our July 2016 Bulletin

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Immigration and asylum tribunal fees, the minimum age of criminal responsibility, the proposed secondary market for pension annuities, and more.

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We speak to Rosalind McInnes from the BBC

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There will be a number of vacancies for new solicitor members on the Scottish Solicitors’ Discipline Tribunal (SSDT) later this year.

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The Society has responded to Scottish Government proposals for a no-blame redress scheme for the healthcare sector

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Graeme McWilliams, Legal Adviser at Standard Life, has been appointed as convener of the Law Society of Scotland’s In-house Lawyers Committee (ILC).

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We'd like to bring together solicitors from a BME background to discuss how the Society could offer support to those members.

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The legal and technology sectors joined forces for Scotland’s first legal hackathon, Tech4justice in June 2016.

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Letitia is one of our trainee bloggers from Brodies LLP. Originally from York, Letitia obtained her first degree in English from the University of St Andrews, before moving to Edinburgh for the LLB and Diploma.

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