GDPR privacy by design and default

Our President Alison Atack has called for a recharge in the debate around administrative justice at a stakeholder event, Shaping the Future of Administrative Justice in Scotland; Where do we go from here? held in Edinburgh on Wednesday 27 March.

GDPR privacy by design and default

Scottish solicitors from both the east and west coasts are being invited to stand for nomination to the Law Society of Scotland’s Council.

GDPR privacy by design and default

Do you know an in-house legal star? Nominations for the 2019 In-house Rising Star Award are now open.

GDPR privacy by design and default

Calum Shepherd, Service Owner for Scotland’s Land Information Service (ScotLIS) at Registers of Scotland (RoS), keeps us up to date with the latest developments on the service.

GDPR privacy by design and default

The team behind PLD, who provide our mentoring platform software, explain the many benefits of being a mentee when you're trying to meet a professional goal, and why you should consider signing up to our career development mentoring scheme.

GDPR privacy by design and default

As the popularity of design thinking in business gathers momentum Craig Allan, Legal Counsel in the Outsourcing, Technology & IP legal team at RBS, discusses what it means and how it can be applied to legal services.

GDPR privacy by design and default

We welcome the Ministerial announcement of an independent review of the Mental Health (Care and Treatment) (Scotland) Act 2003.

GDPR privacy by design and default

One of our solicitor members has reported being the subject of a scam, involving a road traffic accident referral arrangement in the hope that other Scottish solicitors will not fall foul of the same or similar fraud.

GDPR privacy by design and default

Neil Brannigan, a second-year law student at the University of Stirling explains why Street Law is a fantastic outreach opportunity to become involved with while studying law.

GDPR privacy by design and default

Our first Admissions Ceremony of the year took place at the Signet Library in Edinburgh this morning with 58 new solicitors being admitted to the profession.

GDPR privacy by design and default

Here are some of the key questions our panel received from a recent information session for prospective mentors.

GDPR privacy by design and default

We have been made aware of a current wave of fraudulent client emails requesting change of bank details. Scottish solicitors, paralegals and cash room staff should be on alert.