GDPR privacy by design and default
GDPR privacy by design and default
Pupils from schools across Scotland are getting ready to debate the pros and cons of the internet in the opening rounds of the Law Society of Scotland’s annual debating tournament.
GDPR privacy by design and default
Responding to the Scotland Bill being passed by the House of Commons tonight, Christine McLintock, President of the Law Society of Scotland said: “The passing of this important constitutional bill in the House of Commons is a significant milestone in its parliamentary journey.
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In the week that Scotland’s new Sheriff Appeal Court held its first sitting, Matthew Thomson, solicitor and legal aid policy officer at the Society looks at fee arrangements for legal aid work at the new court and elsewhere and the impact on solicitors, their clients and wider society.
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We’ve received a report that a client of Mitchells Roberts, a law firm in Glasgow, had been contacted by phone by a bogus caller claiming to be from the firm.
GDPR privacy by design and default
Outreach work in schools, mentoring and reviewing the current skill set for sheriffs and judges could help create a more diverse judiciary in Scotland.
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The Law Society of Scotland has published its 2015-2016 annual plan which sets out the targets for the first year of its new five-year strategy, ‘Leading Legal Excellence’.
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Read the latest news from the Scottish legal profession in our November Bulletin.
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English Votes for English Laws, Enquiry into EU Reform and the EU Referendum, Smoking Prohibition (Children in Motor Vehicles) (Scotland) Bill, and more.
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Our Guidance on Letters of Obligation and Advance Notices states inter alia...
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After graduating from Durham University with a degree in German and Spanish, Kathryn returned to her native Edinburgh for the LLB and Diploma. She is now a second-year trainee at Brodies and is currently working in the Insurance & Risk litigation team, having spent her first seat in Commercial Property.
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John Brannigan studied at the University of Glasgow and completed his traineeship at Gallen & Co Solicitors.
GDPR privacy by design and default
Sheriff court solemn practice; the new Sheriff Appeal Court; our continued call for the inflationary uprating of fees; implementation of the Criminal Justice Bill in relation to the police station duty scheme; solemn legal aid – interim payments; our discussions with SLAB about appointed solicitor ABWOR