Pupils from four Scottish schools through to final of national debating tournament

Read the latest news from the Scottish legal profession in our December 2015 Bulletin.

Pupils from four Scottish schools through to final of national debating tournament

Abusive Behaviour and Sexual Harm (Scotland) Bill, Apologies (S) Bill amendments, Unjustified threats on intellectual property rights, and more.

Pupils from four Scottish schools through to final of national debating tournament

We have been made aware that at least one Scottish firm has been receiving scam letters from a company called 'UK Data Control' who claim to be based in Hamburg.

Pupils from four Scottish schools through to final of national debating tournament

John is one of our trainee bloggers from Brodies LLP. John grew up in Coatbridge, in North Lanarkshire, and attended the University of Glasgow for his LLB, spending time abroad at the Universities of Toronto, Connecticut and Cagliari.

Pupils from four Scottish schools through to final of national debating tournament

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

Pupils from four Scottish schools through to final of national debating tournament

Eilidh Wiseman and Graham Matthews nominated to become president and vice president in 2016

Pupils from four Scottish schools through to final of national debating tournament

This year representatives from the In-house Lawyers Committee walked the Glasgow and Edinburgh Legal Walks. Graeme McWilliams writes on his experience of joining the Edinburgh walk.

Pupils from four Scottish schools through to final of national debating tournament

Report from the Society's flagship conference Law in Scotland 2015, which took place on 2 October.

Pupils from four Scottish schools through to final of national debating tournament

The In-House Lawyers' Group held its annual general meeting on 2 October 2015.

Pupils from four Scottish schools through to final of national debating tournament

Rob Marrs, senior policy and development manager at the Society, turns his attention to how to deal with the inevitable misteaks you’ll make as a trainee solicitor. Or mistakes, rather.

Pupils from four Scottish schools through to final of national debating tournament

The Law Society of Scotland believes that proposed regulations for letting agents in Scotland could lead to an unnecessary cost to the public by creating an unnecessary dual regulatory regime for Scotland’s solicitors.

Pupils from four Scottish schools through to final of national debating tournament

The following is important information about protecting your business from fraudsters who continue to target the solicitor profession and its transactions.