Law Society news archive for June 2018
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Five reasons why you should take a seat in litigation (even if you don’t want to be a litigation lawyer)
Catriona Hepburn, a second year trainee at Brodies, discusses the five main reasons she believes a seat in litigation is a must.
Data Protection Act 2018 and GDPR
Laura Irvine, partner at Davidson Chalmers Stewart solicitors and author of our 'Guide to GDPR', discusses how change in the final wording of the Data Protection Act 2018 will help solicitors when dealing with third party subject access requests.
£15 voucher for telling us what you think
We want solicitors, trainee solicitors and accredited paralegals to come along to one of our focus groups and tell us what they think of our email communications.
Peebles pupils win national debating tournament
Mhairi Sinclair and Helen Whalley from Peebles High School won the final of the Law Society of Scotland’s Donald Dewar Memorial Debating Tournament last night, Thursday 7 June and earned the title of Scotland’s best young debaters.
Pupils from four Scottish schools through to final of national debating tournament
Pupils from four Scottish schools are preparing for the final of this year’s Donald Dewar memorial debating tournament.
Benefit sanctions are failing to treat claimants with dignity
The Law Society has said that benefit sanctions are failing to treat claimants with dignity in its latest consultation response
Solicitors agree first PC fee rise in nine years
A modest rise in the cost of practising as a Scottish solicitor has been agreed following an eight-year freeze.
New president takes up the reins at the Law Society of Scotland
Alison Atack took over the presidency from Graham Matthews at today’s meeting of the Law Society’s decision-making Council, while Falkirk-based solicitor, John Mulholland, became the new Vice President.
