Press releases October 2011
28 October 2011In-house Lawyers look to the future
26 October 2011The Law Society of Scotland gave oral evidence session before the Scotland Bill Committee on Tuesday, 25 October, at the Scottish Parliament.
25 October 2011Law Society reiterates its concerns over introduction of legal aid reforms
14 October 2011Law Society of Scotland vice president, Austin Lafferty, is to visit Wick on Monday, 17 October to meet Caithness solicitors.
The Society's vice president will highlight the organisation's plans for the future and its priorities for supporting its members, which are set out in its new strategy document ‘Towards 2020', at an event organised by the Caithness Faculty of solicitors.
12 October 2011A former death row inmate from Louisiana in the USA is the key note speaker at a fundraising event hosted by the Society in partnership with legal charity Amicus on Thursday, 20 October.
11 October 2011first call for debate teams and judges
06 October 2011Today’s rulings by the UK Supreme Court on the ‘Sons of Cadder’ cases, are a significant step in clarifying the rights of an accused in Scotland – says the Law Society of Scotland.
05 October 2011President Cameron Ritchie visits southern faculties
05 October 2011Legal aid proposals require careful consideration