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Our members' welfare is always a key priority for us and in light of current circumstances, we are keen to offer our support in terms of signposting to the relevant experts and guidance on our shared regulatory obligations.

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£2.2 million package of financial support

A reduction in the practising certificate fee, accounts fee and client protection fund contribution are all part of our package to support individuals and firms through the COVID-19 outbreak.

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We are working with partners in the Scottish legal sector and closely monitoring official advice and updates from Scottish Government and NHS to ensure that we are acting in accordance with the latest guidance to protect the health, safety and wellbeing of our employees, members and stakeholders.
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Simple procedure claims can be submitted online and in paper

Law Society news 2nd July 2020

After discusions with the Law Society, Scottish Courts and Tribunals Service have confirmed that simple procedure claims can still be submitted by both paper and online.

Hearts, Partick relegation dispute sent to arbitration

Legal news 3rd July 2020

Judge rules SFA articles apply on clubs' complaint of unfair prejudice

Law exams vs home school: Life as a law student mum in lockdown

Blogs & opinions 30th June 2020

Zoe Workman, a LLB student at Stirling University, reveals what it's like to home school three primary-age children, while also studying for her law exams during the lockdown.

Dealing with Digital Evidence in Police Forensic Reports (Free Live Webinar)

Event 7th July 2020 11:00 - 12:00

This webinar will help you to understand the challenges created by police forensic reports, the probability of errors and omissions in these reports and the reason why they should be scrutinised as early as possible.


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