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Telephone: 0131 226 8896
Email: profprac@lawscot.org.uk

For accounts rules advice
Telephone: 0131 226 8897
Email: fincomp@lawscot.org.uk

For the application process
Telephone: 0131 476 8367
Email: member.registration@lawscot.org.uk

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We run training throughout the year for members who are running their own practices. These include:

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Email: cpd@lawscot.org.uk 
Telephone: 0131 476 8165

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