Ethics & professional responsibility
Meet Kevin Lang — new interim CEO of Law Society of Scotland
Law Society of Scotland executive director Kevin Lang has been appointed as interim chief executive at the professional body and regulator of Scottish solicitors.
What the Supreme Court's decision in For Women Scotland's appeal means
Front page news rarely does statutory interpretation make, writes Joshua King, but the case of For Women Scotland Ltd v The Scottish Ministers was different.
Thelma and Louise, risk management and 9 reasons you should put the 'super' into supervision
Matthew Thomson and Anna Forsyth from Lockton discuss supervision from a risk management perspective.
Don't lose sleep - 9 tips to cut the risk and get your file management system in order
So how do we try to ensure better sleep? One way is to put procedures in place to take away the feeling of dread that a file has grown dusty.
Why pastoral tutoring for young Scottish solicitors should matter to you
In a world where academic pressure is intensifying, the need for pastoral care has never been more urgent, says Dr Temitope Omotola Odusanya.
We are family - a guide to risk management for family solicitors
When it comes to managing risk, there are some pain points that can be more acute in certain practice areas. Here, Anna Forsyth and Matthew Thomson from Lockton shine the spotlight on family law.
SSDT Decision: Lochrie
The Scottish Solictors' Disciplinary Tribunal has issued their latest decision, in relation to Stephen Richard Lochrie.
Social mobility: surviving or thriving
In a thought-provoking presentation on Day 1 of the 2024 Annual Conference, Lindsay Jack, Head of Diversity, Careers, and Outreach at the Society, and Ayanda Ngobeni, a diploma student at the University of Edinburgh and an incoming trainee at CMS, discussed crucial topics related to social mobility within the legal profession.
Service standards and risk management (part 2)
Better understand the importance of ensuring compliance with the Law Society’s Service Standard, in the final instalment of these articles.
Service standards and risk management
Understand the importance of ensuring compliance with the Law Society’s Service Standard, in the first of two articles with Lockton.
The latest SSDT decision
Take a look at the latest decision published by the Scottish Solicitor’s Disciplinary Tribunal.
Know it, see it, avoid it
The latest article from Lockton covers the important topic of spotting conflicts of interest and a reminder that ‘if it feels wrong, it probably is’.
Contempt of court cases continued
The Scottish Legal Complaints Commission was in court last month bringing proceedings against two solicitors who had failed to comply with statutory requests for information.
SSDT decisions: year in review
According to the latest Annual Report from the Scottish Solicitors’ Discipline Tribunal, the Tribunal heard and made decisions in 47 cases in the year 2022-2023.
Scottish Solicitors' Discipline Tribunal Decisions - January 2024 Update
The Scottish Solicitors’ Discipline Tribunal (SSDT) is an independent body which mainly deals with serious disciplinary issues that arise from time to time within the Scottish legal profession.
The SSDT provides The Journal, via The Law Society of Scotland with the recent decisions.