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Gillian Mawdsley: My experience of attending COP26

14th December 2021 | Research and policy
Gillian Mawdsley, solicitor and former Policy Executive and co-secretary of the Society's COP26 and Climate Change Working Group, writes about her experience of attending COP26 in Glasgow.

Professor Abbe Brown: My experience of attending COP26

10th December 2021 | Research and policy
Abbe Brown, Professor in Intellectual Property Law at the University of Aberdeen, is a member of our COP26 and Climate Change Working Group and Technology Committee. In her blog, Abbe writes about her experience as a delegate at COP26 in Glasgow.

"All Human, All Equal" - International Human Rights Day 2021

10th December 2021 | Research and policy , Equality and diversity | Human rights
Fiona Killen, solicitor, member of the Law Society of Scotland’s Constitutional Law Sub-Committee and formerly the Law Society’s representative on the Scottish Government’s Human Rights Leadership Taskforce, shares her thoughts to mark International Human Rights Day 2021

Journal editorial December 2021: Look after your people

8th December 2021
With business levels strong, and the job market tightening, employers will have to show they care for their staff if they want to keep them

Lawscot Wellbeing - where are all the men?

8th December 2021 | Wellbeing , Law Society news
Recently, I put out a call asking for men to get involved with our International Men’s Day campaign. Sticking with the narrative that men don’t like discussing their mental health, I was disappointed only two guys came forward.

International Day of Disabled Persons - Laura McClinton

3rd December 2021 | Equality and diversity
On International Day of Disabled Persons, we are delighted to share a blog by Laura McClinton a solicitor with Burness Paull. This blog was first published by Burness Paull to mark World Arthritis day on 12 October and is reproduced with kind permission.

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