Law Society news
Glasgow set to welcome 2015 Commonwealth Law Conference
Glasgow is preparing to welcome one of the most prestigious conferences on the international legal calendar, the 19th Commonwealth Law Conference.
Edinburgh siblings become solicitors
A brother and sister from Edinburgh have been admitted as Scottish solicitors on the same day.
Law Society unveils Scotland’s first national memorial for WWI lawyers
The Law Society of Scotland has unveiled the first national memorial to the Scottish lawyers who served and died in the First World War.
SDLT returns for Scottish transactions with an effective date before 1 April 2015 – Scottish local authority codes
Advice on pre 1 April SDLT returns received from HMRC
Aspiring members of Law Society Council could shape the future of the profession
Nominations are now open for solicitors hoping to join the Law Society of Scotland’s decision making body.
First Scottish sign up to support Law Society Smartcard
Leading searching, postal and document management services provider First Scottish have signed up to support the roll out of the Law Society’s new Smartcard.
LBTT and SLfT replace SDLT and UK Landfill tax from today 1 April
Today Land and Buildings Transaction Tax (LBTT) will replace Stamp Duty Land Tax (SDLT) on transactions involving land in Scotland and Scottish Landfill Tax will replace UK Landfill tax on landfill in Scotland.
Society to invite tenders for digital conveyancing portal
The Society is to invite tenders for the potential development of a digital property portal.
Law Society launches new video for first time buyers
'7 steps to your new home' helps explain the process of buying a house in Scotland for first time buyers
April 2015 Bulletin
Read the latest news from the Scottish legal profession in our April Bulletin.
Bogus banks calls - April 2015
We have been made aware of a number of recent 'bogus bank calls' which coincides with the release of a further warning from the SRA to solicitors in England & Wales.
Trainee blog - Andrew Gibson
Andrew Gibson is one of our new trainee bloggers. He’s one of three trainees from Brodies LLP who’ll be contributing to the blog.
The only way to renew your PC is online
For the first time, every Scottish solicitor will have to renew their practising certificate online, the Law Society of Scotland has announced.
Local pupils win through to national debating tournament final
Local school pupils have won through to the final of the Law Society of Scotland’s national debating tournament after pitting their wits against schools across the country.
Brussels Agenda - March 2015
This is the Brussels office's monthly electronic newsletter. It summarises EU developments of interest to solicitors and their clients. It covers developments in EU law that affect professional practice and the way solicitors run their firms.
Lawyer-client confidentiality must be protected by judicial oversight
Communications between lawyers and their clients must not be intercepted except in exceptional circumstances and under warrant authorised by a court of law, the Law Society of Scotland said today, 25 March.
Who'd want to be a criminal legal aid lawyer these days?
Matthew Thomson, solicitor and legal aid policy officer at the Law Society of Scotland scans the criminal legal aid landscape and looks at the challenges and motivation for today’s practitioners.
The Word on the High Street March 2015
The spring edition of the newsletter for all practitioners working in the small and medium sized firms which make up the backbone of the profession.
Training yourself for a legal traineeship
Rob Marrs gives a warts-and-all account of what to expect when you start a legal traineeship.
Law Society of Scotland welcomes new equal pay transparency
The Law Society of Scotland has welcomed legislation which will require employers to publish what they pay their male and female staff.
Growing optimism among Scotland’s solicitors
Scottish solicitors are showing greater confidence in the future of their profession according to a recent Law Society of Scotland survey.
Law Society comment on the SSDT annual report
The Society comments on the Scottish Solicitors’ Discipline Tribunal 2014 annual report.
Review presents an important opportunity to examine trial procedure
Ian Cruickshank, convener of the Law Society of Scotland Criminal Law Committee, responds to the publication of the Scottish Court Service Evidence and Procedure Review
Scam using the name ‘Carter Legal Associates’
We’re aware of a scam firm who have been claiming to be solicitors called Carter Legal Associates.