2019 was the platinum anniversary of the Law Society of Scotland. Our 70th year was an opportunity to showcase the fantastic work of the Scottish legal profession, reflect on how the law and practice has progressed as well as looking to the future.
2019 was an extra special year for the legal profession because it marked 100 years since a change in the law permitted women to become lawyers for the first time. The Sex Disqualification (Removal) Act in 1919 paved the way for women to build a career as a solicitor.
You can read about what we got up to during our platinum year celebrations on the links below.
Law Society of Scotland 70th Anniversary - Scottish country dance
The fantastic 'Law Society of Scotland 70th Anniversary’ Scottish country dance was devised by our colleague Patricia Wilson, and performed by talented team members from across the Law Society at our gala dinner in June. The 'Law Society of Scotland Platinum Jig' for the dance was composed by Ewan Galloway.
Honorary member nominations
Platinum blog Ken Pritchard
Platinum blog Andrew C Ferguson
Platinum blog Caroline Pigott
Platinum blog Mark Conroy
Platinum blog Alyson Shaw
Platinum blog Rebecca Lindsay WJM Trainees
Platinum blog Michael Kusznir
Platinum blog David Findlay
Platinum blog Deborah Dillon
Platinum blog Adele Nicol
Platinum blog Tim Taylor
As part of our platinum anniversary blog series, Tim Taylor, Scottish solicitor at Hastings Legal and member of our Property and Land Law Reform Law Sub-Committee looks at the significance of Scottish Standard Clauses in the context of our 70 year history.