The Law Society of Scotland’s International Committee has met for the first time, bringing members together from locations across the globe including Oman, France, the United States, Norway and the United Kingdom.

Women Who Work is a non-profit organisation that aims to support women in professional services to return to work after maternity leave. If you, a colleague or friend is heading off on maternity leave soon or about to return to work, or you're a HR team helping to support maternity returners, found out more about how this network can help.

Employers have a legal duty to take reasonable steps to prevent workplace sexual harassment and from October 2026, they will be under a new stricter anticipatory duty to an "all reasonable steps" requirement along with the introduction of employment liability for harassment by third parties. Donna Reynolds, Legal Director at Kennedys, will explain what “all reasonable steps” might mean in practice. Additionally, other areas such as third party sexual harassment claims against senior staff and directors will also be considered.