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Update from the Office of the Public Guardian - Public Guardian’s fees to increase on 1 April 2024

As with previous months, the Journal brings you the latest decisions from the SSDT

The Scottish Arbitration Centre has been nominated for the Global Arbitration Review (GAR) Equal Representation in Arbitration (ERA) Pledge Award at the 2024 GAR Awards.

SPONSORED: Jack Grant & Co Notice re: will of the late Stephen Paul Cheyne

It has been one year since the inaugural Festival of Legal Possibilities. The event highlighted the ever more varied legal career options and called for the legal sector to pick up the pace on diversity.

The Willy’s Chocolate Experience ‘farce’ made headlines and continues to do so. Is this a classic case for solatium in damages for breach of contract?

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.

The Scottish Criminal Cases Review Commission share their top tips on how to best assist your clients in obtaining the right result when bringing applications.

Work experience is a rite of passage for any aspiring solicitor or advocate. This diary entry showcases the observations made from inside a courtroom.

With AI beginning to impact the more traditional contract management systems, it is argued that these tools help support and improve efficiencies if only they were adopted.

Sheila Webster, President, and Diane McGiffen, Chief Executive of the Law Society, have shared their thoughts on the importance of International Women’s Day, who the female trailblazers are and the continuous strive towards gender equality.

The Foundation’s trustees have invited applications for grants and scholarships to both post-grad and under-grad students, as well as those already practising law to support studies as well as purchasing equipment.

In honour of International Womens Day, Cashroom is proud to shine a spotlight on some of the remarkable females within our business.

One vacancy has arisen for a solicitor member of the Scottish Solicitors’ Discipline Tribunal (SSDT) . The deadline for all applications is Tuesday 19th March at 12noon.

In recent years considerable attention has been paid to the potential for land in Scotland to generate benefits by utilising and enhancing, rather than diminishing, our natural capital.

February was another month of award wins, promotions, appointments and career changes. Don’t forget to email us your news, so we can include it next month.

Following our interview with Sir Alexander McCall Smith last month, we wanted to share his top recommendations. The list includes poetry collections and novels set in Edinburgh (of course!).

It’s March 2020 and the country begins to shut down, with the profession becoming agile overnight – what impact did it have back then, and how has that shaped the way we work now?

Scope creep can be a real headache. Lockton share their top tips to help you avoid it or at the very least prevent work becoming substantially more onerous than planned.

With the advent of a new-look Journal, a new editor and new publishers, there is a great opportunity to help shape the future of the Law Society’s Journal.

Public Policy Highlights February 2024

We speak to newly knighted Sir Alexander McCall Smith about how his legal background inspired his remarkable career as a novelist.

After a bit of a rocky start to 2024, it’s back to the usual busy diary for the President.

Notice issued by Andrew K. Price Solicitors for anyone holding or having knowledge of a Will by Miss Jean Allison Turner deceased.