News and events

A decade-long campaign by the Law Society has brought new legislation that will better protect legal services consumers and benefit Scotland’s legal sector. The Regulation of Legal Services (Scotland) Act will see the Law Society continue as the independent regulator of Scottish solicitors, while gaining new powers to act in the public interest.

The rule of law alone is not sufficient to make a state democratic, but a state which does not observe it cannot be a healthy democracy.

Pat Thom, Co-Convener of our Legal Aid Committee and Vice President of the Law Society of Scotland, reflects on her experience of giving evidence to the Scottish Parliament’s Equalities, Human Rights and Civil Justice Committee’s Inquiry on Civil Legal Aid and the implications of this important and much needed discussion.

Laura McBain, our Affiliates and Accreditations Manager and Secretary to the Accredited Paralegal Committee, reflects on the first five months of the year and the new opportunities in the pipeline.