Skip to content
Law Society of Scotland
Search
Find a Solicitor
Contact us
About us
Sign in
Search
Find a Solicitor
Contact us
About us
Sign in
  • For members

    • For members

    • CPD & Training

    • Membership and fees

    • Rules and guidance

    • Regulation and compliance

    • Journal

    • Business support

    • Career growth

    • Member benefits

    • Professional support

    • Lawscot Wellbeing

    • Lawscot Sustainability

  • News and events

    • News and events

    • Law Society news

    • Blogs & opinions

    • CPD & Training

    • Events

  • Qualifying and education

    • Qualifying and education

    • Qualifying as a Scottish solicitor

    • Career support and advice

    • Our work with schools

    • Funding your education

    • Social mobility

  • Research and policy

    • Research and policy

    • Research

    • Influencing the law and policy

    • Equality and diversity

    • Our international work

    • Legal Services Review

    • Meet the Policy team

  • For the public

    • For the public

    • What solicitors can do for you

    • Making a complaint

    • Client protection

    • Find a Solicitor

    • Frequently asked questions

    • Your Scottish solicitor

  • About us

    • About us

    • Contact us

    • Who we are

    • Our strategy, reports and plans

    • Help and advice

    • Our standards

    • Work with us

    • Our logo and branding

    • Equality and diversity

  1. Home
  2. News and events
  3. Blogs & opinions

Blogs & opinions

You are currently filtering for: law-society-of-scotland
Clear filter

View from Wick

18th October 2011 | law society of scotland
Austin Lafferty's faculty visit to Caithness

ABS lift-off

14th October 2011 | law society of scotland , professional regulation
Society wants to share draft handbook with those interested in setting up in Scotland

Peace reigns

24th September 2011 | law society of scotland
But member engagement at SGM low as a result

2020 vision

23rd September 2011 | law society of scotland
Society's objectives set out for today's SGM

Access to justice: speaking in the public interest

14th September 2011 | civil litigation , criminal law , law society of scotland
Vice President explains the role of the Society’s Access to Justice Committee

Leaner and fitter

9th September 2011 | law society of scotland
New look magazine set to make an impact

Conference call to action

8th September 2011 | law society of scotland
"One Profession" event highlights opportunities in the years ahead

Living on the digital economy

27th August 2011 | intellectual property , law society of scotland
Society's IP debate highlights attitude problem to rights protection

Salmond brings unity

16th June 2011 | government-administration , law society of scotland
Rare joint statement by President and Dean shows importance of issue

Discrimination: bad for business

1st June 2011 | employment , law society of scotland
Society will lead in tackling negative perceptions of the profession by ethnic minority solicitors

Dealing with the new Parliament

12th May 2011 | government-administration , law society of scotland
Society wants to continue constructive relationship in dealing with legal issues

Messages for an audience

14th April 2011 | government-administration , law society of scotland
Panelists at Society's hustings manage to connect with reality (most of the time)

In search of a constitution

7th April 2011 | law society of scotland
What does counsel's opinion mean for the talks in progress?

Not quite square one

25th March 2011 | law society of scotland
Outcome of constitution debate suggests room to move forward

SLAS comments on Society's response

22nd March 2011 | law society of scotland
Law Agents' rejoinder on criticisms of new draft constitution

Society responds to SLAS on constitution

18th March 2011 | law society of scotland
A reply to the Law Agents' five heads of concern

Glasgow v The Rest?

18th March 2011 | criminal law , law society of scotland
What might the GBA achieve with different representative bodies?

SLAS reasons for opposing new draft

18th March 2011 | law society of scotland
Complaints of excessive erosion of members' rights and sloppy drafting

The AGM and the constitution

17th March 2011 | law society of scotland
The constitution could do with updating even as regards participation in the meeting

No placating some people

14th March 2011 | law society of scotland
Breaking up the Law Society of Scotland would harm the profession

Breaking up the Law Society of Scotland

14th March 2011 | law society of scotland
Member's letter calls on the GBA to think twice before pursuing its present course

Handbags at dawn

10th March 2011 | government-administration , law society of scotland
Row over phone call shouldn't disrupt the serious business of fair legal aid shares

Time to face the future

3rd March 2011 | law society of scotland
The case for approving the proposed new constitution of the Law Society of Scotland at the 2011 AGM

Wrong time, wrong document

3rd March 2011 | law society of scotland
The case for voting against the proposed new constitution of the Law Society of Scotland at the 2011 AGM
  • «
  • 1
  • 2
  • 3
  • 4
  • 5 (current)
  • 6
  • 7
  • 8
  • 9
  • »

Additional

Categories

  • Equality and diversity
  • opinion
  • practice management
  • law society of scotland
  • executries
  • tax
  • mental health-adult incapacity
  • trusts-asset management
  • employment
  • europe
  • civil litigation
  • professional regulation
  • family-child law
  • criminal law
  • information technology
  • careers
  • reparation
  • human rights
  • property (non-commercial)
  • consumer
  • licensing
  • commercial property
  • planning/environment
  • insolvency
  • immigration
  • government-administration
  • welfare/benefits
  • client relations
  • education-training
  • interview
  • dispute resolution
  • corporate
  • agriculture-crofting
  • reviews
  • banking-financial services
  • intellectual property
  • New lawyers
  • Business support
  • Law Society news
  • Non-regulatory committees
  • Regulatory Committee
  • Career growth
  • International
  • Schools
  • Wellbeing
  • Member benefits
  • Professional support
  • Research and policy
  • In-house lawyers
  • Regulation
  • For the public
  • Legal aid
  • obituary
  • Public Policy Committee
  • Sustainability
  • Professional support
  • Wellbeing

News Archive

  • 2025
  • 2024
  • 2023
  • 2022
  • 2021
  • 2020
  • 2019
  • 2018
  • 2017
  • 2016
  • 2015
  • 2014
  • 2013
  • 2012
  • 2011
  • 2010
  • 2009
  • 2008
Law Society of Scotland
Atria One, 144 Morrison Street
Edinburgh
EH3 8EX
If you’re looking for a solicitor, visit FindaSolicitor.scot
T: +44(0) 131 226 7411
E: lawscot@lawscot.org.uk
About us
  • Contact us
  • Who we are
  • Strategy reports plans
  • Help and advice
  • Our standards
  • Work with us
Useful links
  • Find a Solicitor
  • Sign in
  • CPD & Training
  • Rules and guidance
  • Website terms and conditions
Law Society of Scotland | © 2025
Made by Gecko Agency Limited