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Gillian Mawdsley: My experience of attending COP26
Gillian Mawdsley, solicitor and former Policy Executive and co-secretary of the Society's COP26 and Climate Change Working Group, writes about her experience of attending COP26 in Glasgow.
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Professor Abbe Brown: My experience of attending COP26
Abbe Brown, Professor in Intellectual Property Law at the University of Aberdeen, is a member of our COP26 and Climate Change Working Group and Technology Committee. In her blog, Abbe writes about her experience as a delegate at COP26 in Glasgow.
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"All Human, All Equal" - International Human Rights Day 2021
Fiona Killen, solicitor, member of the Law Society of Scotland’s Constitutional Law Sub-Committee and formerly the Law Society’s representative on the Scottish Government’s Human Rights Leadership Taskforce, shares her thoughts to mark International Human Rights Day 2021
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Journal editorial December 2021: Look after your people
With business levels strong, and the job market tightening, employers will have to show they care for their staff if they want to keep them
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Lawscot Wellbeing - where are all the men?
Recently, I put out a call asking for men to get involved with our International Men’s Day campaign. Sticking with the narrative that men don’t like discussing their mental health, I was disappointed only two guys came forward.
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International Day of Disabled Persons - Laura McClinton
On International Day of Disabled Persons, we are delighted to share a blog by Laura McClinton a solicitor with Burness Paull.
This blog was first published by Burness Paull to mark World Arthritis day on 12 October and is reproduced with kind permission.