Law Society news
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Reminders: Retention fee payment & registered foreign lawyer renewal papers
Action required by those wishing to remain on the roll of Scottish solicitors, as a well as multinational practices.
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Got your CPD record up-to-date?
Practising certificate holders encouraged to confirm CPD attendance for 2013/14.
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Changes to the Consumer Credit Group Licence regime
The Society’s interim arrangements under the new consumer credit regime have now been made permanent in an agreement with the FCA.
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Professional practice updates - February 2015
Following the introduction of the Registers of Scotland rejection fee on 9 February, the Society met with Registers of Scotland to gain a better understanding of the type and volume of issues being raised.
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Trainee blog - Andrew Gibson
Andrew Gibson is one of our new trainee bloggers. He’s one of three trainees from Brodies LLP who’ll be contributing to the blog.
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NQ blog - February 2015: Handling cases from start to finish
John Brannigan studied at the University of Glasgow and completed his traineeship at Gallen & Co Solicitors.