Law Society news
Scottish agency IT outage resolved for property transactions
An IT outage with a key Scottish Government agency service that caused delays with upcoming property settlements has now been resolved.
Law Society members achieve professional milestones
A select number of the Law Society of Scotland's members have achieved new heights in their careers as they have been accredited in their chosen fields.
Legal regulation amendments must remove political control of lawyers
New amendments lodged in the Scottish Parliament this week must deliver on a government promise to reverse proposed political controls over the way lawyers work, the Law Society has said.
New paralegal accreditation launched in banking and finance
The Law Society of Scotland has added to its paralegal accreditation programme with a new specialism for paralegals who work in banking and finance.
MSPs vote for major reforms to improve judicial factors law
The Law Society of Scotland says finalised legislation to modernise the law around judicial factors provides for significant improvements when such arrangements are needed to safeguard money and other assets. MSPs voted yesterday in the Scottish Parliament to give final Stage 3 approval for the Judicial Factors (Scotland) Bill.
Changes to AML Certificate
The 2024 Anti-Money Laundering (AML) Certificate will introduce changes aimed at streamlining the process and reducing the administrative burden on legal practitioners.
Trainee numbers show legal sector’s record growth continues
Unprecedented growth for the Scottish legal sector has been maintained for a fourth consecutive year, with 764 new solicitor traineeships commencing in the past 12 months to the end of October 2024.
Victims Bill amendments needed to safeguard criminal justice system
The Law Society of Scotland has urged MSPs to make further changes to proposed criminal justice legislation because of the risk of miscarriages of justice.
Stuart Munro, the Convener of the Law Society’s Criminal Law Committee, has appeared before the Scottish Parliament’s Criminal Justice Committee to provide Stage 2 evidence on the Victims, Witnesses, and Justice Reform (Scotland) Bill.