Austin Lafferty
Austin is a solicitor, broadcaster, journalist and artist, who has worked in general practice since 1981 and currently runs his own multi-branch firm around Glasgow. He was elected vice president of the Law Society in May 2011 and took over the presidency in May 2012, and is now a past president of the Society. Austin has also worked in a variety of media roles, having been a radio and television presenter on numerous programmes. Austin is a newspaper columnist who has written extensively on legal matters. He has also authored It’s The Law!, which is a handbook on Scots Law for citizens, published in 2004.
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CPD & Training with Austin Lafferty:
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Join us this April to gain the latest insights into residential property law.
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Watch our annual sole practitioner and high street firm conference returns to bring you a vital pool of information, delivered in an accessible manner to support you to stay abreast of current issues and benefit from insights on specialised practice points that are most relevant to the current work on your desk.
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Watch our speakers explore the Scottish conveyancing landscape and challenges facing the practice in 2023. Learn more about next steps and practical tips for best practice, including aspects from risk management techniques and the development of legal technology and its importance and impact on practice.
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Watch our speakers to have an overview of recent case law affecting the sector alongside an update from the Scottish Law Commission on the progress of their reform project on Tenement Law, ahead of the publication of their Discussion Paper on the topic.
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This certificated course is for relationships managers working in financial services serving the legal industry in Scotland.
Connect with local practitioners in Glasgow and engage with peers and Law Society representatives on topical legal issues, including current professional practice trends and the latest policy highlights.
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