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Four solicitors have stepped up to join the ranks of solicitor advocates with extended rights of audience in Scotland’s highest civil court. The newly appointed solicitor advocates are:

Scottish solicitors Elaine Motion and Iain Jamieson have been awarded lifetime honorary membership of the Law Society of Scotland. They are the 24th and 25th recipients of the highest accolade which can be conferred by the Law Society.

Consultation for new legislation to reform legal aid is an important step in addressing the causes of the access to justice crisis with viable and sustainable solutions, according to the Law Society of Scotland. The Scottish government has today launched a consultation paper on a new Legal Aid (Scot

Scottish solicitors and their clients will benefit from an enhanced UK-Switzerland Free Trade Agreement, according to the Law Society of Scotland. Last week it was announced that the UK and Swiss governments had concluded negotiations on a new and enhanced free trade agreement.

The Law Society of Scotland has called for the Scottish government to proceed with a public consultation on whether the dual role of the lord advocate should be divided. The role of the lord advocate – who serves as both the Scottish government's senior legal adviser and head of the systems of

The Law Society of Scotland has reappointed insurance broker Lockton to administer and broker its master policy for professional indemnity insurance from 1 January 2027. The master policy covers all Scottish solicitors working in private practice, providing indemnity of up to £2 million for an

Nairn Academy pupils Charlie Holder and Fraser Cordiner have triumphed in the 2026 final of the Donald Dewar Memorial Debate Tournament, defending the title they won last year. The annual Law Society of Scotland-sponsored contest concluded at Edinburgh Napier University on Wednesday, 17 June 2026, w

It’s a long way from Serena Sutherland’s office beside the harbour in Kirkwall to the Law Society of Scotland’s headquarters in the west end of Edinburgh (more than 200 miles by air) but that doesn’t deter the new president of the Law Society of Scotland. Nor does it the prof

New research to better understand the opportunities and challenges for in-house solicitors is being launched by the Law Society of Scotland. The society has engaged independent research company Taylor Mackenzie to survey in-house solicitors, with the research launching via email on Friday, 12 June 2

An Audit Scotland report shows that inadequate resourcing is holding back the criminal justice system, according to the Law Society of Scotland. The independent public body responsible for auditing public organisations in Scotland has released a follow-up to its 2023 report on the criminal courts ba

Orkney solicitor and smaller law firm owner Serena Sutherland has begun her term as president of the Law Society of Scotland. Ms Sutherland succeeded Patricia Thom as president at a meeting of the Council of the Law Society in Edinburgh on Friday. She becomes the Law Society’s 63rd president a

The Law Society of Scotland has published a new guide offering "practical and evidence-based advice" on retaining staff. The Guide to Retaining Talent in Smaller Law Firms outlines the financial and organisational cost of losing talent, along with changes that can be made to improve staff retention

Law Society of Scotland director of law reform, Michael Clancy OBE, has been awarded honorary life membership of the International Bar Association in recognition of his contribution to the association’s work for over 20 years. His contribution to the IBA includes chairing the Credentials Commi

The Law Society of Scotland has opened nominations for honorary membership to recognise Scottish solicitors who have made an outstanding contribution to the public good through their legal careers. The award has been conferred on 23 people in the Law Society’s history, with the most recent rec

Plans by the UK government to reform anti-money laundering regulation in Scotland are “misplaced, misguided and counterproductive” and risk weakening the fight against economic crime, the Law Society of Scotland warned today. The concern follows yesterday's King’s Speech, which inc