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An extremely experienced panel of speakers will be presenting at CLT Scotland’s Health & Safety Conference taking place exclusively in-person on Tuesday 7 March at the Hilton Glasgow. Chaired by Pinsent Masons’ Katherine Metcalfe, the conference will include topics ranging from the p

The employment law issues currently being faced by the modern workforce will be considered at CLT Scotland’s Employment Conference taking place exclusively in-person on Monday 6 March at the Hilton Glasgow. Chaired by Morton Fraser’s Lindsey Cartwright, the conference will include topics

Friday, 24 February 2023 marked one year since Russia launched its illegal invasion of Ukraine. Law Society of Scotland president Murray Etherington reflects on what has been lost and achieved in the past year, and on the importance of remaining steadfast in providing support through the struggles a

Usha Kasera Lecture Theatre, Old College Thu 30 March 202317:30 - 19:30 (GMT)

Rob Marrs, head of education at the Law Society of Scotland, details the support of the Scottish legal community for Ukrainian lawyers. I’ll confess that my knowledge of Ukraine prior to last year’s invasion by Russia was limited. I knew the names of some of the cities. I had a vague ide

The skills and knowledge required to be ‘The Complete Conveyancer’ will be the focus of CLT Scotland’s Conveyancing Conference taking place exclusively in-person on Monday 6 March at the Hilton Glasgow.

Ukrainian lawyer Larysa Zhdankina writes about her journey to Scotland last year following the Russian invasion. Our house in Kyiv is located 20 minutes from Zhulyany airport and Vasylkiv military airfield. These objects were attacked in the first minutes of the invasion. The remains of the fir

A commercial judge has repelled objections raised by the landlord of commercial premises in Kilwinning to a surveyor’s report on the value of the claims against tenants he averred were in breach of their repairing obligations. Ashtenne Caledonia Ltd raised actions against tenants Mahmood Salee

LexFactor is nearly here! Hosted by Aberdein Considine, the event will see six bands made up of members of the Scottish legal profession go head-to-head at the O2 Academy Edinburgh, formerly The Corn Exchange, this Thursday 16 March.

One of the most prestigious fundraisers in the Scottish events calendar returns this October.   Now in its fifth year, The Tumbling Lassie Ball 2023, the largest anti-trafficking fundraising event in Scotland, will return on Saturday 28 October 2023. This year's theme is black and gold mas

Jimmy Black meets corporate lawyer Robert Pirrie WS, chief executive and in-house lawyer of the Society of Writers to the Signet. Deep in the cellars of the Signet Library, there are caverns with sturdy doors, guarding some of the Scottish legal profession’s most fascinating historical treasur

The Labour Party has pledged to ban zero-hours contracts which it says are on the rise in Scotland. Angela Rayner, Labour's deputy leader and shadow secretary of state for the future of work, will today address the Scottish Trades Union Congress (STUC) in Dundee, where she will say a Labour governme

The Scottish government is considering reforms to the role of the lord advocate, years after they were originally mooted. The SNP pledged to consider reforms in the wake of the Alex Salmond case and the police investigation into the SNP's finances. A consultation on the matter was promised in the SN

In the second of two letters, retired solicitor Chris Forrest details his experiences with the Law Society of Scotland. In my last letter I narrated the circumstances giving rise to my complaints to SLCC which arose from my perceived conduct of the Director of Regulation at the Law Society and how t

Sheryn Omeri KC will be updating delegates on employment status and the gig economy at CLT Scotland’s Employment Conference which will take place online on 8 June. Ms Omeri currently represents the lead claimant Uber drivers in Uber BV v Farrar & Aslam which resulted in the Supreme Court h