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The membership body for UK lenders, UK Finance, is to delay implementation of its new Mortgage Lenders’ Handbook. The introduction of the updated handbook, which will be hosted on a new, sign-in platform, has been postponed from 2 March until the end of June 2026. The current handbook will con

The Law Society of Scotland is looking for the brightest in-house talent as it seeks nominations for its annual competition, the In-house Rising Star Award. Now in its 14th year, the competition for newly qualified solicitors and trainees is looking for entrants who have made a considerable contribu

The Law Society of Scotland has launched a new series of roadshow events to provide smaller law firms with free business support in areas such as technology and regulatory compliance. The first half-day conferences will be held in four key regional centres – Dumfries on 2 March, Perth on 19 Ma

The Law Society of Scotland, in conjunction with the Law Societies of England and Wales, and Northern Ireland, has successfully campaigned against plans for a new charge on conveyancers. All three UK law societies worked together to urge UK Finance to drop its proposal to charge for access to its Mo

The Law Society of Scotland has published its priorities ahead of the upcoming Holyrood election, focusing on six key areas. The Law Society has produced Justice Matters – What Scotland’s Political Parties Must Deliver at the 2026 Parliament Election, urging candidates across the politic

The Law Society of Scotland has announced that Sarah Drummond is being appointed the organisation’s first ever general counsel. Sarah Drummond has been appointed as general counsel of the Law Society of Scotland.

The Law Society of Scotland has launched a new group to further boost social mobility across the Scottish legal sector. Legal and education experts are being sought to join the Lawscot Social Mobility Forum to target barriers linked to poverty, class and social outcomes that prevent prospective and

The Law Society of Scotland is seeking urgent clarification from the Scottish government on why legal aid has again been ignored in the final budget before this year’s Holyrood election. Finance Secretary Shona Robinson announced the 2026-27 budget in the Scottish Parliament on 13 January 2026

The Law Society of Scotland said it is encouraged by the strong multi-party support for legal aid voiced by MSPs during a debate in Holyrood. The need for urgent action was repeatedly stressed on Tuesday as MSPs debated a recent report on civil legal aid by the Equalities, Human Rights and Civil Jus

Law Society of Scotland staff have shown their support for families in Scotland with seriously ill children, by raising £12,315 in aid of Crossbasket House. Crossbasket House provides much needed accommodation for the families of children being treated at the Glasgow Children's Hospital. Many

UK government plans to appoint the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) as sole regulator for anti-money laundering (AML) across the UK have been criticised as a backward step in tackling economic crime by the Law Society of Scotland. In its response to an HM Treasury consultation, the Law Society has

Falkirk-based criminal lawyer John Mulholland has been named as the Law Society of Scotland’s president-elect 2027/28. Mr Mulholland will become the first person in the Law Society’s history to hold the role twice, having served a previous term as president in 2019/20.

The Law Society of Scotland continues to hold significant concerns about the impact of removing the 'not proven' verdict from Scottish criminal trials, just days before the abolition comes into effect. The Scottish government has finalised regulations to enact the abolition and related changes to ju

To mark Human Rights Day, the law societies of England and Wales, Northern Ireland and Scotland have united to call for urgent ratification of a new treaty designed to protect lawyers. The Council of Europe Convention for the Protection of the Profession of Lawyer provides a framework to protect law

The Law Society of Scotland formally welcomed 137 new solicitors to the profession in back-to-back ceremonies held in central Edinburgh yesterday.