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The Law Society of Scotland has launched a new specialist accreditation for solicitors working in fertility law and family creation. Developed in response to a 2023 law reform report on surrogacy and rising demand for fertility and family creation services, solicitors seeking accreditation are requi

The future of access to justice will be determined by new legislation the Scottish government has pledged to deliver within 12 months, according to the Law Society of Scotland. First Minister John Swinney has used his first Programme for Government since the May election to pledge that a Legal Aid (

The Law Society of Scotland is hosting two online events in September to inform and seek input from legal aid solicitors on new legislation to reform the legal aid system. In July, the Scottish government announced consultation on long-awaited new legislation to reform legal aid, with the society to

The Law Society of Scotland has released updated Guidance for conveyancing solicitors around the use of letters of obligation and advance notices. It is the first time the guidance has been updated since relevant sections of the Land Registration etc (Scotland) Act 2012 came into force in December 2

The Law Society of Scotland has granted five new solicitor advocates with rights of audience in a ceremony held at the Court of Session on Thursday 20 August.

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