Press releases - March 2010
30 March 2010Society is to hold a referendum on its dual representative and regulatory role following a requisition from members of the Glasgow Bar Association, MacRoberts Solicitors and others.
25 March 2010The Law Society of Scotland SGM on legal services reforms was adjourned today, 25 March. The meeting will be reconvened at a later date following further discussions.
24 March 2010The Law Society of Scotland is to hold a special general meeting for its members tomorrow, Thursday, March 25, to debate and vote on legal services reforms.
24 March 2010The Scottish Government is today (24 March) holding a debate on double jeopardy, following the release of its consultation paper on the reform of the Law of Double Jeopardy
23 March 2010The Society has responded to the Criminal Justice and Licensing (Scotland) Bill.
19 March 2010Fergus Ewing MSP, Minister for Community Safety, announced to solicitors at Society event tonight, Thursday, 18 March that a contentious aspect of the Legal Services Bill is to be dropped.
18 March 2010Scottish Government Minister for Community Safety, Fergus Ewing MSP, will speak at a Law Society roadshow on reforms to the Scottish legal services market.
17 March 2010The Law Society of Scotland welcomed the independent Rights of Audience report by Ben Thomson, which the Society had called for in 2009.
12 March 2010The Society welcomes the cross party support for the Legal Services (Scotland) Bill, and is pleased to see the committee has taken a lot of evidence and given the bill close examination.
11 March 2010The Law Society of Scotland received a requisition calling for a referendum on its representative role today, Wednesday, 10 March.
05 March 2010Council calls for referendum.
04 March 2010Ian Smart, president of the Law Society of Scotland, said: From the very outset of discussions on alternative business structures, which has since led to the profession voting in favour of allowin
03 March 2010The Law Society of Scotland starts its series of roadshows to debate the prospect of reforms to the Scottish legal services market in Aberdeen today, Tuesday, 2 March.