Media Release: Employers without a social media plan for staff could be open to risks, says Law Society member
July 18, 2011

SOICAL media provides many businesses with the means to instantly connect with customers; never has...

Media Release: Law Society of Scotland – abolition of public bodies must undergo proper parliamentary scrutiny
July 13, 2011

THE Law Society of Scotland has highlighted that proposed powers to modify or abolish public...

Media Release: Business law specialists to meet at global forum
July 8, 2011

BUSINESS law specialists, from around the world will be meeting in London in September, when the...

Media Release: Stuck at the airport on return from holidays? Where do you stand with your employer?
July 4, 2011

EMPLOYEES stuck overseas because of airport strikes, delays or cancellations could still be entitled to payment...

Media Release: Kirk welcomes Salmond delay on sectarianism Bill
June 23, 2011

THE Church of Scotland has welcomed the decision by the Scottish Government to allow time...

Media Release: Corroboration a vital safeguard, says Law Society
June 10, 2011

THE requirement of corroboration is an important safeguard in prosecutions and should remain enshrined in...

Media Release: Thompsons staff saddle up to help cyclists
May 22, 2011

STAFF at Thompsons Solicitors are getting on their bikes to ensure they offer a better service...

Media Release: Law Society supports regulatory criteria for non-solicitor professionals in ABSs
May 6, 2011

THE Law Society of Scotland has supported criteria laid out by the Scottish Government for...

Media Release: Quality rather than quantity is needed when Parliament legislates, says Law Society
May 4, 2011

THE Law Society of Scotland has today said that new legislation is not always the...

Media Release: Full review of Scots law required to ensure compliance with ECHR, says Law Society
May 3, 2011

THE Law Society of Scotland has called for a full audit of the compatibility of...

Media Release: A less adversarial justice system for changing needs of society
April 27, 2011

A REFORMED civil justice system that meets the needs of a rapidly changing society and...

Media Release: Increasing public knowledge of law would benefit society, says Law Society of Scotland
April 22, 2011

EACH new Act of the Scottish Parliament should be accompanied by information leaflets and online...

Media Release: Thompsons welcomes pledge to fight for plaques law
April 21, 2011

THOMPSONS Personal Injury Solicitors, the only law firm to represent individual clients at the Court of...

Media Release: Thompsons’ hunt for ‘law idol’ hotting up
April 15, 2011

THOMPSONS Personal Injury Solicitors’ hunt for their ‘Law Idol’ is hotting up. The firm, one of Scotland’s...

Media Release: Thompsons’ double-take boosts asbestos coverage
April 13, 2011

THOMPSONS Personal Injury Solicitors staged simultaneous press conferences for the first time ever, to maximise coverage...

Media Release: Health and Safety inquiry welcomed by Thompsons
April 6, 2011

AN inquiry into health and safety in Scotland by The House of Commons Scottish Affairs...

Media Release: Law Society of Scotland to host two election hustings for members
March 28, 2011

WITH the starting gun for the Scottish Parliament election campaign now fired, the Law Society of...

Media Release: Society comments on Double Jeopardy legislation
March 22, 2011

THE Law Society of Scotland has today welcomed the passing of the Double Jeopardy (Scotland)...

Media Release: Law Society calls for education campaign to accompany forced marriage legislation
March 22, 2011

THE Law Society of Scotland has called for an education campaign to reinforce new legislation...