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Save the date for the British Irish Commercial Bar Association’s Annual Conference on 4 April 2019.
The Rt Hon Lord Neuberger of Abbotsbury, former President of the UK Supreme Court, will give the keynote address at our annual event for IP lawyers.
This annual conference equips PI lawyers with the technical and legal knowledge to adapt to the latest changes in this area and to prepare for more. The Hon Lady Carmichael will give the keynote address.
Recognising that small law firms make up the backbone of the profession, the event focuses on how these businesses prepare for and meet changing client needs.
Reflecting the current market, the programme centres on foreign investment and the acquisition and disposal of businesses overseas by Scottish companies.
The popular Employment Law Conference celebrates its tenth anniversary on 26 September 2019. Sean Jones QC will deliver the keynote address.
A visitor’s perspective on the fears and uncertainties of Brexit on the food and drink industry in Scotland, by Texan law student Kristin Newby.
By Laura Crocker, Elizabeth Olofsson and Andrew Clark, WS Society Summer Internship participants (August 2018).
By Iona Bonaventura, Melissa Laurie and Sophie Mills, WS Society Summer Internship participants (July 2018).
By Adam Stevens, Zoe Kerr and Sarah Harper, WS Society Summer Internship participants (July 2018).
Texan lawyer and WS associate member Randy Gordon on the tension between the legal process and reporting in the popular media.
On ‘father of true crime’ William Roughead WS and the sensational murder trial of Glasgow socialite Madeleine Smith.