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With Sheriff Nigel Ross keynote address, the annual CDR conference is the leading update for solicitors involved in commercial litigation in Scotland.
The popular Employment Law Conference celebrates its tenth anniversary on 26 September 2019. Sean Jones QC will deliver the keynote address.
The WS Society and STEP Scotland’s joint conference for private client lawyers and advisers returns on 3 October. This year’s programme has an estate planning theme, with a range expert of speakers covering legal, practical and tax planning matters to update professionals advising individuals on asset protection and inter-generational wealth transfer.
A conference in the Signet Library in Edinburgh, arranged by United Employment Lawyers and the WS Society, will be turning the spotlight on our smaller Scottish firms, where local lawyers still make up the majority of the legal profession.
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.