Society Bulletin

Annual Dinner

Novelist Alexander McCall Smith will speak at this year’s annual dinner... more

Festival Bookshop

Visit our bookshop at the west end of the Signet Library for great bargains on Scottish books... more

Record numbers join WS

The Keeper of the Signet, Lord Mackay of Clashfern KT, will admit a record number of new members at a ceremony on 19 May... more

Referendum latest

The Law Society referendum on the “dual function” runs until 25 May... more



Legal News

European contract law?

The European Commission has held the first meeting of business, consumer and legal practitioners' groups to discuss European contract law. ... more

Registers to merge?

Scottish Ministers have asked the General Register Office for Scotland, National Archives of Scotland and Registers of Scotland to explore the benefits of amalgamation. ... more

Recorded Crime in Scotland, 2009-10

Scotland's Chief Statistician has published statistics on crimes and offences recorded and cleared up by the eight Scottish police forces in 2009-10.... more

Health & Safety cases resolving earlier

Victims and witnesses are being spared the need to give evidence thanks to the earlier resolution of cases by the COPFS Health & Safety Division, the Solicitor General, Frank Mulholland QC, announced this week.... more