MAY 2025 issue 29

 
IN THIS MONTH'S ISSUE

Lord High Commissioner Reception

Combining law and history

Member Spotlight

Latasha Kirimbai Aff WS

Diet of admission

17 members admitted at Spring Diet

trotter sofas returned

New lease of life

JUSTICE SCOTLAND LECTURE 2025

With Philippe Sands KC

A TOAST TO THE WS SOCIETY

Walter Scott Club

WS SOCIETY REPRESENTED AT GENERAL ASSEMBLY CHURCH SERVICE

Tradition and reflection

WS/STEP PRIVATE CLIENT CONFERENCE

9 October 2025

WS SPECIAL INTEREST GROUPS

Upcoming meetings

WS Annual Dinner 2025

Book Now!

HAMILTON PALACE

Talk by Dr Godfrey Evans

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From the Society’s archives: the Coronation of King William III and Queen Mary II at Westminster, 11 April 1689. William and Mary had come to the throne as a result of the overthrow of King James II in what was known as the Glorious Revolution
As we look forward to next month’s Legal Symposium on Immigration and Asylum at the Signet Library, we are reminded of the many human rights lawyers associated with the Society. Chief amongst them is WS Fellow and Lebanese and British barrister
Today is World Heritage Day and what better day to celebrate the magnificent neo-classical architecture of the Signet Library, owned and operated by the WS Society (Scottish charity SC050987). The Signet Library was constructed and furnished during t
The Society’s Chief Executive, Robert Pirrie WS, is featured as Lawyer of the Month in the latest issue of Scottish Legal News. In an interview with Jimmy Black, Robert shares thoughts on his legal career, changes at the WS Society and the impo
The next conference in the WS Society’s leading legal education programme is the annual Intellectual Property Law Conference on 27 April. The keynote address will be given by Commercial Court judge, the Hon Lord Braid, who has been a Writer to
Spring sunshine streams through one of the windows of the Commissioners’ Room at the Signet Library. The Signet Library houses Scotland’s largest independent law library and is a world class centre of excellence in legal support services.
We are proud to launch the WS Society’s inaugural Immigration and Asylum Symposium, at the Signet Library, on 18 May 2023. As the global migration crisis intensifies, and the spotlight falls on the UK again with the introduction to Parliament o
On #InternationalWomensDay we celebrate all female Writers to the Signet and Mandy Laurie, our most senior office bearer. Mandy was appointed Deputy Keeper of the Signet in 2018 and is a charismatic and inspiring leader. A highly accomplished and com

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