BOOK NOW FOR DECEMBER INTAKE- DISTANCE LEARNING SPECIALIST PARALEGAL QUALIFICATIONS

Combat the winter blues by furthering your career and booking on to our December intake - Specialist Paralegal Qualifications. See our website at www.paralegaldistancelearning.co.uk or call 0141 225 6700 for further information and speak to our friendly paralegal team!

NEW VACANCY POSTED FOR PERSONAL INJURY/INSURANCE PARALEGAL

See our Job Zone for a new opportunity for a Personal Injury/Insurance/Risk Paralegal with North Lanarkshire Council. Good Luck!

CONGRATULATIONS TO 190 NEW SPECIALIST PARALEGALS

On Tuesday, 27th October 2009, 190 newly-qualified paralegals graduated. Over 50 of these graduates received their certificates at the prestigious Barony Hall, the University of Strathclyde. Congratulations! The Specialist Paralegal Qualification is proving more popular than ever despite the challenging economic climate and paralegals will undoubtedly play a huge role in leading us out of recession.

NOW BOOKING: Trusts and Probate Litigation - Essential Update Conference 2009

SPECIAL OFFER: 2 PLACES FOR THE PRICE OF 1

This full-day conference will cover:

* Insolvent Estates
* Applications and Remedies After the Grant
* Hazards for Trustees in Trust Litigation
* Inheritance Act Claims – Some Problem Areas
* Inheritance Act Claims – Recent Decisions on Liability and Quantum
* Misplaced Trusts? Practical Issues in Offshore Trust Litigation
* Remedies for Breach of Trust

Chaired by Mr Guy Wilkes of Osborne Clarke; this event will take place in London on 16th October. For more details, or to book, please visit our website.

LAST CHANCE TO BOOK: Family Law - The Complex Issues Conference

BOOK ONE PLACE GET A SECOND PLACE FREE FOR A COLLEAGUE

This new conference will concentrate on those difficult matters of which all family law practitioners need to have a clear understanding.

Topics to be covered will include managing cross-border issues, what to do when a spouse is insolvent, the nitty-gritty of locating and preserving certain assets and dealing with pensions. The impact of the Gill Review will also be considered.

Chaired by Ms Rachel Kelsey of Sheehan Kelsey Oswald, the event will take place in Edinburgh on 21st September. For more details, or to book, please visit our website.

SPECIAL LATE OFFER: As a special late offer, when you book one place on this conference, you can reserve a FREE second place for a colleague if you or your organisation is a member of either the CLT or SSP subscription schemes. To take up this offer please email scotenquires @ centlaw . com or call 0141 225 6700 and quote “Family 2 FOR 1 offer”.

Law Society of Scotland: Devolution - 10 Years On

Political, civic and internation business leaders are being brought together with the public to discuss ten years of Scottish devolution in a major event organised by the Law Society of Scotland.

And paralegals can attend the event for a special rate of £30 + VAT.

The cross-party event features plenary sessions from Jack McConnell MSP, Scotland's longest serving First Minister, disussing Devolution - Where are we now? Panel sessions will look at Scotland's economic and political position on the world stage since devolution and the impact of politics on the Scottish legal system.

This event will take place in Edinburgh this Friday, 18th September. For more information, please visit the Law Society website.

Legal Links 01/09/09

Brodies "Tech Blog" launches [LINK]
No 10 to publicise "all relevant" Lockerbie correspondence with MacAskill [The Guardian]
Magistrates attack "alcohol asbos" plans [The Guardian]
Lesbians given equal birth rights [BBC News]
Plans to help NHS negligence victims flounder [The Independent]
Report underlines need to tackle reoffending, says MacAskill [The Journal]
Death of former Sheriff Principal Nicolson [The Journal]

Updates will be slow until 14th September due to holidays.