Lawyers

Law Society of Scotland (professional body for Scottish solicitors)

www.lawscot.co.uk

Very full site includes news, details of all Scottish enrolled solicitors and publications. The Journal of the Society, with daily updates, is at www.journalonline.co.uk.

Faculty of Advocates (professional body for the Scottish Bar)

www.advocates.org.uk

Much improved revamped site provides official information about the Faculty and the Scottish Bar, its organisation and links to details of all 450 advocates and their clerks.

Much more information about advocates in the Murray and Ferguson stables, and their advocates clerks, can be found on their sites www.murraystable.com and www.fergusonstable.com. Reorganisation of Faculty structures has produced new advocate groupings including Axiom Advocates www.axiomadvocates.com.

Jonathan Mitchell Q.C.

www.jonathanmitchell.info

Excellent site providing unofficial information on the Scottish Bar (and associated matters) and an eclectic mix of other resources, especially on jurisdiction and information law.

Society of Solicitor-Advocates

www.solicitoradvocates.org

This site contains a modest amount of information including potted guide to court procedure and some news items regarding solicitor-advocates.

Scottish Legal Services Ombudsman

www.slso.org.uk

Complete details, including case studies and annual reports, on the work of the Ombudsman and her role as regards dissatisfaction of complainants to the solicitor and advocate professional bodies.

The Society of Messengers-at-Arms and Sheriff Officers (known as bailiffs or huissiers in other jurisdictions)

www.smaso.org

Limited: useful mainly for its directory of members and geographical location of firms.

Writers to the Signet

www.signetlibrary.co.uk

Edinburgh based solicitors’ organisation identified by its possession of the famous Signet Library. Redesigned smart-looking site introduces the society and provides details of the CPD course and online booking facility.

Iain Nisbet: Absolvitor

www.absolvitor.com/lawfirms/

Comprehensive set of links to Scottish solicitors by subject area of practice (among other features); recently completely revised.

Other Scottish lawyer organisations

www.scottishlaw.org.uk/scotlaw/scotorgsprof.html

A full list of other organisations of lawyers on the web.

Lawyers’ organisations furth of Scotland

www.infolaw.co.uk

Contains, among other goodies, superb lists of lawyers organisations in UK and beyond; well-organised, difficult-to-beat: look under Lawfinder from home page.