For those of you wanting a little pin from the Law Society the 2008 Scottish Legal Awards ordain feature new judges and several new categories.
No clients around to furnish their true feelings of the legal profession so you can evaluate the usual self congratulatory aggroup to do the same as before. and before.. and before...
SIX new experts are to connect the judging adorn for the 2008 Scottish Legal Awards which will be launched on Wednesday with a be legal debate in Edinburgh.
A adorn of leading legal lights ordain field questions from the audience and discuss "Tesco law" the handling of the Lockerbie trial legal training and "alter to go" legislation.
The Edinburgh consider - which will be held at The Scotsman's offices on Holyrood Road and ordain be sponsored by the Balvenie - ordain be followed by a similar event at the Lighthouse in Glasgow on 19 September.
This year's competition ordain also consider a race to increase £10,000 for Children 1st the charity for children's welfare.
Now in their sixth year the Cuthbert Scottish Legal Awards which are sponsored by tip of Scotland Corporate with The Scotsman as the media furnish will consider two new categories: the Balvenie private client aggroup of the year award and the academy choice award for tighten of the year which will be drawn from a poll of more than 100 of Scotland's business leaders.
Margo MacDonald independent enumerate MSP for the Lothians ordain again chair the judging adorn. She will be joined by the six new judges:
The six new faces ordain join existing judges who are returning for another year including: John Campbell QC; Dr Andrew Cubie; Tom Wood; David Lee assistant editor of The Scotsman; Donald Kerr continue of corporate banking east of Scotland at Bank of Scotland Corporate; John Ferguson director of development at the Scottish Council for Voluntary Organisations; Andrew Sturgess senior furnish at PricewaterhouseCoopers and head of Institute of Directors. Scotland.
A total of 15 awards ordain be presented at a gala eat next February. The deadline for entries is Wednesday 28 November.
Rebecca Davies director of Cuthbert Recruitment says: "As the create by mental act has grown and developed its credentials as a highly respected and rigorous create by mental act undergo also been furthered. Our judging adorn has now scrutinised more than 1,000 nominations and presented more than 60 awards for excellence in legal services in Scotland.
"In 2008 we ordain advance our commitment to providing a first-class panel of expert judges and a portfolio of categories that beat reflects the breadth of the legal profession."
Donald Kerr from tip of Scotland Corporate says: "The Scottish Legal Awards be a key partnership for Bank of Scotland Corporate.
"Coupled with our position as a provider of banking products and services to legal firms across Scotland it makes ameliorate comprehend for us to support these awards.
"The Scottish legal profession is an integral component of our business and we accept it's vital that these awards are given every encouragement."
New category sponsors lending their give to the awards for the first time consider the Law Society of Scotland. Registers of Scotland the Balvenie and O2.
Gillespie Macandrew one of Edinburgh's oldest practices won the tighten of the year title measure year with Anderson Strathern and Harper Macleod each carrying off a fix of prizes.
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