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Law Society of Scotland

Meetings with ministers

13

In the last 12 months

5

Different ministers

9

Lobbying firms used

0

Meetings with ministers

DateMinisterPurpose, as published
25 June 2026Advocate General for ScotlandOAGAn introduction chat with the newly appointed President for 2026/27, and the Chief Executive.
21 May 2026Chris BryantDBTBusiness broadcast call following the GCC-UK FTA conclusion.
17 March 2026Douglas AlexanderMinisters Overseas Travel and Meetings Transparency January 2026-March_2026Meeting to discuss current priorities for the Law Society of Scotland
3 November 2025Catherine SmithOAG_ministerial_meetings_Oct_to_Dec_2025Roundtable hosted by the Law Society of England and Wales to learn about market access challenges for the UK legal sector in Canada
3 November 2025Catherine SmithOAG_ministerial_meetings_Oct_to_Dec_2025Roundtable hosted by the Law Society of England and Wales to learn about market access challenges for the UK legal sector in Canada
4 June 2025Gareth ThomasDBTTo update the PBSC on the PBS sector plan
2 April 2025Gareth ThomasDBTTo update the PBSC on development of the PBS sector plan within the Industrial Strategy
3 February 2025Seema MalhotraHome OfficeRoundtable discussion on pay gap reporting.
19 November 2024Jonathan ReynoldsDBTTo discuss investment in the UK
4 November 2024Michael ShanksDESNZRoundtable to discuss the Scottish Consenting announcement and gather sector views
29 October 2024Catherine SmithOAGIntroductory meeting where they discussed an upcoming conference, 'The Scottish Law Society Annual Conference'
10 September 2024Douglas AlexanderDBTRoundtable with financial and professional services sector to discuss an enhanced FTA with Switzerland
13 August 2024Kirsty McNeillMinisterial Meetings July 2024 - September 2024Introductory call to learn more about what the work of the Law Society in Scotland

Consultant lobbying firms

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About these records. Each row is one entry in a minister’s published meetings return, so a meeting with two ministers appears once for each. Dates and purposes are shown as the department published them. Published under these names too: “The Law Society of Scotland”. Sources: GOV.UK ministers’ meetings transparency returns and the Registrar of Consultant Lobbyists quarterly returns, both under the Open Government Licence v3.0.