Top legal and political names to appear at Law Society of Scotland event

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Leading figures from the worlds of law and politics are to speak at the annual conference of the professional body for Scotland’s solicitors.

The Law Society of Scotland is taking place at the Edinburgh International Conference Centre on Friday 30th September. 

Human rights are likely to dominate proceedings, with the SNP’s legal affairs Westminster spokeswoman Joanna Cherry QC and Labour MP Keir Starmer, the former director of public prosecutions for England and Wales, among the speakers on that issue.

There is also a session on the issue of European migration, a key issue in the wake of the Brexit vote. 

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Lib Dem MSP Alex Cole-Hamilton, Green MSP John Finnie and Tory MSP Gordon Lindhurst are also speaking at the conference.

Scotland’s new Lord Justice Clerk Lady Dorrian is also due to appear at the conference.

Other speakers include Judith Robertson of the Scottish Human Rights Commission, Dr Marsha Scott, Chief Executive, Scottish Women's Aid, Rachel Moon, Senior Solicitor and Legal Services Manager, Govan Law Centre, Mickaël Laurans, Head of Brussels Office, Law Society of Scotland and Thomas Oberhäuser of the European Immigration Lawyers Network.