Scottish Bank Holiday Dates

 

1 January 2024 Monday New Year’s Day

2 January 2024 Tuesday 2nd January

29 March 2024 Friday Good Friday

6 May 2024      Monday Early May

27 May 2024 Monday Spring

5 August 2024 Monday Summer

2 December 2024 (substitute day) Monday St Andrew’s Day

25 December 2024 Wednesday Christmas Day

26 December 2024 Thursday Boxing Day

 

 

Aberdeen Local Holiday Dates

• April Holiday – This is the Monday after the third Sunday in April, unless that Monday falls within Holy Week (ie the day after Palm Sunday) in which case, the holiday falls to the following Monday, even if that Monday is Easter Monday. — 22 April 2024 (also Earth Day)

• May holiday – The first Monday in May — 6 May 2024 (same as national)
• July holiday – The second Monday (first day of Trades Fortnight) — 8 July 2024
• September holiday – The fourth Monday — 23 September 2024

A trainee membership application has been received from Meredith Roulston Plant of Ledingham Chalmers.

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Dear Members

Please see below dates of our upcoming lunches.

LIBRARY LUNCHES 2023

 

Library lunch – 12.45 for 1pm. Bring a colleague, client, spouse or friend-  £30 per head and £28 for trainee. Please revert to Executive Secretary soonest with attendance dates and payment.  Please advise of any dietary requirements.

Friday October 6^th 2023

Friday, November 10^th 2023

December Christmas Lunches

December 8^th 2023 & December 15^th 2023

Payment can be made by cash, cheque (made payable to The Society of Advocates in Aberdeen) or BACS, the requisite Bank details for which are as follows:

Account Name: The Society of Advocates in Aberdeen

Sort Code: 83 30 00

Account Number: 00298394

Dear Members,

I nearly missed this Whilst the Coronation took place at Westminster Abbey in May and we all celebrated that historic occasion, it seems to have almost gone unnoticed in our Scottish press that King Charles III will be presented with the Honors of Scotland – the oldest crown jewels in Britain – at a service at St Giles’ Cathedral on Wednesday 5 July.

As many members of the Scottish Judiciary, the Law Society and our Parliament will be in attendance and the occasion involves a people’s procession of about 100 community groups collecting the honors from Edinburgh Castle, followed by a 21 Gun Salute and a Fly Past by the Red Arrows (that never took place on 6th May!), I again think it right that as a Society, created by our Royal Charter, we should mark this special moment by sending our congratulations to both King Charles and Queen Camilla.

On behalf of the Society, I would like to send our best wishes to the King and Queen for a successful Royal Week starting with their visit to Edinburgh Castle and St Giles’ Cathedral and their other engagements throughout Scotland. And hopefully there will be no controversy with the Stone of Destiny on this occasion!

Regards,

Martin Sinclair, President of the Society of Advocates in Aberdeen

Library Opening Hours

From Monday, the 17th of April 2023, the library will be open 5 days a week

Monday: 9h30- 15h00

Tuesday: 9h30-15h00

Wednesday: 9h30-15h00

Thursday: 9h30-15h00

Friday 9h30-15h00

Upcoming Library Lunches

LIBRARY LUNCHES 2023

 

Library lunch – 12.45 for 1pm. Bring a colleague, client, spouse or friend-  £30 per head and £25 for trainee. Please revert to Executive Secretary soonest with attendance dates and payment.

Friday April 14^th 2023

Friday, May 5^th 2023

Friday, September 1^st 2023

Friday October 6^th 2023

December Christmas Lunches

December 8^th 2023 & December 15^th 2023

Payment can be made by cash, cheque (made payable to The Society of Advocates in Aberdeen) or BACS, the requisite Bank details for which are as follows:

Account Name: The Society of Advocates in Aberdeen

Sort Code: 83 30 00

Account Number: 00298394