April 2003
Part 1 of an actuary’s account of problems encountered in deciding how pension rights are to be divided on divorce
Conveyancing Committee answers some common queries from practitioners
New requirements in the Council of Mortgage Lenders Handbook mean it is no longer possible for solicitors to ignore the issue of contaminated land
Advice from Law Society of Scotland leaflet on what enquiries solicitors should make on contaminated land
A new procedure in England for an NHBC inspection of new houses before loan funds are released may soon come to Scotland
In this issue
- The reality of pension sharing
- Clarifying the classic letter of obligation
- Commonsense approach to contaminated land
- Contaminated land liabilities
- “CML initiative” regarding new-build houses
- Risk management focus review
- Modernising justice
- Caveat spammer, caveat advertiser
- May 1 elections
- Costing solutions to common executry problems
- Genealogy
- Website reviews
- Solicitors can promote legacy giving
- One-door regulator for charity sector
- Client relations
- Open question on sentencing guidelines
- Book reviews