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December 2005

Holes in Scotland's corporate killing proposals
Gaps in the expert working group's proposals could make them unworkable and bad for business
A month of contrasts
President's message: The past month's events offer reasons for optimism, but the Society recognises and shares the real concerns over the future of legal aid
Too small to be flexible?
Small and medium-sized firms can derive practical advantages from flexible working practices just as much as larger firms can
Engine overhaul
Discussion with George Way of the Coulsfield working party on civil justice, on topics canvassed by the group, plus other solicitors' views on how to improve the system
Vital voices revisited
Scottish Executive Justice Department update in advance of the Vulnerable Witnesses Act coming into force as respects adult witnesses
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In this issue

  • Holes in Scotland's corporate killing proposals
  • A month of contrasts
  • Too small to be flexible?
  • Engine overhaul
  • Vital voices revisited
  • Letting in the law
  • Puzzles and paradoxes
  • Legacy giving in a Scottish climate
  • New deal for PI claims
  • Data protection crackdown: do you comply?
  • In real terms
  • Access route
  • Better law-making: just lip service?
  • Appealing prospects
  • The limits of diversification
  • Cashing in on the event
  • Farewell then common law marriage
  • Scottish Solicitors Discipline Tribunal
  • Website reviews
  • Book reviews
  • Unveiling the Islamic mortgage

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