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November 2007

The shape of your future
President's message: the consultation on business structures raises issues as fundamental as whether we want a legal profession, and if so, what it might look like
The law and the forum
Opinion that family lawyers should continue the public sharing of ideas in order to achieve the most effective methods of dispute resolution
End of the line?
Defence lawyers claim that Scottish Legal Aid Board proposals to reform summary criminal payments will be the final straw that drives them out of business
Summary justice: the big picture
The first of four articles on the summary criminal justice reforms sets out the aims of the legislation and the main procedural reforms
Now it's your turn
Summary of the Law Society of Scotland's consultation paper on alternative business structures, now open to comment from all solicitors and other interested parties
https://lawware.co.uk/

In this issue

  • The shape of your future
  • The law and the forum
  • End of the line?
  • Summary justice: the big picture
  • Now it's your turn
  • Flying south
  • Legal rights and the black sheep
  • Mediation innovation
  • Counting on your CA
  • The risk of paper cuts
  • Society hits the Net at Murrayfield
  • Leading the charge
  • Computer says no
  • Who, what, where, when, why?
  • Getting in on the Act
  • Scottish Solicitors' Discipline Tribunal
  • Website reviews
  • Book reviews
  • Well funded work
  • PSG offers an offer

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