April 2008
President's message: decision time is on us for taking forward the plans for new forms of legal practice - but firms face other issues that also call for forward planning
Opinion that defence questioning of complainers in sexual assault cases designed to appeal to prejudices about women's behaviour should not be allowed
The Society's Vice President sets out the background against which the proposals for new business structures have been drawn up, and why it is time to push for change
Yes-no debate on the question "Can we preserve professional independence in a legal business not owned by solicitors?"
The review of fatal accident inquiries to be undertaken by Lord Cullen is an opportunity to address various concerns recently expressed in relation to the conduct of inquiries
In this issue
- Thinking ahead
- A line too often crossed
- Big leap forward
- Independence: still viable?
- FAIs: a new lease of life
- ARTL: Turquoise is in the pink
- Summary trials: deciding the facts
- Life at the sharp end
- Conscience and public service
- Wills and ways
- Achieving "senior" rates?
- CPD: the way forward
- Life on the edge
- Pre-action protocol for industrial disease claims
- Fit a doin'?
- Same difference
- Curiosity corner
- System? What system?
- Reviewing appeals
- Testing insolvency
- Scottish Solicitors' Discipline Tribunal
- Website reviews
- Book reviews
- Day of creation
- Lawyer behind the camera
- Homing in on home reports
Additional
