April 2009
President's message: Landmark year for Society must also see the right choices made for the profession to remain fit to serve the public
Politicians of all parties value the Society's input to the legislation and inquiries of the Scottish Parliament, as well as its regulatory work
A canter through the history of the Law Society of Scotland, from its genesis between the World Wars to the current regulatory reforms
Conference sponsors The Royal Bank of Scotland highlight the lending initiatives now available to smaller businesses including legal firms
Five prominent legal figures offer a perspective on different aspects of the solicitors' profession as they see it today
In this issue
- Defining year
- At the heart of the debate
- In shape at 60
- Banks doing business
- To take us forward
- Striving after fairness
- Knowledge is protection
- The changing role of the law school
- Risk: nip it in the bud
- Close relations
- Conference keeps getting better
- Booming baby boomer
- Channel vision
- Variations on a theme
- Customer survey scores a plus
- Prepare for the upturn
- New look Society gets go-ahead
- Backing for "Wider Choice"
- Private client tax specialists recognised
- Law reform update
- From the Brussels office
- Target 2010
- Questions of our times
- Ask Ash
- Breaking the chain
- What will they do next?
- Sins of emission
- Scottish Solicitors' Discipline Tribunal
- Are we ready?
- Website review
- Book reviews
- Duty within bounds
- Change to fair
- Home reports update
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