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September 2016

Beyond the named person service
The UK Supreme Court ruling in Christian Institute v Scottish Ministers arguably has wider implications for reform of Scots law in general, and child and family law in particular
Sexual harassment: an everyday problem
The prevalence of workplace sexual harassment found by a recent report, and the strong line tribunals take against it, mean that employers need to tackle it proactively
Governing Scotland in a federal United Kingdom
A critical review of devolution and transforming the UK into a federation, and whether or not the latter is an appropriate method for governing Scotland
Losing our judgment?
The fuller version of the article on artificial intelligence and the need to preserve the ability to develop and exercise professional judgment
Reading for pleasure
This month's selection of leisure reading, chosen by the Journal's book review editor, contains a roundup from the Edinburgh Book Festival
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In this issue

  • Beyond the named person service
  • Sexual harassment: an everyday problem
  • Governing Scotland in a federal United Kingdom
  • Losing our judgment? (1)
  • Reading for pleasure
  • Opinion: Alison Reid
  • Book reviews
  • Profile
  • President's column
  • The future, step by step
  • People on the move
  • Changing face of the courts
  • Success: the chimp factor
  • Courts reform: a call to pre-action
  • Teeth that could be sharper
  • Good claims, bad lies
  • Unlocking doors: demystifying squatting
  • Back to basics
  • Brexit and IP: what should solicitors be doing now?
  • Agency, insolvency and termination
  • Brexit and the agricultural sector
  • A carnival for some, but not for others
  • Scottish Solicitors' Discipline Tribunal
  • Culling of the hybrids
  • Common property: what policy?
  • Cause of action
  • Client balances: reminder issued
  • Law reform roundup
  • From the Brussels office
  • Paralegal pointers
  • Your Law Society of Scotland Council Members
  • At the doors of the court
  • Ask Ash
  • To the focused, the medals
  • Losing our judgment?
  • MacKenzie boosts Society's AML drive

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