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  5. October 2017

October 2017

Form that misses the mark
The prescribed court form for disclosure of assets in divorce proceedings is fundamentally flawed and illustrates a lack of enticement towards full and early disclosure in Scots divorce procedure
The dual role: before and after
Will the legal services review see the end of the Society's dual role? Would this be serious for the profession? The author describes the equivalent experience of patent and trade mark attorneys
Don't just write – plan
Content marketing is an excellent way of positioning your business and driving growth, but for it to be effective you need a strategic plan for colleagues to follow
CMS enforcement: little help when needed?
A report by the Gingerbread charity highlights the difficulties faced by “receiving” parents in enforcing payment of child maintenance via the Child Maintenance Service
Flight or fight
With flight cancellations much in the news recently, this briefing outlines the remedies available for cancellations within the airline's responsibility, and for delays
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In this issue

  • Form that misses the mark
  • The dual role: before and after
  • Don't just write – plan
  • CMS enforcement: little help when needed?
  • Flight or fight
  • Reading for pleasure
  • Opinion: Campbell Deane
  • Book reviews
  • Profile
  • President's column
  • Knowledge base becomes smarter
  • People on the move
  • Brexit: planning for "What if?"
  • Report card
  • Greater good and greatest need
  • Finances: big not always better
  • Doulas: living and dying well in Scotland
  • Lobbying: the new regime
  • Protect yourselves, Society warns
  • Ending short sentences: impact on the courts
  • Board policy: do not shake
  • Brexit and professional sport
  • Rely on HMRC's guidance at your peril
  • Standard missives: an unachievable dream?
  • Let in-house keep you right
  • Accredited specialists: five years can qualify
  • What's Daisy done?: Society's new campaign
  • Law reform roundup
  • Wartime honour
  • Paralegal pointers
  • Society sets up secure channel
  • All fee earners now
  • Stand up to your stammer
  • The data imperative
  • Ask Ash
  • In-house: my client, my job?
  • Q&A corner
  • Giving cheques a new image

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