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September 2020

Soft skills for a harder world
COVID-19 and its impact on office work should be seen as one of the periodic key moments in human evolution – but how do we still need to adapt to deal with the issues that have been thrown up?
A specialism of many angles
Accredited legal technologist? Isn’t that for backroom IT staff? Much more than that, as we discovered on speaking to the diverse group now awarded the Society’s recently recognised specialism
EOTs: the post-COVID succession solution?
To mark its webinars for businesses and professionals on employee ownership trusts, Co-operative Development Scotland highlights EOTs’ growing popularity, and their resilience in difficult times
Fair sharing in a financial storm
Achieving a fair financial settlement on divorce may be more problematic in a recession. The authors look at the changing value of particular assets, and potential options to help meet parties’ needs
Opinion: Laura Hutchison and Sharon Cowan
The provisions designed to protect the right to dignity and privacy of complainers in sexual offences trials are not achieving their aim, and proper evaluation is needed of the reasons why

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Regulars

  • People on the move: September 2020
  • Book reviews: September 2020
  • Reading for pleasure: September 2020

Perspectives

  • Opinion: Laura Hutchison and Sharon Cowan
  • President's column: September 2020
  • Editorial: September 2020
  • Letters: September 2020
  • Profile: Stuart Munro

Features

  • Soft skills for a harder world
  • A specialism of many angles
  • EOTs: the post-COVID succession solution?
  • Fair sharing in a financial storm
  • Ogden 8: shifting the balance

Briefings

  • Civil court briefing: Lessons from a video proof
  • Corporate briefing: Business support: going our own way
  • IP briefing: China – a friendlier place for IP rights?
  • Agriculture briefing: Was there a croft here?
  • Scottish Solicitors' Discipline Tribunal
  • Planning obligations: seeking better practice
  • Construction briefing: Rough justice, smoother delivery

In practice

  • SARs: where do they end up?
  • Full circle: the way ahead
  • Ask Ash: September 2020
  • The billable hour: some fairy tales
  • AML: making the most of your audit
  • COP26: working in support
  • Corporate and commercial risks: communication
  • The Word of Gold: Keeping the dream alive

Online exclusive

  • Proof of the pudding
  • Looking after remote workers: an employer's duties
  • Criminal injuries compensation: the changing scene
  • Tradecraft: keeping the client happy
  • Child maintenance: the balance of care

In this issue

  • Denovo joins forces with Amiqus
  • How Scottish firms can remain competitive in a pandemic

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