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November 2023

Time for due diligence on debt recovery
The proposed diligence reforms fail to address fundamental questions around the private sector model of enforcement, the predominance of council tax debt and recovery methods that penalise the poorest
Bringing FAIs under review
With the fatal accident inquiry system under strain, this would be a good time to review the 2016 Act, or failing that, to introduce more openness and some oversight of action on recommendations
Can we talk about periods at work?
Despite employee wellbeing now receiving greater attention, it seems issues around the effects of abnormal periods are still taboo. This article appeals for a more supportive culture in this respect
Conference for change
This year’s annual conference of the Society embraced many themes that could lead to a better balanced and more open and forward looking profession
"The future is now"
Digital upskilling, breaking down barriers and getting the most out of legal tech was a key topic at the Law and Technology Conference. We report on presentations for three sectors of the profession

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Regulars

  • People on the move: November 2023
  • Book reviews: November 2023
  • Reading for pleasure: November 2023

Perspectives

  • Opinion: Alison Hook
  • President's column: November 2023
  • Editorial: Just causes
  • Profile: James Bryden
  • Viewpoints: November 2023

Features

  • Time for due diligence on debt recovery
  • Bringing FAIs under review
  • Can we talk about periods at work?
  • Conference for change
  • "The future is now"

Briefings

  • Civil court: Cases for the connoisseur
  • Employment: ICO issues guidance on workers’ health data
  • Family: Lack of resources no longer a trump card
  • Human rights: When can we still call something “law”?
  • Pensions: Amendment void without actuary confirmation
  • Scottish Solicitors' Discipline Tribunal: November 2023
  • In-house: Life after GC

In practice

  • Public policy highlights: November 2023
  • Covid Inquiry: playing our part
  • Risk: Register of Overseas Entities – an update
  • Walking, in (almost) all weathers
  • Ask Ash: Work still means office

Online exclusive

  • Developers' casting vote as good as gold
  • It’s an emergency! A guide to time off for dependants
  • Early marriage: any need for action?
  • Manifestly unreasonable: the first QOCS disapplication

In this issue

  • Denovo’s legal software innovations in 2023
  • Cyber risks in a world of AI
  • Pioneering the future of Legal IT
  • Investment jargon busting: what you really need to know
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