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Each £1 spent on legal aid has a positive impact on society, bringing a substantially greater return to individuals and public services, independent research for the Law Society of Scotland has found

With levels of personal debt reaching pre-credit crunch levels and money advice services facing further funding cuts, is it too late for transformative change in support for such agencies?

The “rebellious lawyering” movement has just held its first Scottish conference. What is it, and does it concern you? The organisers explain why it might well

Latest criminal cases, including sentencing discount; provocation; unduly lenient sentence; supervised release orders

Corporate briefing: a Court of Session ruling has confirmed that EU legislation on jurisdiction in insolvency proceedings has no effect in a question as between different UK jurisdictions

Intellectual property briefing: the legislation covering threats of infringement proceedings has been rationalised and made more consistent, but still requires to be applied with care

Agriculture briefing: an outline of the new modern limited duration tenancy, now in force – with late regulations to ensure all the relevant provisions have been applied

Sport briefing: disputes arising in relation to the “gig economy” by individuals claiming employment rights now have a parallel in sport – but what would be the implications of a successful claim?

Among the reasons for rejections of deeds by Registers of Scotland are those relating to formalities of writing. This property briefing explains two such issues, and the proper course of action

Advising the National Trust for Scotland is an in-house role with a vast diversity of work to reflect the organisation's activities, as this month's interviewee tells us

Highlights of the year's public policy work of the Society's committees, including Brexit; domestic abuse; gender representation on public boards; civil litigation funding; protection of children

Background to the Law Society of Scotland's initiative with Addleshaw Goddard and the UK Chamber of Shipping

Reflections from the Commission: highlighting two recent guidance documents issued by the Scottish Legal Complaints Commission in relation to wills and executries

From the Professional Practice team: Society members are being offered a new dispute resolution service to help their clients in problem situations

From the Professional Practice team: what efforts have to be made to establish who can claim legal rights

A look back at 2017 from an accredited paralegal perspective

Risk management this month turns to the contentious field of dilapidations claims, highlighting some of the pitfalls that lawyers instructed to serve schedules need to be aware of

The Word of Gold: a plea for the return of scale fees is wrong and doomed, but it raises an important question

Three years on, are the Society's equality standards about to be upgraded from their present voluntary status? Not yet, but interest is being monitored

Immigration related detention is being used unnecessarily and in inappropriate cases, causing distress and longer term harm to detainees kept in degrading conditions, the authors argue

With the scale of sexual harassment in the workplace becoming apparent, this article offers some advice as to how victims should handle it

A sheriff's method of resolving an urgent specific issue matter concerning a child prompts this discussion of whether the use of affidavits would be beneficial in child related disputes more generally

An update from the UK Law Societies' Brussels Office, giving a perspective on the negotiations from the EU side, and what may come next as a result

This month's selection of leisure reading, chosen by the Journal's book review editor