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She disclaims pioneering ambitions, but became the first woman appointed as one of the two senior judges in Scotland. Lady Dorrian speaks about her career and the changes she is now helping to shape

What is our “chimp”, and how does it relate to our professional lives? The topic is one of many at the Society's annual conference, dedicated to top level individual and professional performance

A brief guide to the new Personal Injury Pre-Action Protocol, which will soon be made compulsory in certain personal injury claims

An advance, without providing all the answers: a litigator’s view of the new Pre-Action Protocol

Can an insurance claim ever survive a fraudulent statement by the party alleging loss? The apparently mixed messages delivered in two recent Supreme Court decisions, explained

Far from being completely illegal under Scots law, squatting is a potential legal minefield for landowners and police alike

Latest civil procedure cases, including pleadings; settlement; remit to Court of Session; civil jury trials; appeals; family actions; expenses

IP briefing: the advice solicitors should be giving to clients now in relation to IP and commercial contracts, before the terms of the Brexit deal are agreed

Corporate briefing: the UK Supreme Court has restated the law on the treatment of payments receivable by an agent following termination of the agency due to the agent’s insolvency

Agriculture briefing: while we cannot yet know the consequences for the sector of the vote to leave the European Union, certain issues can be clearly identified

Sport briefing: the differing treatment of Russian athletes as between the Olympic and Paralympic Games, over the doping controversy, can be explained by the separate governance structures involved

Reports relating to David John Armstrong; Ian Robert Clark

Professional regulation briefing: the Court of Session has held unlawful the classifying of single issue complaints by the Scottish Legal Complaints Commission as “hybrid”. What are the implications?

A question regarding the Keeper's current policy on transferring titles affected by the PMP Plus decision on common property, and Registers' reply

Few in-house lawyers as yet are employed by social care charities, but this month’s interviewee finds the role a full and rewarding one, which others in the sector may be thinking of emulating

A reminder that failure to disburse all historic client balances highlighted though inspections or the accounts certificate process is always now reported to the Client Protection Subcommittee

Recent law reform work of the Society's committees, including legal services market; occupational pension schemes; Policing and Crime Bill; non-compete clauses

What the vote to leave the European Union means for the Joint Brussels Office of the UK Law Societies: business as usual, and a bit more

The SPA’s 2017 annual conference has been set for 20 April, and is set to at least match 2016 for range of attractions

The full list of current members, elected, ex officio, co-opted and non-solicitor

“Doors of court” settlement offers require a big decision in very limited time. What risk management steps can solicitors take against a settlement later being the subject of a complaint or claim?

Advice column: I have taken the decision not to drink alcohol, but am coming under pressure to do so at social and client events

The Word of Gold: Law firm leaders have much to learn from the stars of Rio, and those who made them shine