Search

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

Freedom of speech is essential to a modern democratic society, and to qualify it in the interests of certain groups is to undermine the values that we defended against the threat of Fascism

Review of The Civil Advocacy Skills Book (Conway and McCann)

This month's Council profile turns to Kilmarnock criminal defence lawyer Simon Brown, one of two members for the Kilmarnock, Greenock and Paisley sheriff court districts

Standing up for solicitor advocates; Scotland's future; access to justice; lawyers at new stages in their career: recent weeks have illustrated what a range of work the Society undertakes for its members

Registers of Scotland page: Land Register completion; information hub; 2012 Act guidance; Crofting Register

Collected news of new appointments and practice changes

A solicitor from one of the main conveyancing firms offers a "toolkit" to help plot a course round the difficulties encountered in practice under the Land Registration (Scotland) Act 2012

Although the profits of law firms generally are reported as improving, the 2014 Cost of Time Survey shows that many still need to take action to improve their financial position

Not all the 2015 Budget announcements passed into law before Parliament dissolved but, this article predicts, some significant measures are likely to become law whoever forms the next Government

Flexibility for working parents, or an administrative nightmare? We assess the Shared Parental Leave Regulations, which apply to children born or placed for adoption from this month

Helping clients plan for care costs for elderly family members presents an opportunity for high street solicitors

Latest criminal cases, including stated cases; breach of the peace; DNA evidence; plus a note on the Evidence and Procedure Review report

Licensing briefing: the legislative draftsmen must have had a difficult job making sense of the responses to the Scottish Government's most recent licensing consultation

Planning briefing: how the presumption in favour of sustainable development has been applied in some recent decisions on proposed housing developments

Family briefing: how will Scots law respond to recent developments in England regarding ongoing support for divorced wives?

Reports of cases relating to Massimo D'Alvito; James Anthony McCusker; Donald Stewart Murray; Thomas Williamson

This month the in-house interview breaks open a bottle with the man whose job revolves round protecting the good name of Scotland's national drink

A task force is to spearhead an all-embracing digital land and property information service that will give Scotland world-ranking status, following a conference on the potential for such a system

Recent developments in the EU, including protections for probationer employees; trade secrets

Report of a survey on the working to date of the Registered Paralegal Scheme, and why people decide to join

Recent work of the Law Reform Department, including Human Trafficking Bill; tax law; interception of communications; Scottish Parliament procedures; Scotland's constitutional future

The Society's Mental Health & Disability Subcommittee is looking for help in gathering data on timescales for preparation of mental health officer reports

The first national memorial to lawyers who died in combat in the First World War has been unveiled