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Your reference guide to material published in the paper issues for 2014

Reviews of Commercial Law (ed McNeil); On Liberty (Chakrabarti)

This month's Council profile turns to Johnstone practitioner Stuart Naismith, one of the two members for Greenock, Kilmarnock and Paisley

Questions to be addressed at the general election are looming large for the Society, while it continues to raise concerns on behalf of profession and public over legislation already in progress

Registers of Scotland page: development plan approval service; 2012 Act update; property database conference

Collected news of new appointments and practice changes

With less than two months to go until launch, Revenue Scotland’s chief executive details the work taking place to ensure Scotland’s devolved taxes authority is ready for business

As the Journal continues its focus on the likely shape of legal services provision in 2020, this month it is the turn of solicitors from outwith the big firms to gaze into the crystal ball

What can Scottish lawyers expect from this year’s Commonwealth Law Conference? This preview explains how it will support those who stand up for human rights in an often hostile environment

The significance of the Inner House decision that affirmed the validity of the common form of continuing power of attorney appointment, and the use of the special case procedure to secure it

Pinsent Masons' Vario hub utilises the talents of solicitors who wish to work freelance, to meet the fluctuating needs of clients' legal teams. We look at how it works, for the firm and the individuals

Employee misuse of social media can pose novel disciplinary situations, but their resolution may well depend on the proper application of first principles

Latest criminal cases, including searches (with and without warrant); contempt of court; applications for recovery of evidence

Family briefing: clients who have signed agreements regulating assisted conception may not have appreciated the consequences if their relationship breaks down

Employment briefing: the European Court of Justice has ruled that obesity may constitute a disability for discrimination purposes. How should employers respond?

Pensions briefing: the new flexible arrangements leave individuals' pension savings more vulnerable to attachment in bankruptcy

Reports of cases relating to Alasdair David Mackie; Thomas Murray

In-house interview: John Sturrock QC of Core Solutions expands on his conference session on the role of in-house lawyers in reducing and managing disputes, and discusses his own career

The need to be careful when updating information about your firm on the Lender Exchange portal has been highlighted by the experience of one Scottish practice

Recent work of the Law Reform Department, including Counter-Terrorism and Security Bill; A new Magna Carta?; British Sign Language (Scotland) Bill; Scottish Tax Tribunal Rules; duty of candour

Recent developments in the EU: anti-money laundering

Efforts to eliminate the continuing gender pay gap in the profession feature strongly as part of the Society’s revised Equality and Diversity Strategy

Minimising the ever-present risks from external frauds and scams is as much about people and their working practices as it is about IT security measures

Advice column: I hardly see my child because of the long hours I have to work