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This month's selection of leisure reading chosen by the Journal's Book Review Editor

Should we follow the MIAM model now being introduced in England & Wales, or is there an alternative way to ensure consideration of ADR in family cases?

This month's Council profile features Brandon Malone, a new Council member for Edinburgh but someone with previous experience on the Society’s committees

Reviews of Road Traffic Law in Scotland (Wheatley); Lord Mansfield: Justice in the Age of Reason (Poser)

With the referendum, the Commonwealth Law Conference and much more, this will be an eventful presidency, but the principal commitment is to the Society's relevance to members

Registers of Scotland page: Land Registration Act designated day; completion of the Land Register; RoS roadshows

What does the merger of its former number one law firm say for the future of the Scottish profession? CMS's Caryn Penley and Stephen Millar explain why they think the outcome is positive

Extract from the lecture to celebrate the inauguration of the Law School at The Robert Gordon University

Revenue Scotland page: the context within which the new authority will operate, including the approach of the General Anti-Avoidance Rule

If a potential client cold-called your firm with an enquiry, how would they be treated? Ian Cooper, who presented at an Update seminar on the subject, believes most practices could do much better

In association with Core Solutions: What happens when you are a mediator and you start another mediation day? A short introduction to a much longer story

The Faculty of Advocates Dispute Resolution Service makes it easy to identify advocates specialising in various forms of ADR

Latest criminal cases, including applications for extensions of time in solemn cases; sentencing companies; absolute discharge

This summer sees a raft of change to IP legislation, affecting patent, design and copyright protection

The Government is proposing to force companies and LLPs to detail exactly who their shareholders (or members) are, in a bid to make it clear who really owns or controls them

Points to be aware of in the commercial exploitation of sporting brands and events, a key feature of modern sport

Areas identified by the Agricultural Holdings Legislation Review Group to focus on in its further deliberations

Collected news of new appointments and practice changes

Interview with the Head of Legal at Glasgow 2014, whose role is a multi-faceted one even by in-house standards

Does the inclusion of a clause granting absolute warrandice in a disposition of commercial property risk a claim by a vendor client for failing to follow instructions?

The PSG is beginning work on the changes in practice required by the new Land Registration Act

The Society has joined other professions in issuing guidance on raising concerns where necessary to protect a client, or uphold professional rules and standards

Advice column: my boss has a problem with my teetotal lifestyle choice

Professional Practice column: an update on the 2012 Land Registration (Scotland) Act, which comes into force in December