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A voyage of discovery into the world of in-house legal advisers from around the world awaited at the Global Counsel Conference in New York

Two recent examples illustrate why solicitors need to take a view on whether they are willing to advise on environmental law and/or contaminated land matters

The Society's new guidance on "Vulnerable Clients" will be issued on 1 August 2013, along with fresh guidance for solicitors dealing with powers of attorney or their revocation

The way to salvation offered by the Update seminar "Seven Deadly Sins of the CEO"

The sixth in the series wonders why solicitors often find the hardest bit is actually popping the question

The Master Policy experience of claims in litigation practice, and possible controls to minimise the risk of claims

Advice column: have I got what it takes for promotion?

Questions and answers by the Professional Practice team on issues surrounding the proposed rule change

Recent developments in the EU, including bank accounts; mortgage credit; tax evasion; collective redress

Recent work of the Law Reform Department, including criminal justice; victims and witnesses; post-legislative scrutiny; intellectual property; same sex marriage; cross-border healthcare

In the second of our occasional series, our hero entrusts an important point of interpretation to his non-exec chairman

A recent Inner House decision highlights the difficulties facing a pursuer who attempts to argue an informed consent case relating to medical procedure

The Crofting (Amendment) (Scotland) Bill corrects a defect in the law, and continues the process towards parity between croft tenants and owner-occupier crofters

One Scottish law graduate’s experience of voluntary legal and community work in Tanzania while he continues the search for a traineeship place

How three COPFS trainees made Scotland’s first venture into the European Judicial Network “Themis” competition, presenting on international judicial co-operation, and won a place in the final

The UK Government’s regulatory reforms are having an impact on equality law, including the role of the Equality & Human Rights Commission

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

Children's wellbeing must come first in planning and delivering children's services, and the "named person" provisions in the Scottish Government's new bill are a vital part of that

Reviews of Small Claims Handbook (Ervine); What's Wrong with Copyright? (Tatry)

This month's profile returns to the Council's committees, introducing Alison Britton, convener of the new Health and Medical Law Committee

These are momentous times for the Scottish legal profession, and many important issues are set to demand attention in the new presidential year

Registers of Scotland page: what happens in relation to the Land Register when historic servitudes appear to conflict with solid features; and the Development Plan Approval service

How does the market look to Aberdeen based solicitors, and what happens when the oil runs out?

A paper contributed to the Society's Scottish Constitutional Future Working Group sets out how an independent Scotland would become recognised in international law, and its potential role