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Two charity lawyers' experiences as secondees under the programme developed by the regulator

Address to new solicitors at the admission ceremony on 9 March 2012

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

In these days of consumer choice, it is time to allow solicitors to choose whether the Law Society of Scotland should be their representative body

This month's Law Society of Scotland Council member profile: Frances McKay (Stonehaven, Peterhead & Banff)

Reviews of Domestic Abuse and Scots Law (ed Hughes); Public Inquiries (Beer)

At the end of an eventful year, thanks are due to all at the Society for a huge amount of work, and to solicitors around the country who made me welcome on my visits

Registers of Scotland page: the challenges that wind farm leases present for land registration

Birth of the international conference through which Paisley this month celebrates the 80th anniversary of its greatest claim to legal history

Argument that making it compulsory for solicitors to be members of the Law Society of Scotland, as a body with representative as well as regulatory purposes, is incompatible with the ECHR

Interview with incoming President Austin Lafferty, a self-confessed salesman who is keen to engage the public, and the Society's critics, face to face

Will a forthcoming Court of Session appeal clarify the true scope of RBS v Wilson? Author argues that the decision is being interpreted more broadly than is justified

While the practice of mediation is growing, those who have undertaken mediation training say they find it beneficial in many aspects of their business and personal lives

Latest civil cases, including case management; vexatious litigants; party litigants; interim orders; appeals; expenses; recovery of heritage; family actions

A new decision considers the relevance of the ancestry of matrimonial property to a claim that special circumstances exist justifying unequal sharing

Further restrictions have been introduced on those wishing to come to the UK to work

The effect on pension schemes, especially in the public sector, of switching from the Retail Price Index to the Consumer Price Index for uprating purposes

Outcome of the High Level Conference on Reform of the European Court of Human Rights (fuller article)

To what extent might the recommendations of the Portas review on the future of high street shops in England & Wales, have practical application in Scotland?

Some advice, based on Legal Defence Union experience, on how to prevent a Law Society inspection turning into a nightmare

Recent work of the Society's Law Reform Department, including on the Land Registration, Social Care (Self Directed Support), and Criminal Cases (Punishment and Review) Bills

Practitioners' responsibilities as HMRC increases its vigilance over property sale arrangements that have been artificially sructured to avoid paying the correct rate of SDLT

Bullet-point tips on the tough questions that need to be asked. This month: key performance indicators

Key messages to emerge from the recent Legal Risks Conference, which provided practical guidance on managing critical risk issues in the current climate