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Earn-out clauses are an established feature in the sale of a business, but negotiating their terms is fraught with difficulty

The role of in-house lawyers, and their external advisers, in employment law matters has become much more risk-focused than formerly

Reports of cases relating to Paul Saunders Jardine and Gordon Alexander Phillips; Annaline Webster; Ms A

A new edition of the Combined Standard Clauses for Edinburgh and Glasgow solicitors has been produced only two years after the initial version, to keep up with the ever-changing legal picture (fuller article)

Society working party on course for proposed February consultation

Copyright protection extended for music recordings from 50 to 70 years

Recent work of the Society's Law Reform Department, including Carloway review; UK Bill of Rights; parliamentary procedures

Advice column: my colleague seems jealous over my promotion - how do I deal with her undermining actions?

Fresh thinking is needed in relation to the Diploma, in the wake of the Scottish Government announcement that no more grant-funded places will be available

Despite challenging economic times, there are great benefits to Scottish lawyers in properly planned pro bono work, as experience with the National Autistic Society’s Education Rights Service has shown

Compared with England, Scotland has a reasonably straightforward procedure for correcting errors in a trust deed. A recent case of the authors’ is instructive

HMRC proposals on capital allowances will have a significant effect on all sectors investing in plant and machinery, and mean added due diligence work for property lawyers

Mortgage fraud has become highly sophisticated, requiring lenders, solicitors and others to work together to minimise the risk. A recent conference discussed the latest developments

A comment on the employment tribunal reforms announced last month by Chancellor George Osborne

In its consideration of the European arrest warrant, the Scott Baker review of extradition law makes useful points in some areas but fails to address a number of others

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

Reviews of Scottish Debt Recovery – A Practical Guide (Cowan); Scots Criminal Law (Cubie)

This month's Law Society of Scotland Council member profile: Eileen Sumpter

International as well as domestic work has occupied the past month – along with much time spent visiting the Society's members in their local faculties

Registers of Scotland page: a document recently submitted was found to contain personal information that should not be disclosed

Does prison work? Are we still locking up people who would be better dealt with in other ways? The Journal met humanitarian champion Terry Waite, in Scotland to deliver the Sacro annual lecture

The new pension provisions in force from next year will affect solicitors not just as individuals but as employers

The Supreme Court ruling in the "pleural plaques" litigation made important rulings on the scope for judicial review of legislation, and standing in public law proceedings, as well as on the Act itself

The constantly changing uses of social media mean that employers need a regularly updated and communicated policy on what employees can and cannot do, inside and outside working hours