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Latest civil cases, including title and interest to sue; separate defenders and grounds of action; interim interdict; minutes to sist; appeals

The law regarding maintenance obligations with a cross border element in the EU is about to change

Some practical challenges for legal firms and their clients posed by the TUPE Regulations, in relation to client tenders and other potential service transfers

What the Protection of Freedoms Bill 2011 means for Scotland

More details have been published about the National Employment Savings Trust, an option for employers when pension provision for employees becomes compulsory next year

Reports of cases relating to Richard Allan Sandeman; Paul Saunders Jardine

A brace of websites looking at the law from many years ago

Reviews of Law Making and the Scottish Parliament: The Early Years (ed Sutherland and others); Cybercrimes: A Multidisciplinary Analysis (ed Ghosh and Turrini); Boundaries of the Criminal Law (Duff and others)

A guide to the Government's Final Guidance on the Bribery Act 2010, which comes into force on 1 July 2011

The prospects for a challenge to the legislation on which the crofters of the Pairc Estate rely in their land rights dispute with their landlord

A recent decision has negatived an attempt to seek payment of the price due under concluded missives without entry having been taken

Why a change in the legal aid regulations is likely to result in many fewer counsel and solicitor advocates being willing to undertake civil legally aided work

President's message: preparing for the AGM revealed how much work went on at the Society in the year under review - and it continues

Opinion column: it's time for Scottish legal firms to catch up with their counterparts south of the border in promoting respect for diversity in sexual orientation

Registers of Scotland page: Scottish Legal Awards; specialist masterclass; Meadowbank House upgrade; eServices support hours

A recent upsurge in jury awards in bereavement cases may force the courts to rethink their own valuations of such cases, and parties' solicitors the forum in which they are brought

A sheriff's practical tips for the uninitiated in commercial procedure, which has proved popular with regular users in the courts where it operates

The educational needs of autistic children, and recent case law on the duties of an education authority in meeting those needs

A follow-up to the recent Journal feature on personal injury trusts, highlighting an issue relating to trusts for incapable adults

Origins and objectives of the Scottish Arbitration Centre, which opened its doors last month

Special feature on outsourcing support for the legal office, focusing on a venture that adopts the latest IT to offer a platform for law firms facing the challenges of the 21st century - and some client experiences

Report of the Society's 2011 AGM: the constitution debate; President's address; financial statement; Benevolent Fund

The Society has received counsel's opinion on disclosing privileged information during disciplinary investigations initiated by third parties

Change in legal aid regulations results in ruling that individual advocates can decide whether to accept instructions