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Latest criminal cases, including evidence against a co-accused; non-disclosure by Crown; sentencing discounts; appeals taking Cadder points

The B v G child contact case highlights the need for additional measures to ensure the expeditious disposal of cases that cannot be concluded without proof

What effect on businesses will follow from the next changes in employment law designed to help families?

A new decision by the European Court of Human Rights has profound implications for the conditional fee arrangement system currently operating in England & Wales

Legislative changes, some dating back several years, are providing much work for pension lawyers in keeping schemes up to date

Practitioners sometimes fail to appreciate points relating to the drafting of powers of attorney that can cause difficulties for banks

Reports of cases relating to John Henderson & Sons; Alasdair David Mackie

Reviews of websites dealing with Scottish baronies, heraldry, genealogy, and tartans

Reviews of Delictual Liability (Thomson); Compulsory Purchase and Compensation (Rowan-Robinson)

How far will the Bribery Act 2010 go in prohibiting what may have been accepted until now as normal business practice? Some points of difficulty and some recommended safeguards

The implications of the decision in PMP Plus Ltd for the law of servitudes: there are ways in which servitudes can be combined with other rights to achieve greater flexibility in multi-unit developments

Some of the legal and practical implications for transgender people involved in the criminal justice system

President's message: whatever 2011 has in store, the year will not be dull, as we can already foresee

The problems of definition that concerned the committee of MSPs who considered the End of Life Assistance Bill are not as serious as it made out

The increased taxation powers for the Scottish Parliament contained in the Scotland Bill have far-reaching implications, not least for the legal profession

Some advice from Registers of Scotland's sasine team on points that can cause difficulty

Developments in Europe could force a fundamental rethink of the application of the Hague Convention on International Child Abduction

The Wikileaks affair raises sharply various questions of legality in relation to computer use and misuse

Introduction to community payback orders, which come into force on 1 February 2011 along with the presumption against short prison sentences

Article by a Thyne Scholarship award winner comparing the position in Scotland and the USA regarding diversity in the legal profession, and how it is encouraged

How the newly launched LawWorks Scotland aims to dovetail with and enhance pro bono legal work already being done in Scotland

Many existing projects that receive pro bono solicitor support remain in need of financial as much as practical help, not least Citizens Advice Scotland

Tribute to the University of Edinburgh's first Director of Professional Legal Studies, who made an immense contribution to legal education in the university and more widely

Report on a seminar hosted by the Society and the Scottish Government on the European Commission's green paper on options for reform