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Opinion comment that ARTL isn't perfect yet, but it has benefits for the profession and solicitors should take the plunge

Employee ownership is not a fad but a serious business planning tool to secure viability and job prospects, as the round table hosted by the Journal and Co-operative Development Scotland heard

Registers of Scotland invite responses to a public consultation; and report on a study tour visit from Uganda

As the UK Supreme Court marks its first year of operation, this feature discusses whether the new body has made a difference to the taking of appeals from the Scottish courts

Child sex offenders find themselves in an anomalous legal position, and measures designed to ensure their protection can work to their prejudice in later life

A tour of the repertoire of protection now assembled for home owners threatened with repossession

Argument that full marriage rights should be extended to same-sex couples, and that there are no technical legal difficulties in the way of achieving this in Scotland

Overview of the several recent sheriff court decisions that have provided valuable guidance to practitioners dealing with guardianship of adults with incapacity

The Society is preparing for the outcome of the Chancellor's spending review, and the decision in the Cadder appeal, both due on the same day

Recent work of the Society's Law Reform Department, including protection of workers; patients' rights; EU Commission; consumer law; tribunal reform

The Serious Organised Crime Agency provides some tips on best practice in submitting suspicious activity reports (SARs)

Recent EU developments on notaries; inheritance tax; criminal justice

Third article in the series looks at attempts to make email more secure and reliable, and their drawbacks, before previewing a possible alternative

What can I do about long working hours when I can't afford to leave?

Some practical risk management tips for avoiding draftng errors

Focus on a number of providers of cloud-based and other IT services aimed at the Scottish legal market

Latest criminal cases, including withdrawal of guilty plea; search warrants; contempt of court; breach of the peace

A licensing board has accepted that certain provisions of the 2005 Act are open to question as not being ECHR compliant

There is now Scottish authority on the obligations of administrators to landlords following their grant of a licence to occupy premises

Scottish ministers are proposing to amend the Environmental Impact Assessment Regulations to correct a flaw identified by a recent English case

European law is well established as applying to professional sport, but one decision suggests it should also be extended to amateur participation

Reports of cases relating to Iain Laughland Sivewright Howie; William Graham Sutherland; Ceri Williams

Review of the new Judiciary of Scotland website

Review of Accountability for Human Rights Atrocities in International Law (Ratner, Abrams & Bischoff)