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A flurry of significant decisions from the courts has led to this fuller than usual agricultural briefing

Another TUPE case dealing with legal services has decided that the work transferred did not bring the employees within the regulations

Reviews of websites dealing with professional support for family businesses

Reviews of Legal Education and Training (Hardee); Sexual Offences (Scotland) Act 2009 (Brown); Road Traffic Sentencing Referencer (Morrison & Crowe)

This year's In-house Lawyers Group event has a new venue and a more sector-focused format

Recent case law suggests that those who seek to resile from missives on the basis of allegedly onerous title conditions may find this more difficult than they think

Increased public awareness of environmental issues, and the resulting client expectations, should make solicitors proactive in addressing such risks in transactions

President's message: the summer has proved a busy season as discussions continue on key matters affecting the profession

Outstanding issues regarding the Legal Services (Scotland) Bill can be resolved before it is passed

How the right of access to a lawyer during police detention interviews currently operates under English law, and some questions that remain to be answered; plus comment on Scottish developments

A complex transaction now undergoing registration demonstrates the value of solicitors discussing requirements with RoS in advance

First of two articles on the main tax changes announced before and since the General Election, in which tax rises for nearly everyone are on the agenda

Interview with Steve Mark, Legal Services Commissioner for New South Wales, where alternative business structures have been permitted for 20 years already

The Civil Justice Advisory Group, whose work preceded Lord Gill's civil courts review, has reconvened in order to consider the effect of the review's recommendations on the consumer

How the Civil Legal Assistance Offices work alongside private practices, and other agencies, to improve the availability of legal advice

Surrogacy has been in the news lately, and arrangements are becoming more common – with risks to all concerned

The forthcoming ISO Standard 10668 is expected to settle longstanding questions of how to undertake brand valuation – and write in a significant role for IP and other lawyers

Interview with Margaret Morton, solicitor turned head of investor relations in venture philanthropy organisation Inspiring Scotland, who seeks support for their programme to alter the "social landscape"

Council expected to ask for redraft before proposals put to the vote

What the Society's representation and support arm can offer local faculties of solicitors

Professional Conduct Committee's work considering complaints of unsatisfactory professional conduct in the year since the first such case was dealt with

Recent EU developments on the Services Directive; e-justice portal; maximum fees for lawyers; victims' rights; accused's letter of rights

Government lawyers' school visits have been helping children become confident individuals and responsible citizens

Research into communication in the legal profession on both sides of the border has found some marked variations in the use of electronic means depending on the type of recipient