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The Society's recent online membership survey generated much positive feedback

The Society is now consulting further on the shape of the Registered Paralegal scheme to be introduced next year

Recent work of the Law Reform Department, including criminal justice; arbitration; legal services; home owner and debtor protection; tax

The advantages of joining a business networking site such as LinkedIn, and how to use it to win work

Advice to an assistant who wonders how honest they should be in their exit interview, about negative experiences involving their present boss

Court actions have been raised in other jurisdictions using Facebook, where defendants have proved difficult to trace. Should Scotland catch up?

More effective communication could reduce significantly the incidence of negligence claims against solicitors in all areas of practice

Latest criminal cases, including breach of the peace; voice samples; disqualification; evidence on commission; finality of decisions

The Advocate General's opinion in the Google AdWords case has divided commentators, but will it be followed by the European Court?

COPFS has adopted encrypted pen drives for disclosing information to defence agents, but agents must first be registered as data controllers

The Land Court has clarified the approach to be adopted in considering tenants' proposed part II improvements

Can rules be devised to protect the integrity of sporting contests by ordering replays, or allowing TV evidence to inform refereeing decisions?

The Services Directive will assist service provision generally in the way lawyers already enjoy, but will have some impact on the profession

Reports relating to Catriona MacFarlane; John James Smith

The merits of some new(ish) advocates' websites

Reviews of Blackstone's Employment Law Practice (ed Bowers); Criminal Procedure (Scotland) Act (Shiels)

Report of the keynote address by Robert Armour at this year's In-house Lawyers Group annual meeting

Selected highlights from Jamie Millar's and Janet Hood's addresses to the In-house Lawyers Group annual meeting

Argument that standard missives have their limitations and could work against clients' interests

The Building Societies Association is introducing a standard set of mortgage instructions, similar in function to the CML Handbook

Does one provision in the new Scottish Climate Change Act have the ability to make much impact?

What management steps may Scottish legal practices have to take in order to be seen to be properly compliant with equality, diversity and discrimination law and practice?

Lord Gill's review has the potential to improve environmental justice in Scotland

President's message: Suddenly, simple modern procedures are with us for sheriff court personal injury work. Just another sign of the changing times