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Comment that many family law practitioners have concerns about the recommendations of the Gill review

Letters continuing the debate from the Israeli perspective

Solicitors who have opted to run a practice without an office explain what it takes, and who it might suit

The EU is proposing a series of minimum procedural safeguards for defendants across the EU, but Scots law is well placed to comply

Report of a top-level seminar held by the Royal Faculty of Procurators in Glasgow on Lord Gill's Scottish Civil Courts Review

A look at the Legal Services Bill as it will apply to practices with non-lawyer ownership, including some new regulatory rules that solicitors too might wish to adopt

Commentary from the Judicial Appointments Board for Scotland on the results of the research into the legal profession's views and perceptions of the appointments system

Recent work of the Society's Law Reform Department, including public services reform, mental health, arbitration, file sharing and statutory interpretation

EU update on cross border estates, and VAT carousel measures

Tribute to Oban solicitor and former procurator fiscal

Outline of the changes to legal education and training, now nearing implementation, which will impact on all solicitors

Taking up the challenge in Richard Susskind's "The End of Lawyers?", a rural solicitor describes how his own practice went through the process of looking afresh at the services it provides

How a step-by-step approach to tackling a personal problem can help you find a way forward

Advice to a solicitor whose resident secretary in her new position is being less than welcoming

The benefits of business continuity management, and some practical tips for creating an effective business continuity strategy

Latest civil cases, including diligence on the dependence; jurisdiction; reponing; expenses in family actions; small claims – and a note on recent amendments to the rules

Now is the time for employers to take particular care to ensure that their recruitment processes are free from bias

The changes to determination periods and appeal procedure for planning applications under the new regime

A recent Scottish sheriff court appeal decision provides further guidance on jurisdiction matters for divorce

Legal aid rules for children's hearings have been amended in an attempt to correct a human rights deficit in relation to adults with learning difficulties

A recent sheriff court case has highlighted problems and uncertainties over the legislation covering the renewal of transitional guardianships to incapable adults

Reports relating to Ian MacLachlan Allan; Euan Charles Chisholm; Alan Leslie Grassick

Websites of some new law centres

Reviews of Licensing (Scotland) Act (Cummins); and a selection of forensic science texts