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Whether the Scottish legal system is equipped to deal with electronic evidence - as the British Standards Institution launches new guidelines

The challenge posed by file audits and the question of how to go about them

Ash's advice column is consulted by a trainee who feels they are not being given enough responsibility

Latest criminal cases, including alternative verdicts; incest and human rights; delay and human rights; and the time to bring a verdict

Financial awards on divorce are beginning to recognise the effects of the slump in the property market

The abolition of the dismissal and grievance procedures from 6 April is not straightforward, and is only a part of the changes coming in then

Recent decisions show the constantly changing balance in the law between the rights of the individual and those of the media

A new era of compulsion in relation to employee pension provision is heralded by the Pensions Act 2008

Review of sites dealing with human rights as they relate to Scotland

Reviews of The Scottish Children's Hearings System in Action (Kearney); The Legal System of Scotland (Manson-Smith)

The risks of business supply chain failure and what advisers can do to guard against them

Whether the Lords' decision in Moncrieff v Jamieson has really advanced the law, or simply created fresh uncertainty

The full address by Lord Clyde to the conference held by the Murray Stable Public Law Group on 10 November 2008 (edited version: Journal, December 2008, 18)

The new law on company directors' conflict of interest, and how it affects governance procedures, particularly as respects company pension schemes

The story of the very first law school in America, and its influence beyond its own lifetime

President's message: The Society's 60th anniversary year is shaping up to be another busy one, on many fronts

Scotland lags in legally recognising an individual's advance written refusal of medical treatment if they become terminally ill or incapax

Interview with Scottish Human Rights Commission chair Alan Miller, who sets out his vision for the new body

A summary of the address given by Lord Goldsmith QC, at the Society's invitation, to mark the 60th anniversary of the UN Declaration

Solicitors have responded positively to the Registers' invitation to obtain details of their firm's rejection rate for applications submitted

A look at recent High Court decisions in defective representation appeals, and whether there is still a need to clarify what issues can be raised

Advice on a sound private client investment strategy to provide some protection against economic storms

The law is having increasing difficulty keeping up with medical science, and social change, even in defining who is a parent

Introducing the Scottish Law Commission's proposals for reforming the law of unincorporated associations, which is currently in a mess