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As the Scottish Legal Complaints Commission goes live, the Society's continuing investigatory processes are changing in line with it

Concluding part of survey of strategies to beat the recession reviews possible sources of new business, whether to consider new types of work, and things to avoid

A review of some of the topics discussed at this year's Risk Management Roadshow

Preview of this year's Law Society of Scotland IT conference, which includes a keynote address by the "James Bond" of security advisers

A look at the next big IT projects facing Scotish legal practices, including those that add to a firm's green credentials as well as helping it work efficiently

Latest civil cases, including rule 22 notes; sist pending other proceedings; counterclaim; amendment; debates; family actions; expenses; adult incapacity

A recent Scottish cse illustrates the potential value of interim interdict in intelletual property cases

A new body, the Company Names Tribunal, is about to take up its function of adjudicating on opportunistic company name registrations

Two cases help to clarify the 2003 Act provisions on diversification by the tenant

The Scots and English courts still take different approaches to the availability of judicial review for decisions of sporting bodies

Any employer taking on an immigrant worker needs to know the new procedures in order to avoid the risk of a civil penalty for employing someone illegally

Reports relating to Ajaz Mohammed Hussain; John Gerard O'Donnell

Reviews of Scottish Young Lawyers Association and Cl@n Child Law sites

Review of The Promised Land: Property Law Reform (ed Rennie)

The approach COPFS will take to prosecuting the new offences focusing on fatal consequences of driving

An important change to the CML Lenders' Handbook will add to the procedures required before concluding missives on a new-build house, on the Society's advice

The 20-year rule concerning leases of, and securities over, private houses is having unintended adverse effects on the funding and provision of housing

The Law Society of Scotland has teamed up with a home report provider to launch a home report service designed specially for solicitors' firms

The keynote address to the conference "Delivering Excellence in Scotland's Civil Justice System"; an abridged version appears in the Journal of August 2008

President's message: with economic issues dominating the profession's thoughts, the Society is taking steps to provide advice and support to those in need

Opinion by two advocates that the Faculty's response to the OFT does its members a disservice by defending the cab rank rule and by resisting the use of ABS

How different types of legal firm are coping with the current economic downturn, and how they see their future

An abridged version of the keynote address delivered to the conference on civil justice held in Edinburgh on 20 June

New procedures are in place for deeds intended to create new real burdens, to assist solicitors in complying with the requirement for dual registration