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Review of the myspace arbitral decision, and whether Nominet's dispute resolution procedure is suited to settling complex domain name disputes

Whether the legal profession can learn good risk management practice from other sectors - notably oil and gas, which had to learn from the Piper Alpha disaster

Latest criminal cases, including Anderson appeals; Moorov rule; separation of charges; sentencing; jury directions; public interest immunity

The Shucksmith Report has fulfilled its brief to think radically in proposing measures to support crofters and crofting

Royalty shares in classic hit recordings can be lost through inaction, the appeal court has ruled

Football's FIFA wants to revisit the subject of player quotas, despite the questions raised by EU law

Reports relating to Iain Stuart Catto; Stuart Fraser Wilson; Alexander Ritchie Robertson

Review of the CaseCheck service of case summaries with links and commentaries

Review of Environment (Stair Memorial Encyclopaedia reissue)

Author outlines the likely future shape of public sector external scrutiny in light of the government response to his review published in autumn 2007

Author takes issue with the parliamentary committee decision that calling in the Donald Trump golf development application after the verbal decision was competent

Director of Planning Aid for Scotland emphasises the benefits to be gained from the principle of community engagement enshrined in the new planning legislation

President's message: the changing role of the Society is reflected in the issues that dominate the scene this month, beginning with the imminent AGM

All solicitors have an interest to support the project to regulate paralegals, and to take advantage of the scheme finally approved

Author outlines aspects of Islamic Sharia family law and suggests that despite recent controversy, the subject of its recognition by UK courts deserves serious debate

Registers of Scotland announces the first full property transfer using the ARTL system, and provides updates on stamp duty land tax and personal bankruptcy

The round table discussion when experts involved in the charity sector met at the invitation of the Journal and Scott-Moncrieff CA to discuss current issues

Article from LawCare highlighting the need for support and understanding by employers for those suffering from depression

Argument that the government proposals for investigating alleged misconduct by a judge are badly thought out and liable to weaken the judiciary

Argument that too little opportunity exists to review judicial performance, and the profession and public should not have to put up with bad behaviour from the bench

Third and final article in the series explores the role of advocacy in a court's decisions about the facts, and the ways in which courts compare and weigh the evidence

A new UN report is likely to increase the legal pressures on business to conform to, and promote, international standards of human rights

Interview with the current President, who has already held office for over six months at a time when he originally thought he would be preparing to take over

Survey of the Treaty of Lisbon, in particular its enhanced role for national parliaments in making EU legislation - if it survives the ratification process