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Interview with Colin Wilson, solicitor head of the Scottish Executive's legislative drafting team
Profile of the Society's Corporate Communications Team and how their role has developed well beyond the traditional press office
Author challenges the assumption that all private practice solicitors aspire to partnership and argues that firms need to develop more flexible reward systems
The Court Technology Forum has decided to adopt PDF format for electronic documentary evidence
Risk management issues connected with document archival; and a look at the feedback from the 2006 Risk Management Roadshow
Latest criminal cases, including dangerous driving causing death; sentencing powers; specification of complaints; fair trial; Crown disclosure; evidence
The new provisions for valuation of matrimonial property subject to a transfer order still leave plenty of scope for difficulty
The House of Lords has upheld the decision that vicarious liability exists for acts of harassment
Important changes in sheriff court civil procedure introduce pre-proof hearings and make related amendments to other steps of procedure
Reports relating to Norman James Cowie; Louise Marie Hay; William McCarthy
Websites that provide free medical information
Review of Children's Hearings in Scotland (Norrie)
The countdown to automated registration of title to land (ARTL) is on schedule and the necessary rules are in the pipeline
The Conveyancing Committee invites conveyancing and insolvency practitioners' views on proposed provisions concerning land attachment and suspensive missives
The Property Standardisation Group has added an irritancy protection agreement and a deposit agreement to complete its lease management suite
President's message: fundamental legal issues are at the centre of public debate; the Society is engaged on all fronts and encourages awareness and involvement
Opinion column: family lawyers are another group who are increasingly giving up legal aid work due to the payment system, to the detriment of society as a whole
The Justice 2 Committee report on the Legal Profession and Legal Aid (Scotland) Bill has approved its principles but with numerous action points for the Executive
Alistair Bonnington suggests how to make the LLB more relevant to practice. Patrick Phillips QC argues that intending practitioners should find other ways to qualify
Author disagrees with Lord Hope's view that Scots law is too restrictive to achieve a fair settlement in some divorce cases involving high-earning spouese
Author's survey of the Budget and Finance Act finds the Chancellor guilty of serious meddling, in the small print of what was supposedly a dull Budget (part 1 of 2)
Author follows his interview with "The Apprentice" contestant Karen Bremner, by speaking to some solicitors who have made a successful move into business
With the introduction of real estate investment trusts the Chancellor has achieved the rare feat of bringing in a measure that has few if any critics
Articles from specialists in tracing missing heirs, and valuers of coins and medals