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The opportunities for Scots law students, graduates and qualified lawyers to gain wider experience in Europe
The recent Court Practitioners' IT Forum showed the potential for real advantages for Scottish solicitors, if they can get their act together
Considerations in apportioning pension rights on divorce in relation to the period of marriage and then deciding how the rights should best be shared (part 2 of 3)
Claims arising from property transactions continue to feature heavily in Master Policy claims, and a risk improvement plan could help reduce the costs to a practice
Interview with incoming President of the Society, Ruthven Gemmell
Latest civil cases, including amendment of name; summary decree; remit to sheriff court; settlement; family actions; violent profits; appeals; expenses; ASBOs
The Adoption and Children (Scotland) Bill is changing the law to reflect the situations of the children now going through the process
The effect of the new TUPE Regulations on solicitors who work wholly or mainly for one particular client
Reports relating to Ghazala Ahmed; Thomas Hugh Murray; Mark John Stalker
Outline of the new registration scheme for private residential landlords, and what the Executive hopes to achieve
Reviews of the Law Society of Scotland's new site, and the sites of the other UK law societies
Reviews of A Mixed Legal System in Transition (eds Reid and Carey Miller); Conveyancing (Reid and Gretton)
Why landlords of industrial buildings often prefer to transfer their interest by lease rather than sale, and the precautions that should be taken to protect the purchaser
Reply to criticisms of the new tribunals, arguing that the composition of the tribunals is not inherently unfair and only research can assess their performance
This reply to Professor Gretton argues that changes in Scots law teaching are a necessary response to changes in universities, the wider community and the law itself
In a significant move the Information Commissioner has allowed a company to transfer employees' personal data outwith the EU under binding internal rules
Overview of the options available to the courts when dealing with offenders who have or may have a mental disorder, following recent legislative reforms
President's message: solicitors will support change for the better, but unless the Legal Profession Bill is amended it will not produce a better system
Opinion that changes in legal education are principally due to globalisation and the changing nature of legal practice, forces we must learn to live with
Report on the Society's annual conference "Get Connected", marking 50 years of The Journal
Interview with Douglas Mill of the Society on its position regarding the bill to introduce an independent Complaints Commission
Survey of the Information Commissioner's published decisions to date on freedom of information requests where the legal privilege exemption was claimed
Creative interpretation will be needed to avoid injustice through a late amendment to the Family Law (Scotland) Act on suing for wrongful death
The Society's role in accrediting the various LLB degree courses, and the continuing alternative of studying during a pre-Diploma traineeship