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Latest criminal cases, including driving disqualification; verdicts; Anderson appeals; Crown disclosure; mixed statements; jury directions

Solicitors need to rethink past assumptions on jurisdiction where there is a cross-border element in cases concerning children

The House of Lords rules on when an employment contract with a foreign element can be subject to UK employment rights

The new artist's resale right, implementing an EU directive in UK law, is set to benefit a wide range of artists

Reports relating to Calum Watson Blyth; Philip George Dawson; Messrs MacRoberts and Richard Barrie (section 42A appeal)

Sites offering guidance on conciliation procedures

Review of Gods vs The Gavel (Hamilton)

Overview of the Scottish Law Commission's discussion papers on reforming the Land Registration (Scotland) Act 1979

An explanation of the ministerial targets for turnaround times, and the strategies for dealing with them; and a request for views on the future of the column

President's message: the Society commits to working with the Executive this year on the new complaints system, as it already is on legal aid and house purchasers' packs

By giving up complaints handling the Society will restore relations with the profession, but the Executive has a challenge to devise a fair system

Many firms, especially smaller practices, overlook the need for an up to date partnership agreement to help resolve issues that arise on changes in the partnership

The Chancellor's volte-face over self-invested personal pensions, and its effect

December 2005 was a watershed month for Scots family law - but there are still areas where the law has not achieved full separation between church and state

The proposed planning gain supplement as revealed in the government's consultation, and what the Scottish Executive should do in response

A mediator attempts to dispel some popular misconceptions surrounding the process

Three law students reflect on their experience at a recent foreign summer school and its relevance to legal practice

Review of the Scottish Legal Aid Board's online pilot for advice and assistance cases, a system practitioners are recommended to try

Significant Scottish cases where IT has already made conduct of the proceedings much easier - setting the scene for a forthcoming court practitioners' IT forum

The role of the knowledge management partner, and why and how to form a KM strategy

A bird flu pandemic would hit the legal sector as hard as any - but firms can take some steps now to be prepared

Overview of the past year's risk management articles, with a quiz on some of the points covered

Chairman of the Scottish Legal Aid Board responds to recent comments from the Society and others about the Board's policies and practices

Latest civil cases, including parties' designations; decree by default; an advocate's responsibilities; interdict; jurisdiction in family actions; witnesses' reports