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The risk and risk management issues considered over the course of 2004, and risk issues topical at the beginning of 2005

Latest civil cases, including falling of the instance; forum non conveniens; pleas; caution for expenses; tenders; remit to the sheriff court; antisocial behaviour orders

Outline of the legislative programme for the coming year at Holyrood and Westminster, as affecting Scotland

Reforms being considered to the Scottish Parliament's private bill procedures should not reduce proper scrutiny by elected representatives

The Executive's draft Bankruptcy and Diligence Bill is a potential law of unintended consequences

The Inner House in Hyndman v Readman has held that the Insolvency Rules contain no presumption for a commission basis, even where a company has few assets

Reviews of sites concerned with freedom of information

Review of The Case Against War

The Tenements (Scotland) Act provisions introducing the notice of potential liability for costs, raise a number of questions as to how they will work in practice

Answers to some common questions concerning registration of burdens under post-feudal law; and items on the Tenements Act and the Joint Consultative Committee

President's message: he is pleased at the quality of lay members of the Society's committees, and hopes that Santa will bring a few good things for 2005

Juries have their limitations and we must not ask them to take on lengthy and complex cases

Specialists from the human rights, licensing and employment fields give their perspectives on the proposed ban on smoking in enclosed public places

The Government's plans for ID cards go further than schemes in other countries and could involve an infringement of the article 8 right to private life

Introduction to the Society's newly launched Child Protection and Representation Principles for Children's Lawyers

Outline of the structure of the pre-owned assets tax

Author's view that the Charities and Trustee Investment Bill lacks some essential safeguards likely to be enacted in its English counterpart

Advice on how to make the most of those seasonal networking opportunities

Author's view that it is time the profession woke up to internet telephony

The need for business continuity planning and how addressing just a few issues can make a worthwhile difference

Latest criminal cases, including sentencing; deceased's statements; right to speak last; no case to answer; corroboration; surveillance

Description of how the new EU subsidy regime will work from 2005

A ruling by the European Court has restricted the protection given to database rights, to the prejudice of some sporting governing bodies

The Inner House in ITP v Coflexip has confirmed that the Human Rights Convention cannot be invoked against an international body such as the European Patent Office