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The prospects for early reforms to family law on the lines put forward in the Scottish Executive's recent consultation paper

Solicitors with experience of successful practice mergers, and one for whom it didn't work, talk of the essential elements in each case

Suggestions for coping with stress at work, and where to go for help if that is needed

The challenge of compiling a risk management manual - focus first on three key areas of risk management

Whether the Information Commissioner's new guidance following the Durant case makes data subject rights any clearer for lawyers as advisers, employers and business owners

First of four articles for those considering retirement: some points to think about

Interview with new President of the Law Society of Scotland, Duncan Murray

Profile of the Chief Accountant's Department of the Society, emphasising the financial probity of Scottish solicitors

Latest civil cases, including warrant to cite; sist; suing an association; reponing; appeals; pleadings; preliminary proofs; decrees; tenders

There are a number of potentially far-reaching developments which employment lawyers should be looking out for in the near future

Reports relating to Kevin John Boyd; John Alistair Munro Armit; Valerie Elaine McKenzie Macadam; Carol Jennifer Neilson

Lucrative product endorsements combined with promotional use of celebrity recognition make it likely that a new category of IP rights will emerge

Disclaimers published by Companies House in relation to information supplied mean that there are pitfalls for the unwary when searching its registers

Reviews of websites dealing with social security law

Review of Environmental Pollution Law and Commercial Transactions

Fifth of six-part article on the law of real burdens post-feudal abolition

Style deduction of title clauses for linking deeds in the name of Woolwich Building Society or Woolwich Plc to their successors Barclays Bank Plc.

Authors' advice to the Keeper (not in the same form) on whether automated registration of title can be introduced without primary legislation

President's message: visiting local faculties around Scotland has shown the profession to be in excellent form despite current concerns

Many solicitors still dislike terms of engagement letters, but used properly they improve quality, efficiency and even increase fees

Report on the key speeches from the 2004 annual conference, devoted to the subject of money laundering

The issues most relevant to Scots lawyers in the consultation paper for England and Wales published by Sir David Clementi

Variations in levels of overheads, capital and debtors revealed by the 2003 Cost of Time Survey, and some exercises to determine fee-earners' profitability

The Gender Recognition Bill and its effects