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Author considers the draft Financial Services and Markets Bill and suggests it is flawed, particularly in failing to take account of the Scottish dimension

Review of Scottish Law Commission's discussion paper on Remedies for Breach of Contract

Interview with legal manager of Standard Life Assurance Company, Colin Anderson

The importance of good housekeeping so far as a filing system is concerned

Authors identify certain important elements which distinguish successful firms from others operating in the same marketplace

An overview of how the Late Payment of Commercial Debts (Interest) Act 1998 operates

Latest civil cases, including pleadings; expenses; discharge of diet; family actions; non-harassment order; medical examination

Review of cases of child chastisement, suggesting that it must be reasonable and moderate in relation to its end and the welfare of the child is the key consideration

Interview with a solicitor who operates a one-man business offering legal services to the pub industry

Advice on creating a marketing policy and that the quality rather than quantity of new business is important

Latest criminal cases, including human rights; road traffic; sentencing drug offences; evidence; plea in bar of trial; legal aid

Summary of the Wiener Gebietskrankenkasse case which considered the meaning of "same work" in relation to the principles of Community law on equal pay

Risk management issues arising from computer date recognition problems

A look at the background to the trial of the Libyans charged with the bombing of the Pan Am flight over Lockerbie

Significance of the Lockerbie trial as the first high-profile case in which the prosecution is bound by the European Convention on Human Rights

A discussion of the future of conveyancing against the background of changes in the profession, remuneration, marketing and IT

Some of the risk management issues which can arise when acting in council house purchases

Author's view that financial services complement legal work, enhance a firm's overall service and should not be regarded in isolation

Interview with Michael Scanlan, incoming President of the Law Society of Scotland

Second part of a review of cases on searches carried out under the Misuse of Drugs Act 1971

How community safety is being enhanced by the Crime and Disorder Act 1998 as anti-social behaviour orders come into force

Whether the Competition Act has had the anticipated impact on business in Britain during its first year of operation

The Competition Act has acted as a catalyst for wide reaching reform of the Scottish water industry

Chair of the Scottish Criminal Cases Review Commission explains the philosophy which will shape its workings in its formative months