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In association with Bundledocs: Why you should consider a cloud solution, if you haven't yet

In association with Mitigo: Firms must adopt cyber risk management systems and not assume that their IT function has it covered

Terminology matters in emotionally charged child and family disputes. The Family Law Language Project aims to educate the public through promoting constructive rather than adversarial terms

Various forms of ADR training are available to family lawyers to enhance their client offering, through a portfolio of modules

An edited version of Mary Robinson’s keynote address to the Lawscot COP26 Conference on 29 October, hosted jointly by the UK Law Societies

The consultation on legal services regulation could lead to a Government-appointed regulator. If you see this as a threat to an independent legal profession, please make your voice heard

Collected news of Scottish legal appointments and practice changes

In association with Braemar Finance: Tailored finance products can meet specific needs for funds

Latest civil cases, including review of case management decisions; reduction of decree; presumptions; pleadings; legal aid; summary decree; interlocutors; lawyer errors; permission to appeal; hearings

The Net Zero Project, containing model contracts and legislation to combat climate change, includes a template employment handbook – but does it encroach unduly on employees’ freedoms?

Cases in Scotland and England have revealed the difficulty of reaching a consistent and fair approach to allegations of domestic abuse in disputes over childcare. Is there a good model to follow?

The Investigatory Powers Tribunal has found serious breaches of the Convention rights of a woman activist with whom an undercover officer entered into a sexual relationship

Trustees will have to report on how closely their investments align with the goal of limiting global warming in terms of the Paris Agreement, under UK Government proposals out for consultation

Reports relating to Scott Allan; Iain Alexander Leslie; Theresa Mary McWilliams; Graeme Bruce Murray; Louise Elizabeth Sutherland; Neil F McPherson

Don’t wait for something to go wrong before you start listening to your clients: put listening at the heart of your client relationships

Following on from last month’s theme of “talking”, BT coined this headline as a catchphrase for a 1995 advertising campaign, but in this modern world is “talking” all that it used to be?

Talent is a ticket to the game, but it’s resilience that determines who wins

The authors report on work taking place in relation to protected trust deeds and sequestration, and make a request to all those acting as executors

Tribute to the Scottish solicitor who as a GlobalScot became a leading light in the Hong Kong business community

Advice column: I resent some colleagues still being allowed to work from home

Review of Brooke's Notary (15th edition) (Ready)

The November 2021 selection of leisure reading, chosen by the Journal's book review editor

Craig Cathcart is a senior lecturer at Queen Margaret University’s Business School and convener of the Society’s Regulatory Committee

Cases are increasingly coming before UK courts regarding multiple marriages, foreign divorces and haq mehr, as women gain confidence about asserting their rights. Practitioners should be aware of the issues