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The requirements for a body corporate to be recognised as an “incorporated practice” have been amended in line with changes put to the AGM in May

The Word of Gold: Pricing post-COVID requires us to raise our game and our sights

A perspective from south of the border: a standard legal training fails to equip lawyers as business people, a deficit addressed by the author's firm’s training academy

Solicitors involved with clients’ cross-border tax arrangements need to know about the new mandatory reporting regime, even if legal privilege will often exempt them from having to report

On behalf of Lockton, the authors consider some common issues arising from wills, trusts and executries, and provide some tips for avoiding problems

Advice column: my anxiety levels shoot up at the prospect of returning to the office

“New”, not “young” lawyers: a mature student protests at the ageism inherent in the assumption that those qualifying in law are all young

Review of Employment Law in Scotland (Middlemiss and Downie)

Rachel Wood joined the Law Society of Scotland in May as Executive Director of Regulation

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

This latest “tradecraft” collection of practical advice focuses on property transactions, and trying to smooth the path particularly around settlement

The implications of the CJEU decision upholding the standard contractual clauses for data protection outside the EU, but invalidating the EU-US Privacy Shield

Some personal recommendations for the benefit of lawyers whose legal tech is lagging behind, and impeding their productivity

A Supreme Court decision in an English appeal on the duties of members of a charitable company should be noted also by Scottish charities

When law firm offices reopen, will it be back to work as before? How much will have changed through experience of remote working? The Journal revisited firms we quizzed as lockdown began

Group proceedings can now be brought in Scotland. The Journal provides an insight from a member of the working group that produced the court rules, and a commentary posing some first questions

Influential figures have called for a “breathing space” approach to contracts disrupted by COVID-19. The Journal attended a webinar on the idea, and interviewed two of the group behind the concept

The Supreme Court has held that sibling relationships do not confer relevant person status before children’s hearings. The author believes the decision still places an onus on the authorities involved

Alleviating the impact of COVID-19 would be a better use of Holyrood's time between now and the election than the Hate Crime Bill

A Perth solicitor describes her first experience of arbitration to resolve a family law dispute, and how it overcame difficulties facing a sheriff court action

With additional demand anticipated from within the profession due to COVID-19, a reminder of the two trusts comprising the Scottish Solicitors’ Benevolent Fund

For members, the Society is focusing on practical help with COVID-19 issues; with Government, we are constantly attempting to engage to help ensure the best decisions in the interests of civil society

Collected news of new appointments and practice changes

In association with Denovo: our team have responded superbly to the challenge of working under lockdown – and to meeting clients’ needs that have arisen