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Tribute to Liz Wilson, 16 November 1946 - 21 April 2020, solicitor, tribunal chair and general all-rounder

Ian Moir is a Glasgow solicitor who is joint convener of the Law Society of Scotland’s Criminal Legal Aid Committee

Review of Education, Law and Diversity (Harris)

The Scottish Legal Complaints Commission has become a "runaway train" in its budgeting, and intervention is needed in a body that is failing the profession and complainers

This month's selection of leisure reading, chosen by the Journal's book review editor

Access to justice, including administrative justice, is being severely tested by COVID-19, and with higher demand for benefits, a more holistic approach is needed

Another collection of “tradecraft” matters of etiquette, including some suggestions on how to allow for the vagaries of client behaviour. The author's advice is personal opinion

Bill Gates said IP has the shelf life of a banana, but it is a huge part of the Scottish economy, and improvements could usefully be made to the relevant litigation rules

Concerned that the responses to COVID-19 may exacerbate existing inequalities across all areas of life, the Equality & Human Rights Commission explains how it will work to support disadvantaged groups

A litigator commends the experience of working from home, but believes attitudes to new ways of working need to change across the profession for the benefits to be fully realised

With court business still at a low ebb, there has never been a better time to consider mediation. Find out how online mediation works, where to access it and how you can try it out

Scotland’s Hate Crime Bill has reignited debates on freedom of expression and the need for such laws. The authors discuss the bill's strengths and weaknesses, and lessons for other parts of the UK

COVID-19 has disrupted commercial contractual relations, but dispute resolution must recognise an evolving backdrop of court closures, “breathing space” and payment holidays, as well as new processes

COVID-19 is bringing big changes in the way summary criminal business is conducted, but are we losing something of value in the push to go remote for public health reasons?

Licensed premises have been hit hard by the COVID-19 lockdown, and will continue to face difficulties as it is lifted. The author considers what steps may be available to operators, and their advisers

Recent behaviour by Government has not encouraged respect for the rule of law, and a very different approach is needed to build future trust

Intellectual property briefing: two cases have highlighted the risks arising from limited or non-use of registered trade marks, one in particular breaking new ground regarding “bad faith” registration

Amanda Millar has an unenviable task on becoming President of the Law Society of Scotland, but she is determined not to be swept along by events and to pursue the opportunities she believes will exist

The Society’s committees have faced exceptional challenges in seeking ways to mitigate the effects of the lockdown. We report on some of the significant work to help practitioners

Some updates to the summary in the April Journal of changes in regulation and practice agreed by the Law Society of Scotland in response to the coronavirus restrictions

The response of the Scottish courts to COVID-19 has been compared unfavourably with that in England, where more business has continued. The author tests this view, and suggests some steps forward

Kindness is the focus of Mental Health Awareness Week, which takes place this month. LawCare suggests that in our present situation it should be given additional importance in the legal workplace

The leading Supreme Court decisions on prescription have been applied in ways that seem harsh on pursuers, but is it necessary to read them so strictly? This article offers an alternative analysis

With COVID-19 related delays hampering already slow and expensive court processes, online ADR is gathering momentum globally