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Sport briefing: a bill before the Scottish Parliament will clamp down on unauthorised ticket selling and advertising while matches are taking place in Glasgow next summer

Reports of cases relating to Simon David Brown; William K L Brownlie (s 42ZA appeal); John Fleming Hamilton; John Robert Mitchell; Hugh Scott Neilson

In-house interview: having a passion and a discipline beyond the law is an important aid to building a career, says the legal director to the £9 billion Battersea Power Station redevelopment project

More than 20 solicitors have signed up for the recently launched membership category of Fellows of the Law Society of Scotland

Reminders of the pending changes of policy on retention of original powers of attorney; and the new jurisdiction check as part of the registration process

Tribute paid by current Law Society of Scotland President

Report of the Specialist Paralegal Qualification awards ceremony

Reflections on the Scottish Paralegal Association's year in 2019, and previewing 2020

As the Law Society of Scotland’s 70th (platinum) anniversary year draws to a close, take a look back at some of the highlights

A look by brokers Lockton at the current state of the PI market, how it impacted Master Policy and top-up renewals this year and the likely impact on policy premiums in the future

The Society’s imminent initiative to provide a non-graduate apprenticeship route into the law is far-sighted and welcome

Some personal views on the proposals in the Scottish Law Commission's discussion paper on aspects of the law on termination of commercial leases

The Scottish Jury Research study attempted to find out whether the unique features of the Scottish system make a difference to trial outcomes. What did it discover, and does it point towards reform?

Freedom of information rights are popular with the public, and lead to better government – but are in need of reform, and the pace of change is slow. However there are opportunities at present

The Journal IT review: whatever the size of a practice, there is a common interest in harnessing the benefits, and taking advantage of significant advances in efficiency and functionality now in view

Official figures about the quality of government decision-making in matters directly affecting individual citizens point to a need for a principles-based administrative justice system

The author considers the convention that the Queen is bound to follow Prime Ministerial advice, in the context both of recent events and the “continuator state” debate around Scottish independence

Recent policy work of the Society, including heritable securities; surrogacy; police; constitutional issues; trade

As a GC with an emphasis on risk and compliance in her current role with a professional services firm, our interviewee this month believes in “building arks”, rather than just predicting rain

What was new in the conveyancing world last year? Quite a lot, as it happens, and this article picks out some highlights from a seminar on the subject

Pensions briefing: despite the interruption of the general election, it is likely that the Pensions Bill announced in the Queen's Speech will reappear before long, focusing on four main areas

Human rights briefing: the UK Supreme Court's decision in Re D (A Child) would cause problems in Scotland if applied, as it appears is intended, to children under 16. Is there a solution?

Employment briefing: from next April, private sector businesses will have to treat certain contractors as “deemed employees”, applying familiar criteria – but only for tax purposes

Family law briefing: a recent Inner House decision illustrates the operation of the defence of consent in an application for return of children under the Hague Convention