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Paralegal pointers: introducing the Scottish Paralegal Association committee for 2017-19

Reflections from the SLCC: it suggests that, as the average legal practitioner can expect to be named in at least two formal complaints in their career, we look for the bright side of legal complaints

A good IT system means going through one of the reputable cloud providers? Not necessarily. A sole principal tells how his practice went for the DIY solution

The Word of Gold: a survey of Big Law just published across the Pond has valuable lessons for everyone

New Money Laundering Regulations now in force mark the biggest change to the legal regime in a decade. Lockton explains the new risk assessment duties and other obligations on solicitors

Advice column: my boss spends his time looking for new business; how do I find support when I need it?

In response to the pace of technological change in the courts, the Society has formed an IT working group, which would be pleased to hear of any related issues solicitors wish to raise

Advice from the Professional Practice team on circulating clients when moving firms

As the Scottish Law Commission prepares its Tenth Programme of Law Reform, a host of topics under the broad umbrella of child and family law would benefit from its attention

What happened on the day that four UK Supreme Court Justices took questions at the Law Society of Scotland

The full text of the lecture, one of the Jean Clark Memorial Lectures series, of which an extract appears in this month's magazine

Some reflections on the practical considerations in making an application for rectification of a will to the court

An extended version of this month's opinion article develops the ECHR arguments for banning physical punishment of children

A cautionary tale for family law practitioners, about a client losing out due to bad advice despite an agreement over pension sharing

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

The bill to outlaw physical punishment of children should have Government support as a way to remedy its repeated failure to bring Scotland up to international standards relating to children’s rights

Reviews of Criminal Procedure (Scotland) Act 1995 Annotated; Commercial Awareness for Lawyers (Todd and Sim)

Former President Christine McLintock now convenes the Society's recently established Public Policy Committee

New lawyers at the admission ceremony are full of enthusiasm for their future career. I still share that enthusiasm; but what can we do for those who struggle to cope with the demands of the job?

Collected news of new appointments and practice changes

Registers of Scotland’s celebrations to mark 400 years of the General Register of Sasines coincide with two developments to take the organisation into the future

Following publication of the bill to implement civil litigation funding reform, the author critically examines the thinking behind two key provisions, and encourages practitioners to join the debate

Some issues that arise from the Civil Litigation Bill from the standpoint of the Society’s Professional Practice team

Taking over part of the social security system is one of the most complex exercises yet undertaken by the Scottish Government. This contribution sets out the approach of its Social Security Bill