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Recent public policy work of the Society's committees, including driving offences and penalties; pensions; Commission on Parliamentary Reform; Competition & Markets Authority; high-cost credit

Report on a success for a Society training initiative, with an invitation for your further support

Comment from the Law Society of Scotland on the main points in its annual report for 2015-16, now available online

Lockton’s six top tips on email security will see you a long way on the road to safer working

Annual conference alert: this year's event offers a new approach to breakout events and a lineup of great speakers

Advice column: I thought I was coming in as senior, but there's someone else

Report on the latest independent survey of members’ views of and priorities for the Law Society of Scotland, including its dual regulatory and representative functions

The Word of Gold: we all need luck, but is it just a matter of chance?

Scottish Public Pensions Agency appeals for closer co-operation

In asserting in absolute terms the doctrine of UK parliamentary sovereignty, the Supreme Court has left us with constitutional paradoxes and a decision that will exacerbate political tensions with the devolved nations

What the decision in Miller means for the legal effect of referendums, and what any future enabling legislation should contain in light of the Brexit experience

Does it show a strength or a weakness in the constitution that the Miller decision was reached on the basis of principles said to be centuries old?

The effect of the bill to authorise the formal notice to withdraw from the EU – and why should it be thought that the Sewel convention does not apply?

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

Your reference guide to material published in the paper issues for 2016

The place of artificial intelligence in the legal sector has become a hot topic, but what will its impact really be? The answer suggested is that each of us is capable of assessing how we can benefit from it

Review of The Future of the Professions (Susskind and Susskind)

The spotlight on the Law Society of Scotland's senior leadership team switches to Ken Tudhope, executive director of finance and operations

In the face of challenges to lawyers and the rule of law, the profession must be ready to stand up and be counted. It must also make best use of resources to ensure sustainability through innovation

Registers of Scotland page: Scotland’s Land and Information System is coming and it’s time to find out what it can do for you

Collected news of new appointments and practice changes

Parliament must approve the triggering of the process for the UK’s withdrawal from the European Union – but has the Supreme Court decision in Miller done much to affect the UK Government’s position?

The Supreme Court in Miller declined to rule on matters relating to the Sewel convention. Could it have done otherwise, and can anything be put in place to reduce the level of political confrontation?

Young lawyers globally think the profession needs a wakeup call to realise the extent of the challenges already facing it, according to the Immediate Past President of the AIJA