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Sport briefing: findings of doping violations on retesting of samples from past events present difficult issues, on both the competitive and the commercial fronts, for the athletes concerned

Reports of cases relating to Michael Chapman; Michael Thomas McSherry; Gerard Tierney

Education briefing: was it discrimination for a local authority to refuse to fund an additional year’s special education for a disabled pupil who required it to achieve post-school transition?

Scottish Paralegal Association column: Annual Conference report

A career as a Government lawyer and then Solicitor to the Scottish Parliament has given this month’s in-house interviewee a unique set of experiences in the public service

A solicitor raises concerns over the pending change in broker for the Master Policy, and the Society replies

Recent work of the Law Reform department, including pensions law; British Bill of Rights; commission and diligence in family actions; prescription; EU referendum

Recent developments in the EU: e-privacy

While there was little controversy at this year’s annual general meeting of the Society, some key issues were aired from the platform and by members

The Word of Gold: it's easy to go from inundated to invisible

Questions and answers in relation to current experience of external fraud impacting on the profession, including payment instruction frauds

Advice column: our new admin person is pushing the boundaries

The Past President of the Scottish Young Lawyers’ Association and her successor review the highlights of the past year and invite input for priorities over the next 12 months

Brussels Office article: the leak of the Panama papers has given a new impetus to EU initiatives on combating aggressive corporate tax planning

The terms of s 2 of the Scotland Act 2016, which purports to enact the Sewel convention, give rise to some difficult constitutional questions for our courts, and Parliaments

New EU legislation is bringing the biggest shakeup in data protection law since 1998, with restated rights and duties that all concerned need to know about

How conflict can occur between cross-border jurisdictional rules in matrimonial cases, depending on the remedies sought, as a new decision highlights

An in-depth exploration of how the Family Law Act 1986 operates to determine jurisdiction in cross-border cases involving children, and the various procedures for enforcement within the UK

As more European countries legislate to weaken constitutional and human rights safeguards, the author maintains that only collective opposition to such measures will protect us from totalitarianism

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

Criminal Appeal Court comments overshadow the mutual trust and respect that should exist between the court and solicitor advocates; imposing specific duties on instructing solicitors is not the answer

Review of Commercial Leases in Scotland: A Practitioner’s Guide (Gerber)

This month we turn the spotlight on academic and former solicitor Sarah Craig, convener of the Society's Immigration & Asylum Committee

My year as President has been one of positive experiences on many fronts, always helped by the goodwill from many in the profession and from the Society’s staff