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In association with Denovo: Change your outdated case management software. Resistance is futile!

Aggressive behaviours by some litigators towards opponents and their representatives cause unnecessary stress and seldom help their client’s cause. Let’s be mindful and not make a war out of disputes

A round table convened by the Society, focusing on wellbeing initiatives across the justice sector, should provide the basis for collaboration in order to make the sector more inclusive and supportive

Collected news of Scottish legal appointments and practice changes

Latest criminal cases, including sentencing in rape cases; undue leniency; adjournment of trial diet, along with Sheriff Fraser's introduction as contributor

Dismissal on the basis of reopened disciplinary proceedings may be unusual but, the EAT has held, is not necessarily unfair. Employers however should proceed with caution!

A voucher scheme in England & Wales to encourage family mediation in place of court action has seen some initial success; Scotland still awaits the pilot scheme under the Children (Scotland) Act 2020

The UK Supreme Court has upheld a provision criminalising anti-abortion protests in specific areas close to abortion clinics, despite it providing no defence of lawful or reasonable excuse

Employers with defined benefit schemes may be facing a different sort of challenge: dealing with surpluses, whether in negotiating ongoing contributions or on securing benefits and winding up a scheme

The custodian of the Scottish Barony Register has published its second annual report, giving interested parties some idea of SBR activity during 2022

Qualified electronic signatures, as enabled by the Society’s smartcard, are here to stay. There are alternatives to the smartcard, but practitioners should do due diligence before making that choice

Recent work of the Society's policy committees, covering levelling up; retained EU law

Recent developments including membership; new accreditation; committee

The minefield of signing wills, and some tips to avoid things going wrong

Fax continues to play an important part in key communications and business processes, and rumours of its demise have been greatly exaggerated

In association with Clio: What digital marketing is and why you need it – many law firms struggle to find the right approach

Measuring its carbon emissions is an essential first step for any organisation seeking to move towards net zero. Here is how to go about it

An updated version of the SLCC’s rules, reflecting its “digital first” approach, comes into force on 1 April

The Trades House of Glasgow can help manage the funds if a charity has difficulty with that, or with identifying beneficiaries

The Society’s new International Strategy, with which it invites the profession to engage as it promotes the Scottish legal sector in trade discussions and more broadly

Advice column: Should I be expected to log in when off sick?

Widening access to the profession remains a desirable goal – but any form of exclusion is unfair

Law Society of Scotland strategic partner Mitigo explains the sophisticated network within which cybercriminals support each other, and why favoured targets such as law firms need the best defences.

A recent sheriff court decision considers a number of provisions of the Adults with Incapacity Act in relation to an adult with a variant of Asperger’s syndrome