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Latest criminal cases, including multiple charges; breach of the peace and statutory offences; deaf accused; dock identification

There is a disturbing trend of unspecified "police intelligence" being cited in support of a premises licence review

The Scottish legal framework for the extraction of shale gas requires a number of stages to obtain the necessary rights and consents

The entire UK tax regime for employee expenses and benefits should be reviewed, according to an interim report from the Office for Tax Simplification

Reports of cases relating to John Graham Lints; Douglas William Spence

Is there a place for in-house lawyers on their employers' boards? How much are they valued by their employers? ILG members have been surveyed on these and other questions

An attempt by the Keeper to mitigate the impact of the PMP Plus decision on property intended as common areas in developments has been rejected by the Lands Tribunal for Scotland

Report on the key debate, and the other business transacted, at the September special general meeting of the Society

As possibilities increase in relation to outsourcing of different functions of legal firms, the Society has prepared advice and guidance for those considering the option

The ninth in our tongue-in-cheek series is "Freeze at the thought of cold calling"

Claims on the Master Policy have arisen where a more rigorous approach to terms of engagement could have prevented them. Here are some illustrative points to bear in mind

Advice column: a colleague is poking fun because I'm overweight

The Society's Professional Practice team answers some questions following the vote against a rule change relating to separate representation in conveyancing transactions

Recent developments in the EU: proposed payment services directive, plus information on publications available from the Brussels office

Recent work of the Law Reform Department, including criminal justice; Lobbying Bill; deregulation; common investment funds; European criminal opt-out

Scottish businesses should now be considering their strategy on the coming of the European Unitary Patent system – and pressing for Scotland to host a division of the new Patent Court

Scots family law would benefit from codification, and it should be possible to overcome the obstacles that have stalled previous such projects

An appeal, in connection with a research project, for practitioners’ help in identifying problems that arise from the Scots law of third party rights in contract

A recent judicial review decision concerning fishing quotas is significant both for administrative decision making and for judicial review proceedings themselves

Although some law firms have been cutting back on placements for law students, at least one commercial firm still relies on its summer school to identify future talent

The full length article discussing the effects of the recent Land Court (and appeal) decisions on fixed equipment

This month's selection of leisure reading chosen by the Journal's Book Review Editor

Reviews of Criminal Advocacy and Defective Representation (Shiels); Criminal Procedure (Scotland) Act 1995 (annotated) (Shiels, Bradley, Ferguson and Brown)

This month's Law Society of Scotland Council member profile: Söla Paterson-Marke, currently the new lawyers’ representative