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First of two articles on this year's Budget and Finance Act, looking at the impact on personal taxation of the deficit reduction strategy

How failure to regularise a change in 1997 of financial payments post-divorce recently gave rise to some tricky problems

International law has an increasingly important role at a national level, one in which domestic courts have a part to play

The Journal's first feature on potential future stars of the Scottish profession shows a variety of entries from a spectrum of legal practices

The Society's "Law in Scotland" conference has streams for all sectors of the profession while highlighting its shared values

Recent developments in the EU on a new venture capital initiative

Advice column: am I overreacting if I want to take steps against a colleague who invades my personal space?

Many firms remain too inward-looking and need to refocus on the opportunities, and threats, that will emerge as the economy picks up

Employment tribunal claims have to be brought within a short timescale, and miscalculation regularly gives rise to Master Policy claims

Latest criminal cases, including bail considerations; extrajudicial admissions; orders for lifelong restriction; withdrawal of guilty plea

Why the Strasbourg court upheld a case against the UK arising out of its occupation of Iraqi territory

The much-discussed Agency Workers Regulations come into force on 1 October: what rights do they in fact confer?

Who should pay expenses in family cases? The rules need to be clarified

Parenthood has been awarded to a deceased father in a case that highlights difficulties with the law on surrogacy

Closing a defined benefit pension scheme to future accrual can be complex and not without difficulties

The website review bows out with the author's personal favourites in the Scottish legal world

Reviews of Thinking Differently (ed Lee); Extradition Handbook (Jones & Davidson); International Criminal Tribunals (Darcy & Powderly); People Smuggling (Ventrella)

In the four years since the Crerar review of the oversight of public services was published, significant progress has been made in giving effect to it

Incidents are increasing of business property becoming the focus of protest action. What can be done if illegal activities ensue?

How ABS could mean the solution to a smaller firm's succession issues

Are Scotland’s local authorities making the most of the powers at their disposal to maximise the efficient collection of council tax due?

President's message: the first month in office has seen an unexpected level of media exposure as the Society stands up for professional values and sound law

Opinion that effective statutory and common law sanctions, and potentially more severe penalties, already exist for the type of conduct targeted by the Scottish Government's anti-sectarianism bill

On the Society's figures, about one in five of last year's newly qualified solicitors are not currently working in the profession. What are the prospects this year, and what can NQs do to get a foot on the ladder?