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A follow-up to the recent Journal feature on personal injury trusts, highlighting an issue relating to trusts for incapable adults

Origins and objectives of the Scottish Arbitration Centre, which opened its doors last month

Special feature on outsourcing support for the legal office, focusing on a venture that adopts the latest IT to offer a platform for law firms facing the challenges of the 21st century - and some client experiences

Report of the Society's 2011 AGM: the constitution debate; President's address; financial statement; Benevolent Fund

The Society has received counsel's opinion on disclosing privileged information during disciplinary investigations initiated by third parties

Change in legal aid regulations results in ruling that individual advocates can decide whether to accept instructions

Recent work of the Society's Law Reform Department, which continues to consider numerous consultations despite the election period

Second article aimed at helping trainees get their careers off on the right foot, focuses on the basics of good communication - and the importance of being someone people can rely on

The Scottish legal profession and the wider economy has a unique, take-it-or-leave-it opportunity to create jobs and growth by keeping legal process outsourcing within Scotland

Advice column: how should I relate to friendly non-legal staff when a senior partner wants to maintain a class barrier?

The risks arising from mistakes by individuals in a practice, and how effective supervision can help manage these risks

Latest criminal cases, including desertion pro loco; diminished responsibility; money laundering defences; discretionary life sentences

The new legislation threatening banning orders on anyone found selling tobacco to under-18s appears not to be as effective as was intended

Courts are applying s 176A of the Insolvency Act in a pragmatic way to secure that unsecured creditors get at least some dividend where possible

A summary of the changes brought about by the planning obligations and good neighbour agreements regime

Reports of cases relating to David Eric Sutherland; Brian Travers

A survey of online assistance for non-medics seeking to understand medical conditions and terminology

Reviews of International Private Law (Crawford & Carruthers); Criminal Evidence and Procedure: An Introduction (Brown)

Big changes may be ahead for EU public procurement rules, in the wake of a wide ranging green paper from the European Commission

Property lawyers with business clients now have to be alive to competition law issues when concluding any agreements relating to land - and assess their effects on agreements already in force

The Property Standardisation Group has revised its dispositions creating new real burdens and servitudes

The arrival of renewable energy has transformed the prospects of many Scottish farms and estates, but potential tax problems lie in wait unless the right form of agreement is in place

Fuller version of the opinion article in the February 2011 Journal

300-strong body increases its profile as an expert resource for public discussions