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Reports of cases relating to John Atuahene and Richard Thomas Thorburn; Graeme Stark Herald; John Gerard O'Donnell

Websites of some of the newer law schools offering LLBs

Reviews of Tolley's Corporate Manslaughter and Homicide (Oates); Cross Examination in Criminal Trials (Stone)

Lord Advocate writes on the importance of pro bono work, ahead of the 14 May conference

What employers need to do to comply with the new "fit note" rules

President's message: a huge number of people deserve thanks for helping make my Presidential year a memorable experience

Opinion comment that pro bono costs orders as now introduced in England & Wales have the twin benefits of supporting further pro bono work and levelling the playing field for litigants

Letter in response to the article in the March Journal

The new controls, and some potential weaknesses, in the Digital Economy Act, which has caused much controversy in its attempts to limit online copyright infringement

Registers of Scotland on its sponsorship of the Scottish Legal Awards, and revised policies regarding the submission of copy certificates such as death certificates

Report on the Society's modified policy on ABS, other proposals put forward, and the Legal Services (Scotland) Bill stage 1 debate

A tax adviser highlights income tax issues that arise in executries, over which, she believes, solicitors could fall into grave error

A new type of Journal feature presents a Who's Who of personal injury litigators in the Court of Session

The Society is improving the CPD framework as part of its ongoing development work on education and training, to allow a more personalised approach

Recent work of the Society's Law Reform Department, including Legal Services Bill, Interpretation and Legislative Reform Bill, planning law, Criminal Justice and Licensing Bill, tax agents, pensions

Report of the latest twice-yearly meeting between the Society's President and deans of local faculties

Report of the inaugural meeting of the Forum of Family Business Advisors

Recent EU developments on in-house lawyers; European Court of Human Rights; criminal law

Report of a recent meeting between the Society and representatives of the Scottish clearing banks

Some advice on how to boost your personal resilience in the work environment, to cope with difficulties relating to clients, colleagues or the general economic situation

With the internet now the first port of call for potential clients wondering which solicitor to consult, some advice on the (mostly free) Google resources for enhancing a firm's web presence

Two arbitration experts call on Scots lawyers to "think big", ahead of a forthcoming conference

How can I switch off from the highly emotional situations in which some clients find themselves?

A risk manager from Master Policy co-insurer Zurich considers the dangers of dabbling