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Testing the succession rights of cohabitants as contained in the Family Law (Scotland) Act 2006 against a foreign dispute that has made the press, finds them wanting

Main points from anti-money laundering seminars hosted by the Society in partnership with Scottish Business Crime Centre

Introducing the Society's latest accreditation

Recent work of the Society's Law Reform Department, including legal services; children's hearings; digital economy; alcohol; double jeopardy; public services reform; adult incapacity; pensions

Report on the recent Access to Justice conference run by the Society, when invited participants discussed the scope for improvement at present

The Society is trying to manage students' expectations of the prospects of finding a training place, but has also begun a free service to help match hopeful applicants with firms offering places

EU update on the working time rules

Digital practising certificates, with smartcards, would mean conducting business more efficiently but also give lawyers a marketing advantage while we do not have universal ID cards

Advice corner: The trainee I'm supposed to be mentoring is tryng to run things her own way. How should I tackle this?

Sponsored column on the use of social media in recruiting

Risk management lessons to be learned from recent claims in the corporate and commercial law claims experience

Latest criminal cases, including evidence against a co-accused; finality of interlocutors; assault and robbery; devolution issues

The proposals in Lord Justice Jackson's Review of Civil Litigation Costs, though confined to England & Wales, could influence policy in Scotland

Could the new licensing regime offer more flexibility to the trade in some situations than used to be the case?

Liability for rent in trading administrations has featured as an issue in the English courts recently

A new Supreme Court decision is a useful reminder of a potential remedy for a spouse prejudiced by a foreign divorce settlement

A new Scottish Government circular aims to modernise and streamline the policy and procedures relating to planning agreements

The new tax year prompts a look at some websites covering the subject

Reports of cases relating to Malcolm Keith Macaulay Cameron; David Baird Macadam; Michael Gerald Rourke and John Knox Aitken; Lynne Helen Craig or Sim

Reviews of Legal Systems in Scottish Churches (MacLean); Drafting Wills in Scotland (Barr, Biggar, Dalgleish & Stevens); Scottish Land Law (Gordon & Wortley)

Tensions between the courts, HMRC and the European Commission relative to privileged communications

Argument that solicitors, apparently with the blessing of the Society, are currently providing insufficient help to clients in relation to environmental issues potentially affecting their property

Reply to the argument that insolvency practitioners should be comfortable with granting fact and deed warrandice, suggesting great care should be taken when considering any such grant

The late Alfie Phillips’ fight for a better deal for commercial tenants faced with irritancy, and an assessment of how the resulting reforms have served