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The Scottish Government has unveiled its Legal Services Bill, which the Society welcomes as helping to drive forward its agenda for change

An outline of the Climate Change (Scotland) Act, what it means for business, and what further action we can expect from Government

Is it possible to make a case of strict liability for injury caused by a boisterous dog? The Inner House has clarified the hurdles to be overcome

Explanation of the changes that will take place when the sheriff court gets its own version of the "Coulsfield Rules" for personal injury actions

Marriage contracts and separation agreements: their uses and benefits; and two recent cases where an agreement was challenged

Interview with Solicitor General Frank Mulholland on the growing number of specialist units in the Crown Office and Procurator Fiscal Service

Overview of the Society's Devolution Conference, which lived up to its billing as a high profile event with some excellent speakers

A sheriff principal has ruled that a solicitor appointed guardian to an incapable adult should not rely on the Guarantee Fund rather than caution

Notes of a recent ruling on legal expenses insurance and choice of lawyer; and non-legislative IP protection proposed by the Commission

Advice to an in-house solicitor challenged as to her career aspirations by a friend in private practice

Challenging the notion that alternative business structures under the Legal Services Bill will somehow compromise lawyers' professionalism

Solicitors should look again at financial planning as a possible income stream, according to the support organisation working in the field

Some advice from LawCare to those who like to post their thoughts and views online

Against a background of property-related Master Policy claims, some questions to Registers of Scotland regarding ARTL and risk management

Latest criminal cases, including fresh evidence appeals; witnesses' previous convictions; de recenti statements

The earth did not quite move for licensing lawyers on 1 September, but more issues are still coming to light over the working of the new regime

Recent cases on company voluntary arrangements show them often to have advantages in insolvencies over schemes of arrangement

The new adoption law is in force at last, and brings at least one important question of interpretation

The process of divorce because one party is undergoing gender reassignment has unique features which raise points for practical guidance

Reports relating to Norman James Cowie; John Davidson; Martin Ramsay Longmuir; John Rankine Smith

Reviews of Credit and Security (Goode); Property, Trusts and Succession (Gretton and Steven); Civil Procedure (Hennessy); Land Tenure and Tenements (Rennie)

Advice on intellectual property rights

Preview of In-house Lawyers Group's AGM and symposium with keynote speaker Robert Armour

The recent decision that missives had not been validly concluded by fax goes against accepted practice and clients' expectations