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The House of Lords has emphasised the nature of intellectual property as property in upholding a claim to copyright in a song written 40 years ago

A top sportsperson who tests positive for a doping offence may find themselves facing very substantial legal claims as well as the usual sanctions, as Adrian Mutu has found out

Is an aggrieved party to a broken contract compelled to give the contract breaker an opportunity to remedy the breach?

Reports relating to Tom Hay; Freelands Solicitors (s42A appeal)

Reviews of two important human rights websites that have recently relaunched

Reviews of Child Abuse, Child Protection and the Law (Cleland); Immigration Law and Practice (Jackson and others); Licensing and Gambling Law in Scotland (McGowan)

Three aspects of the Financial Services Authority's attempt to reassert its role and authority following criticism that it allowed excessive risk taking by firms prior to the credit crunch

How the differences between the respective standard missives previously in use in Edinburgh and Glasgow were resolved to produce the Combined Standard Clauses

Monday 3 August 2009 sees most of the changes to the development management system come into force

Analysis of hair samples is becoming the preferred method of tracing an individual's history of alcohol consumption

President's message: much of this month's theme is Government – and what solicitors can do for it, as well as what it can do for solicitors

A mature would-be entrant to the profession believes that current methods of recruiting trainees are often neither open nor fair

A willingness on both sides to engage in open and informed debate is the key to successful relations between the profession and the media

Some experiences of solicitors and trainees who suffered redundancy or cutbacks due to the recession, and how they have pulled through, or moved on

First of a two-part survey of this year's Finance Act focuses principally on the income tax changes in the pipeline, especially for higher earners

Registers of Scotland's policy on creation, identification, and transfer of rights in common areas in developments, following the PMP Plus decision

Implications of the European Court decision in the L'Oreal case, which strengthens the hand of trade mark owners against manufacturers of similarly branded products

The recent House of Lords decision on holiday pay during sick leave, and what it means for employers and employees concerned with situations of long term sick leave

Interview with new Keeper of the Registers Sheenagh Adams, who believes that her organisation holds a wealth of information that can be opened to the public and to solicitors in the IT age

Updates on interpretation and translation for suspects; and transfer of criminal proceedings

The Society's Director of Representation and Professional Support, a new position, explains how his role will help enhance member services

More solicitors' firms have opened than closed in Scotland since the onset of the recession, showing that some are adopting the forward thinking attitude that all firms will soon need

How the Society is planning to counter an outbreak of H1N1 (swine flu), together with some practical points to help solicitors prepare for or deal with a flu outbreak

Advice for a solicitor with an ambitious young new colleague who is ruffling feathers in his eagerness to keep in with the partners