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The risks facing solicitors in advising elderly clients, and some risk management advice

Latest criminal cases, including singing sectarian songs; finality of proceedings; reasons for sifting decisions; proceedings against a company director

Regulations banning employment blacklists are set to be introduced following the discovery of an instance of the practice

The Inner House has affirmed the decision in the first Scottish application for leave to bring a derivative action, while differing in some respects on the correct approach

The Inner House has affirmed that the court has power to restrain third parties in relation to transactions with property on which a financial claim is made on divorce

Reports relating to Malcolm Keith Macaulay Cameron (s 42A appeal); Daniel Cohen; William Pirie Rennie

Reviews of sites offering legal resources on armed conflict

Reviews of Childhood and Crime (McDiarmid); Enforcing Intellectual Property Rights (Lambert)

A new approach to organising legal work, as the answer to the perennial demand for in-house legal teams to cut costs

What the first reports on contaminated land by SEPA and its English counterpart mean for purchasers of land in Scotland

Why solicitors should avoid the "rebate schemes" being offered by some loan companies to get round mortgage lending restrictions

Islamic financing under Scots law has taken another leap forward with an agreed mechanism for residential or commercial funding – one that may be of wider interest

Introducing the new law centre that aims to help community groups, individuals and the voluntary sector to protect the environment

Letter highlighting the risk to the availability of specialist counsel in personal injury cases and raising issues concerning solicitor advocates

President's message: a fairly typical, if rather unglamorous first month in office, getting to grips with presidential duties while trying to keep the practice going

Children can suffer many disadvantages from the imprisonment of a parent or carer, and have a right that their interests are taken into account by the sentencing court

As the Scottish Parliament marks its 10th birthday, we look at what it has meant for Scots law and lawyers, and the Society's work with the Parliament and the Calman Commission

Interview with Dr William Ury, who seeks out the world's most intractable disputes and attempts to apply his techniques of negotiation and mediation

The Registers page: changes at the top; pre-registration enquiries; and Registers Direct

Some recent developments in family law, in particular the vexed question of the intransigent parent refusing contact

The new rules announced in the Budget restricting tax relief for pension contributions for high earners need careful consideration in relation to each individual's circumstances

A discussion of some of the issues facing legal advisers and charities contemplating a merger or collaboration

The principal changes made during the passage of the Education (Additional Support for Learning) (Scotland) Bill, which now has some important additional provisions

The winning student essay from the Society/Scottish Parliament joint competition: "How can lawyers in Scotland contribute to the continued success of the work of the Scottish Parliament?"