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Home reports are defended against some of the recent criticisms, as the Journal collects initial comments on how the market has changed

Practical difficulties under Scottish procedure for bringing company derivative actions, and the court's approach in the first request for leave

Initiatives are open to firms and individual lawyers to reduce the threat of redundancy - or to take the next steps if it happens

As the Society promotes the qualification for insolvency practitioners, some insolvency lawyers talk about their work and what it needs

A roundup of some of the many projects currently being undertaken by the Society's team

Author shares some stratgies that have enabled his property firm to adapt to current market conditions

Those files you can't bear to open, but which could turn nasty if you don't, could well benefit from a fresh pair of eyes

Advice for a newly qualified solicitor worried at the responsibility they are being asked to assume

The interim report Digital Britain sets out some important objectives, but falls short when it comes to ways of achieving them

Some suggestions on how to learn lessons from and minimise the risk of recurrence of a claim against the firm

Latest civil cases, including unreasonable delay; late amendment; recovery of documents; summary decree; expert witnesses; expenses

The rule preventing review of an agricultural rent within three years of a previous variation is giving rise to some practical problems

For the first time employees have won a legal action for a share of the benefit accruing to their employer from an invention of theirs

The first decision on quantum of a claim by a cohabitant for post-death financial provision has gone against the claimant

The Inner House has clarified the test of liability for sporting injuries, but compelling evidence is likely to be needed for a case to succeed

Reports of cases relating to Steven Angus Anderson; Kenneth MacQueen Hill; Jacqueline Marie Johnston; James Joseph McGinley and Anne-Marie McGinley; Graeme Crombie Miller; Taco Frank Nolf

Spotlight on the two main client review legal directories

Review of Evidence: Principles, Policy and Practice (Raitt)

The issues that in-house advisers should be aware of in relation to whistleblowing

Concerns remain over the certification process for energy performance certificates, and the monitoring regime

Various new European rules are now in force or due to come in

President's message: while supporting members through the recession, the Society, like the profession, must also plan for opportunities ahead

Allowing ABS will mean new forms of regulation, but the Government's proposals will enable it to modernise while retaining the Society's role

Solicitors continue to hold conflicting views, but the Society believes the Government's proposals for reform of legal services are an opportunity