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President's message: The Society's 60th anniversary year is shaping up to be another busy one, on many fronts

Scotland lags in legally recognising an individual's advance written refusal of medical treatment if they become terminally ill or incapax

Interview with Scottish Human Rights Commission chair Alan Miller, who sets out his vision for the new body

A summary of the address given by Lord Goldsmith QC, at the Society's invitation, to mark the 60th anniversary of the UN Declaration

Solicitors have responded positively to the Registers' invitation to obtain details of their firm's rejection rate for applications submitted

A look at recent High Court decisions in defective representation appeals, and whether there is still a need to clarify what issues can be raised

Advice on a sound private client investment strategy to provide some protection against economic storms

The law is having increasing difficulty keeping up with medical science, and social change, even in defining who is a parent

Introducing the Scottish Law Commission's proposals for reforming the law of unincorporated associations, which is currently in a mess

Explaining the bill to amend the perceived defects in the legislation covering children who require additional support for learning

The new Standards of Conduct Practice Rules for Solicitors, with commentaries from the Society's Directors of Regulation and of Professional Practice

The paper on standards of service, adopted by the Special General Meeting of the Society in September 2008

The Judicial Appointments Board for Scotland is appealing for help in a study aimed at achieving the widest range of eligible applicants

Setting the scene for the Government's consultation paper ahead of the promised Legal Profession Bill

A note on Scottish Legal Complaints Commission Procedures

Effective planning and objective setting, involving your office staff or team members, is a good start to countering the recession this year

Introduction to neuro-linguistic programming, said to be the secret of communication that best gets our message to the recipient

Smaller firms seeking cost-effective IT solutions should look at utility computing - buying into externally hosted capacity

If that festive drinking, or any similar problem, is still going on for you or someone you know, try giving LawCare a call

A new advice column with, this month, some suggestions for a trainee with a difficult boss

Latest civil cases, including diligence on the dependence; decree by default; sanctions for late withdrawal; appeals; evictions; expenses

After the phased applications for initial licences under the 2005 Act, attention is turning to the equally problematic transfer provisions

Collaborative family lawyers are now working with other like-minded professionals to provide the complete support and advice package

Liquidators have won an order to recover documents relating to a disposal by receivers, contemplated ahead of their formal appointment