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An important change to the CML Lenders' Handbook will add to the procedures required before concluding missives on a new-build house, on the Society's advice

The 20-year rule concerning leases of, and securities over, private houses is having unintended adverse effects on the funding and provision of housing

The Law Society of Scotland has teamed up with a home report provider to launch a home report service designed specially for solicitors' firms

The keynote address to the conference "Delivering Excellence in Scotland's Civil Justice System"; an abridged version appears in the Journal of August 2008

President's message: with economic issues dominating the profession's thoughts, the Society is taking steps to provide advice and support to those in need

Opinion by two advocates that the Faculty's response to the OFT does its members a disservice by defending the cab rank rule and by resisting the use of ABS

How different types of legal firm are coping with the current economic downturn, and how they see their future

An abridged version of the keynote address delivered to the conference on civil justice held in Edinburgh on 20 June

New procedures are in place for deeds intended to create new real burdens, to assist solicitors in complying with the requirement for dual registration

Interview with Scottish Young Lawyers Association President Maryam Labaki on SYLA's ambitions as it relaunches

Second part of overview of this year's Finance Act looks at the provisions on savings, pensions, residence/domicile and business taxes, among others

An advocate's and a solicitor's views of how the Scottish Government's proposed reforms to arbitration law might work in practice

A progress report from England & Wales on the setting up of the complex regulatory machinery under the Legal Services Act 2007

Interview with Scottish Solicitors' Benevolent Fund convener Craig Bennet, who aims to raise awareness of the Fund so it can provide more help to those in need

A reminder, in the light of reactions to the first levy issued on behalf of the new Complaints Commission, of when and how the Society's responsibilities are changing

Report of the tribute paid in court by the Lord President

New guidelines on acting as a company director; and document control and file tracking

Some advice on how to pull through a recession and be ready for the next upturn, as word goes round of legal firms looking at staff cuts and other measures (part 1 of 2)

The interactive nature of web 2.0 technology presents business opportunities, while posing new risks for those with inadequate precautions as to employee internet use

In reviewing their risk profiles and risk controls, all firms might benefit from conducting a self-assessment by addressing questions put by some insurers elsewhere

Latest criminal cases, including offensive weapons; Moorov rule; withdrawal of representation; evidence of a deceased; contempt of court by solicitor

A technical-sounding consultation, currently open for comments, covers some significant aspects of dispute resolution in employment

A recent decision explores the matters to consider when one parent wants to relocate abroad along with their child

Has the UK quietly outlawed "alternative" medicine through the Consumer Protection from Unfair Trading Regulations?