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Review of The Law of Contract in Scotland (McBryde)

The Information Commissioner has ruled on the extent of protection applying to information obtained during grievance or disciplinary proceedings

The Information Commissioner's decision to order release of the PFI contract for Edinburgh Royal Infirmary is not the landmark that some appear to believe

Author's view that current practice as to conveyancing of common parts in housing developments is of doubtful validity and could be storing up trouble for the future

Author contends that sentencing discounts and other developments have created an imbalance in the justice system

The options open to the Scottish Government now that the proposed planning gain supplement is not to be introduced

The options open, and the issues that arise, now that the proposed planning gain supplement is not to be introduced

President's message: events of the past month have brought renewed focus on the core professional values - and it could be said also, on the value of a profession

Opinion that the holistic approach to advice giving likely to become the norm with ABS, reflects the experience already gained by in-house lawyers

Author's wish that all separated parents give their children a positive example this Christmas

The legal work behind Glasgow's successful bid for the 2014 Commonwealth Games

Author's view of the legal issues behind the recent developments on alternative business structures, from the super-complaint to the EU implications of MDPs

The regulation of legal markets elsewhere in the world and how the ethical issues resulting from alternative business structures have been addressed

Some possible avenues through which advisers of tenants facing eviction for rent arrears can retrieve their clients' financial position

The second article on summary justice reform looks at bail, undertakings, warrants and other procedural changes, and the increased sentencing powers of the summary court

An in-depth contribution to the debate about the processes and skills needed to achieve an effective resolution of family related disputes

A reminder from the Society of some of the main issues from the new money laundering rules, which have generated many enquiries

A report on corporate social responsibility initiatives from solicitors' firms, including the "Lions' Den" challenge, on which the final whistle has just blown

A sole practitioner writes on his experiences of going paperless, including some lessons learned the hard way

A family law practitioner offers some advice on risk management techniques particularly relevant to work in this area

Latest criminal cases, including ECHR decisions (one on culpable homicide); defining "reasonable"; pleas not accepted; suspending warrants

The High Court has upheld a previously untested submission as to statutory protection for decisions of temporary sheriffs

Two further court decisions relating to agricultural tenancies have caught the attention recently

How the TUPE rules affect client services provided by legal firms - the law and the practice