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The unique procedural challenges posed by the Iberdrola/ScottishPower takeover, overcome through constructive engagement with the Commercial Court

A case has already arisen, since the Trident Fashions decision recently discussed, of administrators seeking a winding up to avoid further liability for business rates

A case has already arisen, since the Trident Fashions decision recently discussed, of administrators seeking a winding up to avoid further liability for business rates

Reports relating to Michael Alan Grant McNiven; William Meechan

Reviews of the sites of the Registers of Scotland and the other UK and Irish land registries

Review of International Private Law in Scotland (Crawford and Carruthers)

Some advice on the key points of the 2005 Licensing (Scotland) Act, the first applications under which will have to be made within a matter of months

How automated registration of title will affect the steps of the typical conveyancing transaction - generally in a straightforward way

The fuller version of the Opinion article in the Journal for May 2007

The fuller version of the article in the Journal for May 2007

President's message: the new President's perspective on what is likely to dominate the agenda during his year in office

Changes in the Faculty of Advocates, whose service company is allowing individual stables the freedom to develop their own brands, just as an English-style chambers opens

Open letter to members of the Society urging them not to scrap the Scheme for Accounting for and Recovery of Counsel's Fees

On the 300th anniversary of the 1707 Union, an argument that its legal basis is often misunderstood and that its reconsideration would be far from simple

The House of Lords decision in the OK! v Hello! case suggests that the common law of confidentiality may become an increasingly powerful means of protection

Survey of the important changes to the adult protection regime, and the Adults with Incapacity Act, made by the Adult Support and Protection (Scotland) Act 2007

As the Society runs a survey of views on the state of civil legal aid provision in Scotland, it appears that the situation is even more serious than previously thought

The Education and Training Committee is starting to make major policy announcements in the wake of its survey, and solicitors need to be aware of what the future might hold

What the Scottish Solicitors Benevolent Fund achieves at present and how it hopes to expand its activities

The threat to corporate brands from online IP piracy demands a sophisticated rapid response capability

The accountant's approach to the valuation of goodwill in a legal practice, and the factors that influence value

Some key issues to be addressed by practices in their terms of engagement, based on a presentation at the Society's recent roadshows

Latest criminal cases, including jury investigations; evidence; bail offences; sentencing powers; possession; Moorov rule

A Scottish Land Court decision has provided guidance on matters relating to compensation for improvements