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Some ideas from smaller firms who were finding it hard to recruit new assistants

A roundup of legal news with a technology flavour

Latest civil cases, including recovery of documents; interim interdict; ejection; antisocial behaviour orders; summary causes; expenses

The ECJ decision in Cadman v Health and Safety Executive will be welcomed by employers whose pay systems recognise experience measured by length of service

A recent English decision provides a warning on how a fairly neat restructuring can unravel following a company's insolvent liquidation

The new court rules on hearing evidence and submissions in civil cases by live TV or audio link

Reports relating to Martin John Carey; Richard James Barber Hill; James Morrison

Review of three government websites designed with the rights of the consumer in mind

Review of Scottish Administrative Law (McFadden and McFadzean)

The life of a trainee in the Crown Office and Procurator Fiscal Service is varied, demanding and a superb training for criminal court work

Scottish & Newcastle group's innovative "Pathclearer" approach to commercial agrements

Option agreements with developers are unlikely to safeguard the interests of selling landowners, and promotion agreements offer a better solution

Solicitors should be aware of new duties for landlords in relation to disabled people, including making "reasonable adjustments"

Introducing the Society's online survey on the single survey and other matters, which will help inform the Society's representations

A row over "Star Wars" costumes illustrates the need to protect all intellectual property rights in written agreements

President's message: As work on the Legal Profession Bill enters a new phase, sellers' surveys and developments in England & Wales have also been engaging the Society

Opinion that it is time to split the Lord Advocate's roles of government adviser and head of the prosecution service, and reform the method of appointment

Research into the legal aid fixed payment scheme for summary criminal cases reveals some unexpected effects on firms' incomes and the overall legal aid bill

A survey of the requirements for qualification as a solicitor in some other jurisdictions, as the Society consults on the future for Scotland

Roger Mackenzie surveys family lawyers' views on how to enforce contact orders; John Fotheringham highlights a provision that may help to win some financial support

The experience of the Glasgow pilot domestic abuse court in its first two years, and its prospects for reducing the risk of offending behaviour

A Scotish Law Commissioner explains the recently published proposals to reform the law on rights to interest

The most significant features of the Queen's Speech as affecting Scots law, and the Society's position on the bills in question

Money laundering problems frequently raised with the Society, and software systems available to help with money laundering checks