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Sporting bodies, though not strictly within the Human Rights Act, are proactively reforming their decision-making procedures so as to meet its standards

Reviews of legal sites crossing international frontiers

Review of Private Limited Companies: Formation and Management (Brough)

The continuing enforceability of real burdens and ways of extinguishing them following feudal abolition (part 1 of 2)

President's message: As she leaves office, the President is still in good shape, the profession is in good shape, but it must remain united in facing major challenges to its values

Opinion that the Legal Profession Bill could have serious consequences for the in-house sector and weaken the wider profession to the ultimate detriment of the public

Response from the profession and others to the Legal Profession Bill, including the Society's professional advice on human rights compliance, and Master Policy implications

Response from the profession and others to the Legal Profession Bill, including the Society's professional advice on human rights compliance, and Master Policy implications

New legal rights for cohabitants are now in force, but many of them probably do not realise

An alerter to the implications of the Budget proposals on the inheritance tax treatment of trusts

The opportunities for Scots law students, graduates and qualified lawyers to gain wider experience in Europe

The recent Court Practitioners' IT Forum showed the potential for real advantages for Scottish solicitors, if they can get their act together

Considerations in apportioning pension rights on divorce in relation to the period of marriage and then deciding how the rights should best be shared (part 2 of 3)

Claims arising from property transactions continue to feature heavily in Master Policy claims, and a risk improvement plan could help reduce the costs to a practice

Interview with incoming President of the Society, Ruthven Gemmell

Latest civil cases, including amendment of name; summary decree; remit to sheriff court; settlement; family actions; violent profits; appeals; expenses; ASBOs

The Adoption and Children (Scotland) Bill is changing the law to reflect the situations of the children now going through the process

The effect of the new TUPE Regulations on solicitors who work wholly or mainly for one particular client

Reports relating to Ghazala Ahmed; Thomas Hugh Murray; Mark John Stalker

Outline of the new registration scheme for private residential landlords, and what the Executive hopes to achieve

Reviews of the Law Society of Scotland's new site, and the sites of the other UK law societies

Reviews of A Mixed Legal System in Transition (eds Reid and Carey Miller); Conveyancing (Reid and Gretton)

Why landlords of industrial buildings often prefer to transfer their interest by lease rather than sale, and the precautions that should be taken to protect the purchaser

Reply to criticisms of the new tribunals, arguing that the composition of the tribunals is not inherently unfair and only research can assess their performance