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This reply to Professor Gretton argues that changes in Scots law teaching are a necessary response to changes in universities, the wider community and the law itself

In a significant move the Information Commissioner has allowed a company to transfer employees' personal data outwith the EU under binding internal rules

Overview of the options available to the courts when dealing with offenders who have or may have a mental disorder, following recent legislative reforms

President's message: solicitors will support change for the better, but unless the Legal Profession Bill is amended it will not produce a better system

Opinion that changes in legal education are principally due to globalisation and the changing nature of legal practice, forces we must learn to live with

Report on the Society's annual conference "Get Connected", marking 50 years of The Journal

Interview with Douglas Mill of the Society on its position regarding the bill to introduce an independent Complaints Commission

Survey of the Information Commissioner's published decisions to date on freedom of information requests where the legal privilege exemption was claimed

Creative interpretation will be needed to avoid injustice through a late amendment to the Family Law (Scotland) Act on suing for wrongful death

The Society's role in accrediting the various LLB degree courses, and the continuing alternative of studying during a pre-Diploma traineeship

Authors have concerns about the way mental health tribunals are dealing with requests to appoint curators ad litem for tribunal proceedings

An actuary offers some tips on locating pension rights and obtaining the cash equivalent transfer value (first part of three on practical issues that arise)

Commissioning a website without paying attention to the IP rights relating to its design is fraught with pitfalls

The importance of good communication as a tool for managing risk

Interview with Karen Bremner, Scottish solicitor who was "fired" by Sir Alan Sugar from "The Apprentice" TV show

Summary of proceedings at the 2006 AGM of the Society

Latest criminal cases, including abandoning an appeal; defective representation; concert; sentencing guidelines; sentence discounts; bail

The scope of the smoking ban, and the permitted exceptions, are still the subject of some confusion

The statutory landlord registration scheme is inconsistent and confusing in its application to properties included in an agricultural tenancy

A closer look at the proposed new regime for floating charges in Scotland, under which a new register maintained by the Keeper will become the principal register

Reports relating to Eileen Dommer; Christopher John Sayer

Websites relating to the Faculty of Advocates have moved on from a year ago

Review of Sudden Deaths and Fatal Accident Inquiries, 3rd ed (Carmichael)

New regulations for the control of discharges to water will affect many conveyancing transactions of properties served by septic tanks