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President's message: The whole profession must be ready to engage with the Executive over the Legal Profession and Legal Aid (Scotland) Bill

Opinion that human rights cannot be taken for granted in Scotland, but need a stronger Commissioner than the Executive currently proposes

Interview with Douglas Mill and communications expert Mandy Haeburn-Little on the Society's new strategy to transform its public image

Graeme McKinstry (pictured) revisits succession planning, and issues which the retiring partner and the firm must each consider well in advance of the leaving date

A reply to concerns over the fairness of the new mental health tribunals, and why the tribunals should be given a chance to show they can work

A breakdown of the 2005 Cost of Time Survey results as to firms' profitability, by size of practice and geographical area

How the new religious provision in the Family Law (Scotland) Act will particularly benefit Jewish clients

A look at the new Scottish Charity Appeals Panel and the impact it is likely to make

Digital dictation suppliers explain its advantages over traditional dictating methods

Aspects of the workplace, some more obvious than others, where the forthcoming law on age discrimination will have an impact

Features of the current experience of claims against solicitors where critical dates and time limits are a factor - not just in litigation

A note of the main features of the Child Support Agency's operational improvement plan and a plea to solicitors to make representations to the strategic review

A recent decision of the European Court shows the court flexing its judicial muscle in demarcating legislative powers between the European institutions

Latest civil cases, including lodging of writ; diligence; delay; amendment; tenders; interim damages; recovery of evidence; expenses; family cases; summary causes

Implications for Scotland of the Court of Appeal's decision to overturn established practice regarding cases of pleural plaques

Selection to represent one's country is beginning to give rise to legal issues in a surprising number of cases

Outline of the Scottish Law Commission's discussion paper on rape and other sexual offences

The Scottish courts are about to acquire additional powers in actions for infringement of IP rights

The Planning Bill will introduce some much-needed flexibility to the area of planning agreements

The third review of websites with an ADR theme focuses on arbitration

Review of The New Public Management of Scotland (Mackie)

The profession's chance to offer feeedback on the introduction of ARTL, by responding to the discussion paper contained in this article

Note from HM Revenue and Customs on what to do if an SDLT return has been submitted but HMRC have no trace of it being sent

This paper delivered at the legal aid conference, argues that the interests of justice require better remuneration for solicitors appearing in children's hearing cases