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Reply from the Professional Practice Committee to the article expressing concerns over conveyancing guideline relating to gazundering

President's message: The profession faces a year of challenge and must strive to stay on the front foot as new initiatives are proposed from all quarters

Author questions whether the Society still has real input into criminal legal aid policy; and whether there is a future for criminal defence solicitors in private practice

Overview from Scottish Court Service staff of the main features of the Bonomy reforms to High Court procedure as enacted

Author's view that the George Galloway defamation case implies far-reaching controls on what newspapers may publish

The Protection of Children and Prevention of Sexual Offences (Scotland) Bill illustrates a shift of emphasis from reaction to prevention of offences against children

Interview with Gerry Brown, Convener of the Criminal Law Committee, on the implications for practitioners of the Bonomy reforms

How the financial services market has changed for solicitors, with financial advisers regrouping into new categories as the FSA extends its influence

Information technology is the modern tools of the trade for solicitors, but it is the ability to support, maintain and use these tools that will determine which firms will succeed

First of four articles on producing and implementing a strategy plan looks at methods of measuring financial performance

The risk and risk management issues considered over the course of 2004, and risk issues topical at the beginning of 2005

Latest civil cases, including falling of the instance; forum non conveniens; pleas; caution for expenses; tenders; remit to the sheriff court; antisocial behaviour orders

Outline of the legislative programme for the coming year at Holyrood and Westminster, as affecting Scotland

Reforms being considered to the Scottish Parliament's private bill procedures should not reduce proper scrutiny by elected representatives

The Executive's draft Bankruptcy and Diligence Bill is a potential law of unintended consequences

The Inner House in Hyndman v Readman has held that the Insolvency Rules contain no presumption for a commission basis, even where a company has few assets

Reviews of sites concerned with freedom of information

Review of The Case Against War

The Tenements (Scotland) Act provisions introducing the notice of potential liability for costs, raise a number of questions as to how they will work in practice

Answers to some common questions concerning registration of burdens under post-feudal law; and items on the Tenements Act and the Joint Consultative Committee

President's message: he is pleased at the quality of lay members of the Society's committees, and hopes that Santa will bring a few good things for 2005

Juries have their limitations and we must not ask them to take on lengthy and complex cases

Specialists from the human rights, licensing and employment fields give their perspectives on the proposed ban on smoking in enclosed public places

The Government's plans for ID cards go further than schemes in other countries and could involve an infringement of the article 8 right to private life