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The legal setting for stem cell research, as the first Scottish application to clone human embryos is considered
The profession will benefit from the move towards paperless sheriff court actions
Author's view that Scottish Consumer Council proposals to raise the civil jurisdiction limits disregard the needs of the most vulnerable litigants
Chair of the 2004 Nothing.but.the.Net conference reports on the conference and solicitors' enthusiasm for keeping up with IT developments
Why firms should spend time considering the significant risks to their business plans; the nature of strategic risk; and the elements of a successful strategic risk process
Author's view, against the background of the current review of legal education, that there are strengths in the present Diploma that are underestimated at present
Some ground rules for those near the beginning of their legal career with an eye on a partnership in a legal firm one day
Interview with Netta MacIver and Sophia Young of the "218" project for rehabilitating women offenders
Latest civil cases, including arrestment; caution for expenses; decree by default; written submissions; judicial knowledge; family actions; ASBOs; intervention orders; taxing solicitors' accounts
The Information and Consultation Directive will have major consequences for most employers, including legal firms, but those who act now can tailor it to their own situation
Responses to Executive consultation show support for new legislation to regulate parental rights and responsibilities, but potentially conflicting interests must be safeguarded
Sony has won a ruling that UK sales of the Messiah2 chip, which circumvent Playstation 2 copy protection systems, infringe its copyright
Issues currently before the Scottish Parliament, including whether to raise the small claims limit
Reviews of sites concerned with the governance of Scotland
Review of Privacy and the Press
Summaries of recent Registers Updates covering the transition to post-feudal land tenure
The provisions relating to compensation for loss of feuduty in the Abolition of Feudal Tenure etc (Scotland) Act 2000 may be very significant
Description of the new Register of Scotttish Baronies, privately created to safeguard the market in Dignities after the Dignity of a barony ceases to be a registrable title
President's message: The role of solicitors in society and as guardians of the public interest has been prominent in presidential activities this past month
Refusals of benefit on the basis of inadequate medical examinations cause needless distress to claimants and expense to the Appeals Service
Author's view that media headlines about compensation claims seldom reflect the reality of litigation
Personal view by retiring Convener of the Society's Legal Aid Committee of what the key players in legal aid must each face up to for it to work fairly
Experiences of the latest (and largest) firms to convert to limited liability partnership status
Why title to seek orders such as contact orders is not confined to those entitled to apply for an order conferring parental rights