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Last of four part series on retirement offers some tips to enhance the quality of post-working life
The major ramifications of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act on accounting standards, the Basel II Agreement on bank capital, and the draft EU Auditing Directive, for IT managers and IT systems
A commentary by the Society on the Quality Assurance Peer Review Scheme for civil legal aid, in force since 1 July 2004
Jim Wheelans – as he was affectionately known – was a man of many parts. He was a Borderer through and through; a soldier of distinction; and a pre-eminent solicitor in the field of private practice.
Latest criminal cases, including sentencing discounts; non-disclosure by Crown; support for proscribed organisations; circumstantial prof; road traffic
Two sets of rules in force from October 2004 rewrite employment tribunal procedure - and the requirements for bringing a claim
The Isles decision precluding recourse to the Child Support Agency where there is a registered minute of agreement has been questioned in the Outer House
New EU directive will add firepower to brand owners' weapons against infringement and piracy
Reports relating to Donald Stewart Duncan; Michael Charles Gray; Marie Angelo Land
Reviews of sites dealing with the meanings of words
Reviews of Glossary of Legal Terms; Social Work and the Law in Scotland
A paper from an Update seminar, on where the balance lies between law and practice in the modern conveyancing transaction, and some difficult situations to which the current law can give rise
A preview of the pending assumption of responsibility by the Financial Services Authority for regulation of mortgage arrears and repossessions
President's message: New rules and legislative powers will be a positive move for the Society and the profession
In-house lawyers want a regulatory regime that ensures equal treatment and avoids unnecessary costs and bureaucracy
A survey of the growing range of disputes in Scotland that are moved forward by solicitors' strategic use of the mediation process
First of two articles on the 2004 Budget and Finance Act (tax rates and reliefs, income tax on pre-owned assets)
The responses to the Clementi consultation paper from Scotland and elsewhere, and what happens next on this side of the border
Two important family cases (Bellinger v Bellinger, and Re LU and LB) which have each caused some surprise
Profiles of Scottish solicitors who double as top football referees
The career benefits from a postgraduate degree course
How the modern law firm librarian is able to take on a valuable role improving client service and enhancing the firm's fee-eaning potential
A survey of the types of process available for settling disputes online and the scope for practising the lawyer's art