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The challenge of ensuring clients are properly informed before they execute documents, give instructions or otherwise commit themselves to a course of action

Third of four articles on preparing for retirement: a checklist of important points to remember over the planning period leading up to retirement

Latest civil cases, including appearance for a firm; joint and several liability; pleadings; expenses; criminal convictions; family reports; supplementary notes; decrees

Despite the EU Insolvency Regulation, a new situation of competing jurisdictional claims has come to light

Despite much public discussion the prospects for third party rights to appeal planning permissions remain unclear

Reviews of websites of leading law libraries

Review of Maximising Criminal Injuries Compensation

Policy adviser to Council of Mortgage Lenders describes an important pending change in releasing loan funds for new build houses

Update from the Registers on quality standards; policy post-feudal abolition; Ordnance maps; Register of Community Interests in Land

How the Register of Community Interests in Land will operate

President's message: the next 12 months will see a renewed focus on core values - but the profession must remain committed to service

There are investment opportunities for businesses in the EU accession states which Scottish lawyers and legal firms should not overlook

As the Executive undertakes a fundamental review of the children's hearing system, some of those with inside knowledge of the system comment on whether it works well

A solicitor with the Scottish Criminal Cases Review Commission examines the "ice cream wars" appeal by Campbell and Steele, and the issues arising from this and similar cases in England

The WS Society and ICAS are planning a sharing of ideas on the future for professional services firms

An explanation of the amendments to the various sheriff court rules recently brought into force

Some tips for managing when a partner, or a whole team, walks out on the firm

Forward-thinking lawyers can turn email security to advantage with a simple web hosting package and log-in database

The part that independent file reviews can play in managing the risk of claims and client dissatisfaction

Second of four articles on preparing for retirement: there is no point in keeping the plan secret

Interview with Jane Ryder, Director of the Office of the Scottish Charities Regulator

Liz Campbell and Neil Stevenson, Director and Deputy Director of the Society's Education and Training Department, talk about the constantly changing environment in which they work

Latest criminal cases, including defective representation; justice being seen to be done; compensation orders

The future shape of licensing law becomes a little clearer with the launch of the Executive's white paper