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A database of solicitors dealing with incapacity, disability and mental health law is now available on the Society’s website

Description of the Society’s procedure for handling client complaints in force from 1 September 2003

Latest criminal cases, including hearsay; cross examination; trial within a trial; road traffic

Part 1 of a round-up of the 2003 Budget and Finance Bill looks at various taxes including the new stamp duty land tax

Three consultation exercises launched by the Department of Trade and Industry in July 2003

Recent cases involving celebrities, newspapers and magazines have raised the question whether we need a specific privacy law to protect individuals’ rights

A protocol between the UK and Pakistan may allow an additional remedy in relation to children abducted or threatened with abduction to or from Pakistan

Reviews of the websites of Scottish legal professional bodies

Review of Dynamic Practice Development

Keeper’s update on register of community interests; ARTL; exclusive ground in tenement properties

Points to remember when submitting an application for stamping to the Inland Revenue

The legal profession needs to stop underselling itself in order to meet the ambitions of its talented people

Concern that country practices could fade away unless a new generation of practitioners can be attracted

A postgraduate qualification can offer a route to specialisation, and the value of an MBA in managing a legal firm can be enormous

The hard choices those considering setting up their own practice must face before taking the plunge

The implications of the US signing up to the Madrid Protocol

Author discusses the attributes common in successful partnerships and suggests young solicitors need to be shown the route

Risk issues to be considered when contemplating practice merger or acquisition and risk management issues to be considered before and after

Repetitive word processing can be reduced to a pre-defined set of keystrokes

Interview with new Justice Minister Cathy Jamieson

Society is working with Scottish Executive and Scottish Legal Aid Board to implement civil legal aid reform

Survey of legislative activity in Scottish and Westminster Parliaments with some reference to Europe

Latest civil cases, including craves; designations; witnesses; authority to settle; joint minutes; expenses; pleadings

Part 1 of a round-up of the 2003 Budget and Finance Bill