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With the right safeguards in place, the Nova case should not impede the introduction of MDPs if the profession and their clients choose that business structure

The experience of taking a course to sit the New York bar exams

Part 1 of a guide to the Budget and Finance Bill for 2002

Litigation by the US music and film industries aimed at crushing the internet’s MP3 file-sharing site

Report of Justice Minister’s speech to the 2002 Law Society of Scotland annual conference

After a slow start, case management systems are becoming an integral part of law firms’ working structure

Reviews of sites dealing with human rights law

Latest criminal cases, on inadequate representation; delay; fairness; and drugs court procedure

How to assess yourself as ‘risk aware’ in the sense of being aware of risks in your area of practice of claims and complaints arising

Summaries of conflict of interest situations considered by the Professional Practice Committee

Update on various EU projects in the field of criminal law, civil justice and immigration

Part 1 of a series encouraging lawyers to use plain language in dealings with clients

Review of Scottish Planning Law and Procedure

The benefits of applying the concept of “joint gain” in place of conflict

Legislation to plug the loophole on intermediate diets could itself be open to challenge

A discussion of the doubts surrounding service of notices under the Mortgage Rights (Scotland) Act 2001

Craig Connal, the first solicitor advocate to be appointed Queen’s Counsel, talks about his appointment and the procedures leading up to it

Latest civil cases, including jurisdiction; caveats; diligence on the dependence; minutes of tender; family actions

Interview with Duncan Hamilton, who has chosen a career in law ahead of being an MSP

Part 2 of Introduction to the procedures under the new Summary Cause and Small Claim Rules in force from 10 June 2002

Interview with new Law Society of Scotland President David Preston

Review of a Scots law site and one for the English law reports

Some common techniques in making Internet Explorer and Outlook talk to each other

Case studies illustrating a variety of risk management points, most arising from omissions