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Scottish Conservative leader examines the evolution of Question Time and Committees as a means of ensuring the accountability of the Scottish Executive

The Government will not give up its yield from stamp duty, but some tinkering at the edges seems possible

EU update: the interrelationship of human rights law, Community law and Scots law

The risks for solicitors involved in commercial property and corporate transactions where the contaminated land regime applies

Some suggestions for staying one step ahead as the amount of online work grows rapidly

Light-hearted account of Presidential activities over the Christmas period

Some suggested preparations for public authorities ahead of the Human Rights Act coming into force

Possible problems for the Scottish justice system in the media coverage of the Lockerbie case

Counsel for the Trident protesters takes issue with previous article by Professor Rebecca Wallace following the sheriff's decision in the case against the protesters (and see reply, Vol.45 Iss.2, page

Part 1 of a summary of the 1999 Cost of Time Survey (profitability and salary costs)

The start of a new year is as good a time as any to resolve to make changes that will improve risk management and also improve the quality of working life

Interview with a sheriff with a mission to modernise family hearings

Latest civil cases, including title to sue; inhibition; craves; options hearings; decrees; appeals; family actions; expenses

The apparent conflict between being client focused and managing our time effectively

EU update on funding opportunities, and various other matters

A case study of a practice succeeding in making conveyancing work more profitable

Examination of the position of the temporary sheriff and how the current situation is a far cry from that intended by the enabling legislation

The decision that temporary sheriffs are not compatible with the European Convention has more profound and lasting implications for practitioners to understand

The implications especially for small firms of the Financial Services Authority's consultation paper 30 on the future regulation of professional firms

A look at examples of loss of chance cases arising out of solicitors' negligence and the courts' approach to evaluating the loss

Interview with Keeper of the Registers especially on future use of new technology

Latest criminal cases, including temporary sheriffs; delay; road traffic; breach of the peace; Moorov rule; and citizen's arrest

Report on the European Court decision in Arblade and Leloup on employers' obligations in relation to workers sent temporarily abroad

Criticism of the sheriff's decision to acquit the three protesters against Trident missiles on grounds of international law