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In association with My Executor Box: Introducing a simple, safe and secure digital platform to help executors and beneficiaries record and recover all financial assets

Advice column: When your manager doesn't appreciate your honesty

Recent work of the Society's policy committees, covering Charities Bill; Circular Economy Bill; Welfare of Dogs Bill

The register of Persons with Significant Control fits awkwardly with the Money Laundering Regulations, but can't be ignored

Creativity and excellence in legal practice go hand in hand: here are some tips on how to stimulate that ability

Solicitors on the Master Policy legal panel flag matters that continue to give rise to claims against conveyancers, residential and commercial, and how best to avoid them

The author appeals for support for the Disabling Barriers Scotland group that he co-founded

Tribute to a much liked and respected former President of the Law Society of Scotland

Perceptions are said to be important in considering whether conflicts of interest exist in regulation of the legal profession, but these differ widely in submissions on the bill

An NQ solicitor tells of how he benefited from his firm piloting the RARE Contextual Recruitment System, its impact on recruiting legal talent, and the firm’s further work to increase social mobility

Ahead of the release of the Society’s updated GDPR guide, Laura Irvine, Privacy Law Subcommittee convener and head of Regulatory at Davidson Chalmers Stewart, discusses AI and the committee’s work

A recent Employment Appeal Tribunal case has found no unfairness in a dismissal by a manager not present at the disciplinary hearing. How far can this be taken?

The courts of England & Wales have refused two separate attempts to challenge decisions by company directors in relation to climate change risks. What are the implications?

Review of Expenses – A Civil Practitioner's Handbook (Nicol and Flett)

The September 2023 selection of leisure reading, chosen by the Journal's book review editor

An Outer House decision on the pre-2022 prescription law offers some comfort to pursuers seeking to rely on the provisions postponing the running of the five year period

Letter on standard clause 4 and working appliances; summary of East Dunbartonshire Council submission on the Legal Services Regulation Bill and in-house lawyers

How we can enhance access to justice – and prevent widening inequality – by developing a customised artificial intelligence model with the citizen as the end user

Parts of the Regulation of Legal Services Bill contain long-awaited reforms; other parts need improvement; and some give rise to serious concerns. The Society summarises its submissions at stage 1

Reflections on the Scottish Government’s climbdown over the Deposit Return Scheme and the issues the scheme raised, with a plea that concerns be properly taken on board in any revised scheme

With the Illegal Migration Act, the UK Government has ended its Refugee Convention commitments and left those seeking asylum, and perhaps the Scottish Government, in an impossible situation legally

In association with Denovo: Denovo’s managing director is moving to the chairman role after 40 years supporting the Scottish legal community

The 10th anniversary of the European Network of Clinical Legal Education (“ENCLE”) highlights the growing importance of this form of learning in law schools across Scotland and beyond

Events this past month have reminded me of the importance of the law to civic society – but also that there is still a way to go in achieving equal representation of women at senior levels