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What was new in the conveyancing world last year? Quite a lot, as it happens, and this article picks out some highlights from a seminar on the subject

Pensions briefing: despite the interruption of the general election, it is likely that the Pensions Bill announced in the Queen's Speech will reappear before long, focusing on four main areas

Human rights briefing: the UK Supreme Court's decision in Re D (A Child) would cause problems in Scotland if applied, as it appears is intended, to children under 16. Is there a solution?

Employment briefing: from next April, private sector businesses will have to treat certain contractors as “deemed employees”, applying familiar criteria – but only for tax purposes

Family law briefing: a recent Inner House decision illustrates the operation of the defence of consent in an application for return of children under the Hague Convention

Latest civil cases, including permanence applications; family actions; amendment; expenses

A commercial litigator welcomes the Society for Computers & Law's new adjudication procedure for resolving technology disputes, but believes it needs statutory underpinning

The authors consider the recent successful judicial review of a refusal of business rates relief to a charity where its building was not fully occupied

Dealing properly with a crisis when it occurs requires work in advance to identify risks and the appropriate response strategy, involving PR professionals, according to Laura Sutherland

A briefing from the Law Society of Scotland on the prospects for a Hate Crime Bill, and what it should seek to achieve

A life coach tells of her journey through stress, burnout and chronic fatigue, and how she learned to reassess and rebuild her life – with stress still a feature

In association with Denovo: Like running a record-breaking marathon, achieving peak work performance takes much training and preparation – and bringing in the best team to support the effort

Opening with Baroness Kennedy’s address, the Society’s annual conference last month was a fitting highlight of our platinum year. Another was the rededication of the plaque commemorating one of the greatest Scottish legal cases

Susan Murray is an in-house solicitor, Council member for Edinburgh, convener of the Equality & Diversity Committee, a board member and former Audit Committee member

Clients with an autistic spectrum condition may be very vulnerable and have communication difficulties, but the condition can easily go unrecognised and more support should be available for those affected, especially in the criminal justice system

The Society’s new financial year started on 1 November, and with that it has published its latest annual plan containing its key projects for the 12 months ahead

Scottish Paralegal Association reveals some dates for the next 12 months

Fiona Allison is a qualified law accountant and accredited paralegal working at Sprang Terras Ltd in Ayr, and a member of the Society’s Accredited Paralegal Committee

Like death and taxes, bad news and mistakes are inevitable. Look them in the eye, says Stephen Gold

The new practice year is a good time to review risk management performance over the past year and consider how you can improve going forward, this month's article from Lockton suggests

Collected news of new appointments and practice changes

I fear my colleague is not coping well with a bereavement

Review of eConveyancing and Title Registration in Ireland (eds Murphy and Kenna)

This month's selection of leisure reading, chosen by the Journal's book review editor