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Ken Dalling is a Stirling solicitor, board and Council member at the Society and convener of the recently established Anti-money Laundering Committee

This year’s American Bar Association conference focused on human dignity, a subject which features strongly in matters in which the profession is currently involved here in Scotland

Collected news of new appointments and practice changes

In association with Insight Legal Software: evaluate your operation and identify the best system for your needs – including service support

One of the first consumer representatives on the Scottish Civil Justice Council gives an “outsider” view of the workings of the Council during its initial years

Civil litigation has already gone through enormous change, but the Society’s expert committee still has plenty to grapple with, as the Journal found out from convener Iain Nicol

Latest civil cases, including appeals; witnesses and experts; video evidence; family actions; actions for recovery of heritage; sequestration; proof of criminal conduct

Corporate briefing: new guidance from the Information Commissioner’s Office clarifies that GDPR-standard consent is required for cookies and social media plugins that collect data from website users

Intellectual property briefing: Claridge’s Hotel has succeeded in a trade mark claim against a small supplier of luxury candles – but at a cost in finding its own marks restricted

Agriculture briefing: the Scottish Land Court has issued two decisions of note on crofting issues, one on change of use of common grazings, and one on a significant exercise in fixing croft rents

Reports relating to Christopher James Forrest; Robert Fulton Frame; Graeme Bruce Murray

Property briefing: do solicitor firms gain a market advantage from estate agency branch offices? The owner of one innovative business argues that there is a better approach

The In-house Lawyers’ Committee now has co-conveners sharing the duties. Here they set out what they can bring to the position, and how they hope to serve the in-house community

The Law Society of Scotland is inviting employers intending to recruit trainee solicitors to try out a pilot scheme that uses technology to boost social mobility in the profession

Powers of attorney registered before 2009, currently held by the Office of the Public Guardian in secure off-site storage, will be destroyed after 31 December unless their return is requested

The Society has delivered training to law teachers from Belgium and the Netherlands, to help spread the concept of Street Law

The full list of current members, elected, ex officio, co-opted and non-solicitor

Conference and CPD latest from the Scottish Paralegal Association

Practice area highlight: repossession litigation; committee profile (Denise Loney); CPD event

The Society is working on a number of fronts to promote the Scottish solicitor profession globally - and there are opportunities for those who wish to join in

An update of the Society's advice on the impact of Brexit on practice rights, reviewing the consequences of a no-deal Brexit on 31 October

Following previous articles on taking on work outside a firm’s core competencies, Lockton provide a case study to highlight the dangers of “dabbling” in areas in which you have little or no expertise

Advice column: my manager is great about family needs, but not career needs

The word of Gold: when we face up to conflict and handle it well, the result is a stronger business. Why, in that case, are we are so tempted to avoid it?