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The competences needed for accreditation in both residential and commercial conveyancing

This month we feature committee member Sandra Reid, a residential conveyancing paralegal at Lindsays and also the President of the Scottish Paralegal Association.

Paralegals are encouraged to take the Law Society of Scotland's mental health survey, running this month

Advice column: my colleague shows signs of distress; is it intrusive to enquire?

Stress has implications for risk management as well as employee wellbeing. Here we highlight the likely effects, and suggest ways in which the incidence of stress might be monitored, and acted on

Tribute to a former President of the Law Society of Scotland, noted for initiatives in legal education

Strong data on Scottish solicitors’ potential exposure to money laundering operations has emerged from analysis of the first round of AML certificates required of the profession

A solicitor accredited in child law explains the advance payment scheme, the first stage of the Scottish Government's financial redress scheme for survivors of historical child abuse in care

The ongoing controversy since the Brexit referendum, and in Scotland over a new independence vote, has exposed the drawbacks of the unwritten British constitution and the need for clearly stated rules

Form F9, the much criticised court form for intimation to a child, is finally to be replaced, but the Scottish Child Law Centre supports further reform to ensure meaningful participation by the child

Two lawyers also qualified in French or Spanish law explain the matrimonial property regimes that may apply where a couple, whether or not of mixed nationality, acquire property in one of these countries

Stringent Home Office criteria for spousal visas, and their “overzealous” application, will mean a big increase in the number of families split between the UK and another country after Brexit

The author surveys the case law on piercing the corporate veil and finds it hard to discern when a court is likely to allow this, despite a conflict with the approach taken by the CJEU

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

The list of experts accepted by the Society for inclusion in this year's index

The Scottish Government’s planned Good Food Nation legislation should incorporate the right to food in law, with targets, guidelines, and duties on central and local public bodies

Review of Doing Justice: A Prosecutor's Thoughts on Crime, Punishment and the Rule of Law (Bharara)

Michael Clancy has worked at the Law Society of Scotland for the past 30 years and is its director of law reform

Final column from Alison Atack: this has been a year of many highlights, and I am grateful to everyone who helped to make it possible

In association with Insight Legal Software: beware software suppliers who charge to give your data back at the end of a contract

Collected news of new appointments and practice changes

Simple procedure claims can now be litigated entirely digitally under the Civil Online system. We hear some user reactions, and how Scottish Courts & Tribunals Service sees the next stages unfolding

As the process of egg freezing improves, and its popularity among professional women increases, attention is turning towards an apparently unjust restriction on storing the eggs, now under challenge

New rules have made the law and procedure on taxation of civil judicial accounts more accessible, but also contain some significant changes that court lawyers need to be alert to