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The Professional Practice team highlights updated guidance for the profession, operative as from 28 February 2019

Boundary and access claims are one of the main problem areas for property lawyers, but relevant risk management precautions, highlighted here, are relevant to many areas of practice

The Scottish Paralegal Association’s first big conference of 2019 takes place on 18 April

Committee convener Karen Leslie is an accredited paralegal in Stronachs, practising in the area of debt recovery

Advice column: a colleague told me he was struggling; should I advise our boss?

With the prospects for Brexit still unclear, the Journal attempts to draw together some of the latest official guidance relevant to law firms that not yet have looked seriously at the possible impact

News for Law Society of Scotland accredited paralegals, plus practice area highlight: civil litigation – debt recovery

What are the options to avoid a no-deal Brexit following the parliamentary vote mandating Theresa May to renegotiate the Irish backstop?

Additional guidance in a number of areas has been issued by the Court of Session commercial judges, following a conference and feedback exercise to try to identify best practice

Sheriffs are differing over whether a divorce action raised before the expiry of the required non-cohabitation period can be amended later to found on such a period, and legislation may be needed

A recent case that cast the spotlight on redacted and certified copy documents is a significant one for the debt purchasing industry

A particular threat to intellectual property rights is posed by 3D printing technology. This article explains how it operates and why enforcement of rights is likely to be difficult.

A former Scottish lawyer, now living in Sydney, sets out some of the key benefits a UK-qualified solicitor might experience when moving to Australia

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

Your reference guide to material published in the paper issues for 2018

A “Barnahus” for taking the evidence of children, underpinned by principles of Scottish justice, an understanding of child development, and human rights, is in the interests of everybody in Scotland

Review of Land and Property Development in Scotland (Gerber)

Kenneth Pritchard OBE, secretary of the Law Society of Scotland for 21 years, was made an honorary member of the Society on retiring in 1997

The Society’s Platinum Year is an opportunity to promote the high standards and abilities of Scottish solicitors, and to mark significant changes since 1949, not least the advancement of women

Registers of Scotland page: the arrear; shared plots; online services

Collected news of new appointments and practice changes

In association with Insight Legal Software: the coming digital submission of VAT returns may require law firms to rethink their systems

Despite the desire for work-life balance, flexible working remains elusive for many solicitors. We spoke to employers large and small to find out how it can operate successfully in today’s world

The author proposes a counter-intuitive method for Scottish judges to achieve the goal of crime reduction, disruption to the cycle of violence and shrinking numbers in our creaking prisons