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Police station duty plan proposals unacceptable
Open leter from Glasgow Bar Association rejects current SLAB/Scottish Government plan
Judges and politicians
Scottish ministers have surely overstepped the mark this time
Access to justice for Scottish citizens
Open letter re the Scottish Government's attack on Scottish judges
Dealing with the new Parliament
Society wants to continue constructive relationship in dealing with legal issues
Shock of the new
One election result that is going to make life a whole lot more interesting, not least for legal observers
Something worth voting for
The Holyrood election hasn't caught fire, but the AV poll is crucial
The price of rights
Do individuals' remedies have to be put on hold pending court challenges to legislation?
Messages for an audience
Panelists at Society's hustings manage to connect with reality (most of the time)
Arming the Libyan rebels: a legal move?
Can our Government provide arms to the rebels under the UN resolution in the face of the previous embargo?
Handbags at dawn
Row over phone call shouldn't disrupt the serious business of fair legal aid shares
Safeguarding the constitution
Do we need a constitution watchdog to protect us from Government whims?
Rights: the new frontier
Can we release the "untapped potential" of the Convention?
Undermined, or strengthened?
Is Scots law losing out because of the devolution settlement?
The half-baked doughnuts saga
The real questions for discussion over the Access to Justice Committee's SLAB plan?
The joke's over
Time to bring a dose of realism to health and safety issues
Home reports: questions remain
There seems to be more to the initial evaluation than the Government press release suggests
The way the money goes
How far can Government pursue intelligent savings, rather than just cuts and more cuts?
What did you do in the hols? - We talked
Lengthy agenda for Society and Government before bill finalised
Practising the new politics
Government is about getting your hands dirty
Rule of law wins in the end
Public interest trumps government relations in Mohamed case
Celebrating five years' FoI
Well attended Parliament event marks information revolution
Goodwill rules in FoI review
Commissioner's round table reveals differences of emphasis, but commitment to principle
A case stated
Positive feedback from the Justice Committee hearing shows respect in which the Society is held
Committee starts from first principles
Stage 1 hearings on Legal Services Bill taking nothing for granted