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