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"March on Murrayfield!"
It's never too late to send a message to Holyrood that external ownership is incompatible with independence
Edinburgh Qs and As
Points from the floor at the Edinburgh ABS roadshow
Decision time approaches
Journal Online's referendum page will be forum for all sides
Thirteen firms call for support of reform
Open letter claims solicitors must have options to ensure level playing field
No stopping the tide
Argument that change is coming, like it or not, and the profession has to get smart in how it faces up to it
Don't forget the consultation
If the Society is to be an ABS regulator, it needs members' views on what it should attempt to do
Voting for change
A vote for legal services reform is a vote to help keep the profession in charge of its destiny
Independence in context
Some questions to consider in relation to section 92 of the Legal Services (Scotland) Bill
Time to keep feet on the ground
Debate on professional independence has to be based on actuality
Fighting their corner
Is the Faculty of Advocates missing the point in its response to the Thomson review?
A time to listen
Complaints Commission projections have been well wide of the mark so far
Waking up to ABS
Journal only trying to carry the debate, as always, despite SLAS comments
A darker shade of white
Fond memories of the past don't mean we can recreate them today
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
Two into one can't go?
Can the Society continue with its dual role?
Raising the level of the playing field
Legal Services Bill could mean extra rules for all
Regulation, a blessing in disguise
After this week's news, no one should doubt the value of close supervision
Choosing the ground
Any review of solicitor advocates and rights of audience has to be seen to be impartial
Time to move on
Debate about business models should be "how" rather than "whether"
This paper could have the right mix
Bureaucracy under control in regulation proposals