Blogs & opinions
Further good practice guides from ACAS
Equality and discrimination advice supported by helpline
Fit for Work Scotland rolled out
Further resources in place to help manage return to work
Scottish legislation update
Progress on the Scotland Bill; Legal Writings Act in force
Holidays snippets
Two decisions put down further markers for employee rights
Tier 2 licences: employers take note
How a business lost its right to employ migrant workers
Letter: what women faced
Shameful examples of discrimination in the profession existed until not many years ago
Letter: just pick up the phone
Clients seem to think it's easy, but should be told email is more efficient
Under starter's orders
The courts are gearing up for the reforms; legal aid provision must not cut corners
Off the hook
Sarah Sutton quizzes Mark from the Society’s Public Communications team to find out why the Society gets so many phone calls from the public
Letter: not so easy on the eye
Can land certificates not be made more readable, rather than just a mass of unformatted text?
Letter: one for the bin?
A question for the Society over online PC renewal
People's law
Various pieces of legislation in the pipeline will affect a large proportion of solicitors' clients
What does the future hold?
After attending the latest Law Society admission ceremony, Sarah Sutton considers the future of Scotland’s newest solicitors
Contact held in child's interests despite father's offending
Ethnic mix held important in retaining parent-child link
Ten month delay did not vitiate contact refusal
Lapse of time did not alter substance, sheriff principal rules
Maintenance payments: ascribed to arrears first?
Court holds intention was to meet current payments
Relocation bid fails to get off the ground
Sheriff questions how case ever reached proof stage
“Sham” separation allegation rejected in assets claim
Action to reduce alienations fails on residence grounds
Letter: relocation – why Edinburgh?
What alternatives did the Society consider to its planned office move?
Letter: law students ARE taught life skills
A teacher responds to "The evolving lawyer" column
The limits of sovereignty
Would it actually be desirable for Parliament to be unfettered, as Human Rights Act opponents presuppose?
Is the writing on the wall for the law firm pen?
Sean Callery at the Law Society deliberates the role of the humble pen
New deal, same fundamentals
Human rights debate is not just about Europe
Letter: unpacking the toolkit
Registers of Scotland respond to the lead article for April