Blogs & opinions
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A year in the life
As we leave 2014 behind, the Law Society looks back on a landmark year
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Legally unaided?
Clarification needed on the Society's legal aid discussion paper
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No more day in court?
Are solicitors now finding it more profitable to keep their clients out of court?
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The lowdown on LawCare
Qs and As from a LawCare briefing to the Society
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Letter: Conveyancing: how to fix the system?
A deposit system might address the problem of people failing to commit to a transaction
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Have your say (again)
Thoughts on the autumn's bumper crop of consultations, in particular the Post-corroboration Safeguards Review
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Can criminal lawyers defend themselves?
Why do those who are expert at defending others have such a poor public image?
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Still arguing
The Society has managed to become a calling place for leading politicians, as devolution arguments continue
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New return to work advisory service
Aim to facilitate return to work after four weeks' absence
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Legal expenses insurance: check for it
Mardner v Gardner illustrates why you should
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1 October: the latest changes
A roundup of legislation in force from 1 October 2014
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Small Business, Enterprise and Employment Bill making progress
Provisions cover whistleblowing, tribunals, zero hours and minimum wage
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Acas dress code: help for employers
Guidance on dress codes, tattoos and body piercings will help avoid claims
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Life goes on – as we know it?
Why solicitors need to know about the Society's regulation consultations
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Letter: Repossessions: bad practice
Why are lenders so unrealistic when selling a repossessed property?
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Letter: Masters of cross-examination
Mastery of the brief is the key to success, but personal style can play a part
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Cohabitants: a changing landscape
Post-Gow v Grant, the law continues to evolve
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CMS? It'll cost you
Fees are now payable if resort is had to the Child Maintenance Service
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Regulation or interpretation?
Reminders, if they were needed, about the difficulties that can ensue in interpreting the clauses of a minute of agreement
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Expensive lesson
A salutary lesson in the vagaries of litigating financial provision cases in the sheriff court
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Party litigants, and some dos and don'ts
Procedural points from some recent shrieval decisions
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Contact: no presumption here?
A presumption for involvement of a parent in a child's life? Scotland and England appear to be differing
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Fresh starts
A new look magazine this month, but the same focus on the important issues of the day
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A complete Land Register?
A case study of the kind of obstacles that lie in the way