Blogs & opinions
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Will writer concerns recognised in stage 2 amendments
Commentary on Justice Committee's third sitting on amendments to the bill
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Inside view from Down Under
New South Wales commissioner tells of ABS experience
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Committee keeping us guessing
Justice Committee sitting this week leaves key issues unresolved
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Justice Committee backs compromise proposal
Commentary on the stage 2 committee sitting of 15 June
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Guarantee Fund: negotiations continue
The Society is pressing the Government to accept that only practices that it regulates should have a claim on the fund
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MSPs going for wider view
First stage 2 debate suggests bill will be permissive
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The Australian approach – another angle
A comparison of statutory safeguards for lawyers' independence
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Constitution reform now a priority
Proposals are about to go to consultation - look out for the next e-bulletin
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The legal landscape – looking with new eyes
In an address delivered at Said Business School, Oxford, the LSEW President reviews the changes in England & Wales under the Legal Services Act, and questions whether the balance in the fragile legal "ecosystem" has been disturbed
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Pro bono needs a conversion of hearts
Proposal for compulsion likely to be counterproductive
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Cards on the table
Time to put the ball in the Parliament's court
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Guarantee Fund: a reply
Convener assures solicitors that the fund is not vulnerable to a catastrophic claim
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Guarantee Fund: whose benefit?
Does ABS not mean a blank cheque against default in the biggest transactions?
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The choice for the profession
Society's AGM motion is necessary to provide unity and a long term solution
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The high street's concerns
How will our clients - especially the poorest - be looked after in a post-ABS world?
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"Change is inevitable"
View from south of the border by the owner of a virtual law pracice
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Open letter to the profession on Legal Services Act
Eight firms appeal to solicitors to support ABS proposals
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SLAS briefing paper to MSPs
Paper explains Scottish Law Agents Society stance on ABS and professional independence
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High noon in Grosvenor Street
Views are polarising again ahead of the AGM
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Two sides to ABS
MDPs present fewer problems than wider ownership
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Appeal to NQs to make their votes count
Letter from Council member for new lawyers on referendum 2 and the AGM motions
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Letter poses a question
Could we have another regulator, and the Master Policy?
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Appeal to NQs to make their votes count
Letter from Council member for new lawyers on referendum 2 and the AGM motions
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Independence requires a "no" vote
Open letter setting out the "no" case in the Scotsman debate