Blogs & opinions
Crunch turns the tables
No recovery until lenders get their act together
Can we legislate to keep people out of jail?
How far can the Scottish Government go beyond what is already the law?
Legal aid savings should be reinvested
Readers of the Scottish Legal Aid Board's annual report should look beyond the headline figures
Quiet life at 60
UN Declaration anniversary has been surprisingly low key
Trust thy neighbour
What will be the safeguards against abuse of the relaxed planning regime for domestic alterations?
High Street Conference feedback
Event to boost smaller firms provided a "positive view of the future"
Not all gloom on the high street
Conference hears of ways to create opportunities in recession
Offers over: the devil we know
Would it be a good thing if home reports saw their demise?
Newly-qualifieds are cause for confidence
Sense of optimism at largest Admissions Ceremony of recent times
Be reserved with reserved powers
Governments should look beyond strict powers in making devolution work
Mind mapping the profession
Enterprise Minister comes up with a new way to identify business solutions
Smoking out an overreaction
Is it right - and legal - to ban smokers from adopting or fostering young children?
Recovery begins at home – but abroad is relevant too
Reply to comment on "Our business future" post
Obama and the rule of law
Will the new President prove more sensitive to human rights and international obligations?
Hard times on the high street
The conference on 29 November aims to share ideas on dealing with the economic situation
How far CPD?
Education and training consultation will propose how to improve quality
Sauce for the gander?
What is the consumer view of a ban on commercial medical practices?
Surveillance without frontiers?
Phone and email database proposals surely go too far
Votes in it?
Surely no advantage in electing our prosecutors
Our business future
Now is the time to position the profession to take advantage of a future business upturn
Off-licence: off limits?
Barring off-licence sales to under-21s: is there a better way?
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