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