Blogs & opinions

Council confidential
Outcomes from the leak saga

Open letter to the President of the Law Society of Scotland on media policy
Call to withdraw proposed media protocol in the interests of open government

Cadder v HMA – a political inconvenience?
The Cadder decision should be welcomed as one that supports justice, whatever our politicians may think

Hard questions
Various topics this week call for a careful look before decisions are made

Trampled by the black horse
Are the Lloyds conveyancing panel cuts really in anyone's best interests, even theirs?

SLAS response to the Lloyds Banking Group panel cuts
Advice to solicitors on how to respond, and how to appeal if affected

Rights, but not as we know them
Committee on Patient Rights Bill raises questions as to the purpose of legislation