Blogs & opinions
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Practising what we preach
My wish for 2012: that solicitors practise greater mutual respect in line with the profession's core values
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2011 reflections
The economic outlook remains poor, but other developments await in the coming year
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Accessing the Access to Justice Committee
Why have no minutes been produced?
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Change is coming to criminal legal aid
How will necessary advice be provided if not through a service such as ESTO Law proposed?
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Respect agenda
SHRC recognises sensitivities of same-sex marriage debate
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Vice President manifestos
Statements from the three candidates seeking election for 2012-13
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Contemplating independence
Time for the Society to consider the potential consequences
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Boardroom pay battle
Public interest requires facing up to the challenge to find a control
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Offer them hope
Message needed for the young in troubled times
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Knocking out a pillar
Can we challenge the Carloway approach?
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Time to police the Internet!
Anonymous postings should be banned
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Doing good for pro bono
Time to get back to the real message
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Why attack Elish?
Criticism over Pro Bono Week remarks is unfair
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OPG service frustrations
Time for official representations to try and improve the situation
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To jail or not to jail?
Arguments about effective sentencing come round again
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Reality of Death Row
Amicus event exposes inadequacies of capital cases
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More title issues
Purchasing solicitors guilty of poor practice too
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View from Wick
Austin Lafferty's faculty visit to Caithness
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What’s in it for you?
Journal editorial, October 2011
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Power lines
Supreme Court defines the respective limits of authority
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ABS lift-off
Society wants to share draft handbook with those interested in setting up in Scotland
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Sectarianism bill
Justice Committee performing role?
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The illusion of speed
Minister's "legal" reason for raising the limit is dangerous
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Peace reigns
But member engagement at SGM low as a result