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The Attorney General on Government, the rule of law, and devolution

The Lord Advocate explains the joint protocol on terrorism prosecution

The upturn?

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Today | Glasgow solicitor named business hero

Barclays Trading Places Awards names city immigration lawyer

Today | Pensions reforms "not radical enough"

Lord Turner regrets not setting higher age limit

Today | Test case opens over use of police interview evidence

Police could be forced to allow solicitor to be present

Today | Government sets out credit card reforms

Consumer white paper to tackle debt

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07.07.09 | The Incapacity Conference 2009

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The Amarula Oasis heats up Edinburgh this Summer

24.07.09 | New Developments in Mobile Mast Sites and Telecommunications

Aberdeen

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Unlocking the rule of law

The Attorney General's opening address to the "Law in Scotland" conference, on her role in relation to the rule of law, and her vision for a legal profession fully reflecting the community

Our guiding light

The Lord Advocate's keynote conference address, challenging the profession to see the rule of law as as a concept in the service of the community as well as one to direct the work of Government

A hit for the conference

Registers of Scotland's view of the "Law in Scotland" conference, which it supported as a sponsor and as an exhibitor

Of chairs, trains and escalators

The House of Lords has been grappling with the difficult question of what limitations should be placed on strict liability regulations designed to ensure health and safety at work

Unequal before the law

A retired Scottish solicitor discovers, to his shock, how the law is manipulated to the disadvantage of Palestinians in the occupied West Bank

Matters of the mind

As the Mental Health Tribunal for Scotland undergoes its first full review, the current President tells how the system has developed in its early years

New game, new rules

Some developments under the Gambling Act 2005, which brought wholesale change to the industry in Britain and has now been in force for just under two years

Members support Society governance and budget reviews

Read the report of proceedings at this year's Annual General Meeting

Editors Blog : Read The Journal editor Peter Nicholson's online diary

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