Society blog

Talk of the town

8 Feb 12

Some thoughts against the background of the mergers dominating the legal news

2011 reflections

21 Dec 11

The economic outlook remains poor, but other developments await in the coming year

Offer them hope

2 Dec 11

Message needed for the young in troubled times

View from Wick

18 Oct 11

Austin Lafferty's faculty visit to Caithness

ABS lift-off

14 Oct 11

Society wants to share draft handbook with those interested in setting up in Scotland

2020 vision

23 Sep 11

Society's objectives set out for today's SGM

Conference call to action

8 Sep 11

"One Profession" event highlights opportunities in the years ahead

Discrimination: bad for business

1 Jun 11

Society will lead in tackling negative perceptions of the profession by ethnic minority solicitors

Dealing with the new Parliament

12 May 11

Society wants to continue constructive relationship in dealing with legal issues

The AGM and the constitution

17 Mar 11

The constitution could do with updating even as regards participation in the meeting

Editors Blog

Welcome

3 Oct 08
Introducing the Journal editor's blog

Well, here we go. The Journal launches into the blogosphere.

I hope in this section to keep up a fairly regular flow of comment and observation on legal-related events, not so much in the expectation that anything I say will be regarded as of great moment, but as importantly to give you, the visitor to our website, the opportunity to add your own comments.

Encouraging user participation will be an important feature of the site. Look out for the opportunity to comment on published articles as well as this and the Society's blog - and don't overlook the survey and competition sections. We will be as interested to see how use of the site develops as in the particular comments made! 

Thank you for joining us and we look forward to hearing your views.

Have your say






Your comment

Anthony Webber

Thursday October 16, 2008, 11:11

I am trying to locate the name and contact details of the Solicitor who advised on the setting up of harassment laws and would be grateful if I could be given this. Many thanks.

Jeff Siviter

Saturday October 17, 2009, 18:43

What are the conditions you can expect when detained for several days, how much sleep should you have, do all prisoners have the white lights left on 24/7????

George Spencer

Friday April 16, 2010, 21:42

A vendor wishes to sell to the same buyer (me), a parcel of land held on one title and a house/land held on an entirely seperate title. The two properties for sale are next to each other separated by a fence.

For SDLT purposes, would this transaction be deemed as a 'linked' transaction?

If linked, the extra cost would be £7,500 in tax.

Please reply to georgespencer.uk@gmail.com

Thank you in anticipation

Blog archive

Put it to the panel

21 Jan 12

How should the profession respond to the current moves by mortgage lenders?

Referendum: clearing the fog

11 Jan 12

Westminster should show it has charge, without calling all the shots

Practising what we preach

31 Dec 11

My wish for 2012: that solicitors practise greater mutual respect in line with the profession's core values

Respect agenda

11 Dec 11

SHRC recognises sensitivities of same-sex marriage debate

Boardroom pay battle

4 Dec 11

Public interest requires facing up to the challenge to find a control

Knocking out a pillar

18 Nov 11

Can we challenge the Carloway approach?

Doing good for pro bono

11 Nov 11

Time to get back to the real message

To jail or not to jail?

30 Oct 11

Arguments about effective sentencing come round again

Reality of Death Row

21 Oct 11

Amicus event exposes inadequacies of capital cases

What’s in it for you?

17 Oct 11

Journal editorial, October 2011

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