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January 2003
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Education law helpline
Govan Law Centre has opened a national Education Law Unit to assist those who advise children with special educational needs and their parents
Court fee exemptions
Advice in response to difficulties still being faced in some cases with clients who should be exempt being charged court fees
Notarial fees in England and Wales
Solicitors should consider whether documents sent for signature in England need to be notarised as it will cost much less to have it signed before a solicitor
The Code of Conduct
The Code of Conduct is to apply to all solicitors whether or not they hold a practicing certificate
Purchase of accident claims
The Professional Practice Committee is of the view that it would breach the Fee Sharing Rules for solicitors to purchase accident claims from claims companies
Investment business – destruction of files
The Professional Practice Committee believes that files in relation to endowment investment business should be retained until the policy has matured
New system recommended for asbestos cases
Justice 2 Committee recommends fast track system of justice for asbestos sufferers and other terminally ill people bringing personal injury claims
Variant CJD Trust – no fault compensation
Description of the trust set up to administer the government compensation scheme and the method of making a claim
Obituary: John Downie Herd
Obituary: John Downie Herd
Obituary: Bill Liddell
Obituary: Bill Liddell
The tyranny of fact pleadings
American academic argues that Scottish pleadings, relying on advance knowledge, favour defenders and over-deter pursuers
Bringing human rights to the prison population
Tony Kelly, solicitor, talks about cases brought by prisoners alleging that conditions in prison breach human rights
Pragmatic solutions to udal law
Keeper’s update in issues including the Insolvency Act 2000, udal law and ARTL
Take care framing pleas in law
Latest civil cases, including pleadings; evidence; decrees by default; separation of proof; expenses
Everything but the kitchen sink?
The issue of database rights continues to be applied inconsistently by courts across the EU
Serving solicitors in time of need
Chairman of Legal Defence Union talks about the benefits of membership, which remains at a disappointing level
Scottish Solicitors’ Discipline Tribunal
Reports relating to Richard John Hogarth Hetherington; Robert Alistair Young
Website reviews
Reviews of sites relating to tax law
Rough guide to controlling critical dates
Practical risk management issues that ought to assist in preventing time bar problems identified in previous month’s article
Europe
EU roundup on civil law and competition law, and report of President’s welcome to Solicitor General at Brussels office
Plain speaking
Part 7 of a series encouraging lawyers to use plain language in dealings with clients (punctuation)
Book reviews
Review of Family Law in Scotland
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