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May 2003
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Scotland's courts face lost generation catastrophe
Warnings that young lawyers in their droves are turning their backs on court practice
Compromise is better option to confrontation
Scottish Legal Aid Board Chairman Jean Couper is attempting to build co-operation and consultation
Date set for reform package
Civil legal aid reform package announced by Justice Minister
Risk and reward await those who go on their own
Solicitors who have set up their own practice talk about the experience
A matter of opinion
Part 1 of a look back over 10 years of giving conveyancing opinions, highlighting recurring issues
Organise workload to make your valuable time count
An internal and external audit will determine whether solicitors are spending their time effectively
Continuity planning takes drama out of a crisis
Continuity planning retains management control when unforeseen events happen and should be an important part of risk management strategy
Pursuers panel advises on professional negligence
Panel members discuss the role of the Pursuers' Panel in providing balanced guidance on professional negligence claims
Client relations
The client relations partner system is highly effective in resolving complaints and can benefit all firms
Platt aiming to push forward
Interview with new President of the Society Joe Platt
Recommended salary rates for trainees
Recommended rates from 1 June 2003
President's column
Author's final message as President again stresses the importance of the profession's core values
Abandonment at common law still competent
Latest civil cases, including decree; abandonment; delay; evidence; interim aliment; proof; summary causes; expenses
Holiday heaven or hell?
Recent appeal decisions on holiday entitlement and holiday pay
Data Protection Act 1998 - what you need to know
Second of two articles providing introductory guidance on the Act
Getting to grips with debt
Recent personal and corporate insolvency reforms on both sides of the border
Europe
EU roundup including criminal law; competition policy; company law; employment law
How the leopard changed its spots
Introduction of the tenant's right to purchase into the Agricultural Holdings (Scotland) Bill raises important questions
Licensing
Difficulties facing the Nicholson Committee on licensing law reform
Scottish Solicitors' Discipline Tribunal
Report relating to Alistair David Armstrong Shepherd Hall
New powers to disqualify company directors
OFT has published guidance on Competition Disqualification Orders
Scottish Solicitors' Discipline Tribunal
Report relating to David Blair-Wilson
Website reviews
More reviews of sites with free case law resources
Book reviews
Review of Profitability and Law Firm Management
Contaminated land must be discussed with clients
The principal mechanisms by which action can be taken regarding contaminated land, including environmental searches and surveys, and scrutiny of title deeds
Property reports service now online
Keeper's Corner, covering Land Register extension; electronic transactions; Land Reform Act; udal law; Registers Direct
Housing tolerable standard variation of criterion
An order has been passed amending the tolerable standard to permit a waterless closet as an alternative to a water closet
Coal Mining Guidance Notes
Recommendation that practitioners consult the Coal Authority website for current guidance on areas in which a search might be appropriate, rather than rely on the 1999 Guidance Notes
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