Oct Contents
President's message: The role of solicitors in society and as guardians of the public interest has been prominent in presidential activities this past month
Refusals of benefit on the basis of inadequate medical examinations cause needless distress to claimants and expense to the Appeals Service
Author's view that media headlines about compensation claims seldom reflect the reality of litigation
Personal view by retiring Convener of the Society's Legal Aid Committee of what the key players in legal aid must each face up to for it to work fairly
Experiences of the latest (and largest) firms to convert to limited liability partnership status
Why title to seek orders such as contact orders is not confined to those entitled to apply for an order conferring parental rights
How the new rights of access to land in Scotland trust the public to be responsible
How knowledge management and information technology interact, and the questions to ask in order to devise an effective strategy
Risk management procedures relating to a practice's outgoing correspondence and, in particular, the risks involved in managing email correspondence
Without hard, research-backed information on how a firm is perceived in its marketplace, its partners will struggle to reach meaningful decisions on key business issues
Interview with Alan Miller, one of an international team instructing Iraqi lawyers on international human rights
Society reminds practitioners of the 1998 guideline regarding proper practice where clients wish to delay concluding missives
Summary of second annual APEX lecture given by Society's President Duncan Murray
Subscription fees for 2004-05 as approved by the Society's special general meeting in September 2004
Fundraising ventures by the Society's staff have raised £6,000 for Children with Leukaemia
Society's Deputy Director, Education and Training, and manager of its diversity brief, examines what diversity means and its relevance to the Society and the profession
Changes to "excepted estates" rules from 1 November 2004 affect applications for confirmation
Latest criminal cases, including random breath tests; Moorov rule; child witnesses; witness statements; sentencing
The House of Lords decision in Stewart v Perth and Kinross Council has implications for conditions attached to liquor licences that seek to control price-promotion offers of drink
Briefing to introduce the Mental Health Tribunal for Scotland, as it prepares to take over the sheriff's jurisdiction
The "race to the registers" is up and running again as a result of the House of Lords' decision in Burnett's Trustee v Grainger
The planning process has made a big leap forward with online services now a permitted alternative to paper in many cases
Reviews of miscellaneous very useful websites containing office tools
Review of Unjustified Enrichment (Volume 1)
The public, and profession, have still to be persuaded to adopt the single survey, but the Society still believes it essential that members engage with the pilot schemes
The Property Standardisation Group has been quietly advancing the cause of standard documentation in commercial transactions
Keeper's Corner giving latest updates on RCIL; e-payment; customer service; feudal abolition