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July 2004
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Pushing ahead with a modernising agenda
President's message: New rules and legislative powers will be a positive move for the Society and the profession
Equality for the employed
In-house lawyers want a regulatory regime that ensures equal treatment and avoids unnecessary costs and bureaucracy
Break point
A survey of the growing range of disputes in Scotland that are moved forward by solicitors' strategic use of the mediation process
The devil in the detail
First of two articles on the 2004 Budget and Finance Act (tax rates and reliefs, income tax on pre-owned assets)
The work goes on
The responses to the Clementi consultation paper from Scotland and elsewhere, and what happens next on this side of the border
Identity crisis
Two important family cases (Bellinger v Bellinger, and Re LU and LB) which have each caused some surprise
The lawmen in black
Profiles of Scottish solicitors who double as top football referees
Degrees of insight
The career benefits from a postgraduate degree course
Image and reality
How the modern law firm librarian is able to take on a valuable role improving client service and enhancing the firm's fee-eaning potential
Terminal settlement
A survey of the types of process available for settling disputes online and the scope for practising the lawyer's art
The informed client
The challenge of ensuring clients are properly informed before they execute documents, give instructions or otherwise commit themselves to a course of action
Counting down
Third of four articles on preparing for retirement: a checklist of important points to remember over the planning period leading up to retirement
Youth passport up and running
The Young Citizen's Passport Scotland, produced in association with the Society, offers a pocket-sized guide to legal issues most relevant to young people
Multiple claims: Stockline Disaster Group
Group has been formed by a number of solicitors who represent victims and relatives of deceased victims of the Stockline disaster
Major rule changes on the way
Society seeks power to suspend solicitors who fail to respond to client complaint investigations, and plans further rules regarding letters of engagement and firms' client relations procedures
Wood's words of wisdom
Report of Sheriff Lindsay Wood's address to newly qualified solicitors
SCC plans Coulsfield Report
Lord Coulsfield is to head an advisory group in a Scottish Consumer Council initiative to explore the need to modernise Scotland's civil justice system
Environmental advice online
A free website has been launched by UK environmental regulators to help small businesses understand their environmental obligations and perform them better
RICS offer ADR
The RICS Dispute Resolution Service has launched a new service for resolving dilapidations disputes
Speaking for the firm
Latest civil cases, including appearance for a firm; joint and several liability; pleadings; expenses; criminal convictions; family reports; supplementary notes; decrees
Does the EU Regulation work?
Despite the EU Insolvency Regulation, a new situation of competing jurisdictional claims has come to light
Power to the people?
Despite much public discussion the prospects for third party rights to appeal planning permissions remain unclear
Website reviews
Reviews of websites of leading law libraries
Book reviews
Review of Maximising Criminal Injuries Compensation
New build: getting the loan funds
Policy adviser to Council of Mortgage Lenders describes an important pending change in releasing loan funds for new build houses
CML Scotland members - contact list
A list of contact details to use if solicitors are experiencing difficulties obtaining deeds, papers or cheques from a particular lender
Keeper's Corner
Update from the Registers on quality standards; policy post-feudal abolition; Ordnance maps; Register of Community Interests in Land
RCIL and community rights
How the Register of Community Interests in Land will operate
Single survey: at last?
Remaining difficulties appear to have been resolved and the single survey pilot will start in mid-July
SDLT: no more Mr Nice Guy
Inland Revenue announce end of special administrative arrangements to help the transition to stamp duty land tax
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