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October 2005
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Back on the home front
President's message: as the international conference season draws to a close, a typically full domestic agenda is set to take over
Exchanging the "missive"
Opinion column that Scotland would benefit from a standard form contract for sale of residential property, such as is used in Queensland, Australia
Perfect pitch
Survey of views on what achieves best results in tendering for legal work, plus some expert tips for success
Tales from the court
Recent Court of Session family law cases, where people behaving badly have made life difficult for all
The going rate
The factors affecting a firm's business rates bill and the policy issues still facing the Executive following the change to the poundage rate
Licence please
The Executive's plans for managing the transition to the new licensing regime, and whether the concessions for existing rights will mean much in practice
"Your call is important to us..."
The varied responses received by one client from his local firms when he sought advice over the phone about a problem
Wake up to .eu
Businesses with a web presence need to be alert to the implications of the new breed of .eu domain names
Know your boundaries
Risk management in relation to boundary disrepancies and disputes, ways of resolving them when they arise and examples of Master Policy claims
Outside in
Interview with Angela Morgan, Director of Families Outside, the organisation supporting families with a relative in prison
Incapacity and legal aid
Recent statutory change regarding means assessment of adults with incapacity where legal advice and assistance is applied for
New committee broadens outlook
Remit and membership of the new Access to Justice Committee
More help for child witnesses
Booklets and a CD published by the Executive to help prepare young people for going to court
Plan now for tax hit
Advice to plan for pending changes to work-in-progress taxation, and the Society's efforts to mitigate their effect
Multiple actions
Enquiry from the solicitor for a customer of the Royal Bank of Scotland, from whom reimbursement is claimed following unauthorised activities by a bank employee
CRO case study: failure to implement settlement
The solicitor who reached a settlement of a client complaint, then failed to implement the agreement
CPD: the changes
The new administrative procedure for recording CPD hours
Checks and balances
The role of non-solicitor reporters in the Society's complaints handling system, with views of individual reporters on what the work means to them
Policy and practice
Latest criminal cases, including the Moorov doctrine, knife crime, breach of the peace, evidence, sentencing options, dangerous driving, and latitude in charges
Supporting credentials
The government-supported Council for the Registration of Forensic Practitioners is steadily extending the scope of its scheme for accrediting expert witnesses
Infrastructure: who pays?
Moves to put the use in practice of section 75 planning agreements on a proper legal basis
Protective awards unprotected
The Court of Appeal decision on whether employees' protective awards are entitled to priority in an administration
Website reviews
Interesting and useful sites relating to the Criminal Injuries Compensation Scheme
Book reviews
Review of Handbook on the European Arrest Warrant
New terms for old
Introducing the 2005 editions of the JCT and NEC standard form contracts
Keeper's corner
Update on the ARTL draft order, scanning of application forms, feudal abolition seminars and direct debit payments
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