May Contents
President's message: "Property Matters" conference was a fitting climax to a year in office which has seen many successes for the Society
Opinion that the Judicial Appointments Board for Scotland's 50% lay membership and failure to use available information on candidates, results in a mixed record
An overview of the "Property Matters" annual conference plus a highlighted contribution from each of the five sessions
Discussion of whether, following publication of the draft Corporate Manslaughter Bill, legislation on either side of the border will serve any real purpose
What is changing, and what is not, in competitive tendering procedures as regulations are prepared to implement new EU directives
Duties of solicitors as employers in relation to the Protection of Children Act, if they engage anyone likely to have unsupervised contact with a child
Some practical difficulties for executry practitioners faced with shares in United States companies
Final of four articles on developing a workable strategy explains how the budget can be used to ensure that the strategy is on track and value is being created
The potentially wide application of radio frequency identification chips in reducing the risk of clinical negligence claims
Sample of recent conveyancing claims on the Master Policy reveals that it is still the relatively simple things that tend to go wrong
Interview with Caroline Flanagan as she prepares to take up office as the Society's President
Advice to check CVs and references of applicants for cashroom positions in light of experiences with certain individuals
A firm authorised by the FSA that changes status to LLP requires to re-register
Client Relations Office case study where a complaint against a firm was held unfounded but inaction on the complaint led to a finding of inadequate professional service
A younger solicitor co-opted to the Society's Council describes the benefits to set against the commitment involved
Rate of interest for the six months from Martinmas 2004
Latest civil cases, including reponing notes; decree by default; summary decree; proof; taking children's views; appeals; expenses
The proposed reduction in separation periods prior to divorce could produce hardship unless further steps are taken
Comment on Profile Software Ltd v Becogent Ltd, in which the Court of Session construed an intellectual property agreement in a commercially workable manner
Overview of the proposed EU constitution and what effect it will have on the way the EU relates to Scotland
Recent developments relating to leave periods, of interest to solicitors as employers as well as employment law practitioners
Issues relating to costs and expenses of administrators and liquidators which have recently occupied the courts
Sites of solicitors' firms which offer automatic email updates on various legal topics
Review of Land Tenure in Scotland (Rennie)
Effects of the European Court Van de Walle decision on the UK regimes dealing with waste and contaminated land
How one conveyancing blunder from many years ago was only rectified through the pragmatic approach of the Keeper