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June 2005
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V. good year as VP
First message as President covers an enjoyable year as Vice President and a promise to communicate on the many issues on which the Society hopes to make progress
A road to somewhere
Opinion article perspective of a "high street" practitioner on predictions for the future of the profession
Complaining with confidence
Survey of the background to the Executive consultation paper on complaints handling, some of the issues it raises and its potential long-term implications
The JAB: how it works
Reply to Alistair Bonnington's Opinion article in the May 2005 Journal
Buying in to quick deals
Views of those who believe solicitors should adopt standard form missives and rapid conclusion, as are becoming popular in significant areas of Scotland
The conversion factor
Assessment of Sir David Clementi's public meeting in Edinburgh, and the pressures for change in Scotland similar to his report for England and Wales
A better way to care
The background to and principal changes in the Mental Health (Care and Treatment) (Scotland) Act 2003, which brings in some fundamental changes
Fees in a table-free world
Some advice on calculating hourly fees without the Society's Table of Fees, withdrawn from 1 July 2005
Get engaged
Risk management issues which should be addressed by practices drafting or reviewing terms of engagement
Call up the witness
Description of the videoconferencing facilities made available by Scottish Court Service in certain courts and other locations around the country
New office bearers take up roles
Caroline Flanagan and Ruthven Gemmell become President and Vice President of the Society; report of President's first address to Council
Cornton Vale: new agents' rules
Booking requirements from 25 July 2005 for visiting clients in custody
Client Relations Office: recent changes
Update on third party complaints procedure; information pack; IPS compensation limit
Case study: pragmatic approach to complaints
Report of a lengthy, and unsuccessful, defence to a client complaint over a trivial sum
A bumper programme
Outline of the principal measures to look out for in Westminster in 2005-06 following the Queen's Speech
Stirling wins LLB accreditation
Stirling University accredited by Law Society of Scotland to provide LLB degree
Heavy agenda for the UK
Briefings from the "Brussels Agenda" on EU legal issues current as the UK takes up the Presidency
Terms and sentences
Latest criminal cases, including sentencing discounts; road traffic; admissibility; corroboration
Rise and rise of the Land Court
The Land Court begins to make its mark in exercising its newly extended jurisdiction
Don't mention the boot war
A dispute between the German Football Association and its players could have implications for international competition
Scottish Solicitors' Discipline Tribunal
Reports relating to John Anthony Lindsay Oliver; James Joseph McGinley; David Baird Macadam; Andrew Robert Walker Miller and Eileen Wingate Morrison; Duncan McKinnon Burd; Thomas Hugh Murray
Website reviews
Review of the recently updated Scottish Court Service website
Book reviews
Reviews of Summary Cause Procedure in the Sheriff Court (Auchie); Once Bitten, Twice Fined (Pagan)
Don't make it compulsory
Author's views opposing the compulsory seller's survey in residential property transactions
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