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July 2005
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Supporting legal aid
President's message: recent press support for legal aid lawyers provides a welcome background to the current Executive consultations; all should consider responding
No country cousins
Opinion of a solicitor who opted to leave the city behind, that younger lawyers can enjoy a good lifestyle and a challenging practice away from the major centres
Making the money go further
Interview with Deputy Justice Minister Hugh Henry on the consultation paper "Advice for All", discussing the future of legal aid
Adopting a new approach
Author welcomes the recommendations of the Cox Report on adoption, while warning against treating media coverage as representative
Gordon giveth and Gordon taketh away
First half of two part article on the 2005 Budget and Finance Acts, looking at personal and company taxation
A blow for the future
First of two articles on the growth industry, and practice area, of wind farming, assessing the current outlook for the industry
A Wie hint of change?
The legal basis of, and justifications for, continuing to separate the sexes in sport, as a female competitor may be allowed into the Open Golf Championship
Raising the bar
Good practice on business continuity management against the likely adoption of a British Standard on the subject
The IT crimewave
How individuals and businesses need to be on their guard against criminal attacks on their IT systems
The directing mind
Risks and risk management issues that arise when solicitors take on directorships in companies while acting as their legal advisers
Complaints about endowment policies
What to do if the Financial Ombudsman Service (which does not have jurisdiction) attempts to investigate a complaint against a solicitor in relation to endowment policies
New Communication Rules from 1 August
Council decision to make the rules without the amendment passed at the AGM, accepting the views of the Lord President
Trainee salaries
Recommended rates from 1 July 2005
CRO case study: complaints by beneficiaries
Case study highlighting the importance of understanding the rights of beneficiaries who make complaints, and the illogicalities of the legislation
CPD records go DIY
The new form of recording CPD compliance, effectively self-certification
Money laundering - deja vu
EU is to adopt third directive on money laundering despite opposition from professional bodies
Going through the motions
Recent civil cases, including locus to be heard; forum non conveniens; pleadings; decree by default; hearsay; leave to appeal
Planning in the park
Scotland's first two National Parks have important planning duties, but there are significant differences between their respective powers
Always look on the bright side
For the new licensing regime to be effective, those who operate it need properly thought-out policies based on a meaningful dialogue
Scottish Solicitors' Discipline Tribunal
Reports relating to Deryck de Maine Beaumont; Alan Jackson; William Michael Lewis
Website reviews
Reviews of websites concerning money advice
Book reviews
Review of Convergence and Persistence in Corporate Governance (eds Gordon and Roe)
The race to the registers revisited
The extent to which the "race to the registers" is an issue in current conveyancing practice
SDLT: getting it right
A roundup of the various sources of help in answering queries on the legal aspects of stamp duty land tax, and what to expect from each
SDLT: barcoding
Change in submission process of SDLT1 form affecting users of case management systems
Business sense
Some measures (concerning SDLT and the registers) to make property transactions in Scotland cheaper and quicker, as proposed to the Scottish Parliament
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