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April 2006
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Change but not for the sake of it
President's message: solicitors will support change for the better, but unless the Legal Profession Bill is amended it will not produce a better system
Legal science or law-lite? A response
Opinion that changes in legal education are principally due to globalisation and the changing nature of legal practice, forces we must learn to live with
On message
Report on the Society's annual conference "Get Connected", marking 50 years of The Journal
A bill to query
Interview with Douglas Mill of the Society on its position regarding the bill to introduce an independent Complaints Commission
Client confidentiality and freedom of information
Survey of the Information Commissioner's published decisions to date on freedom of information requests where the legal privilege exemption was claimed
Rushed law and wrongful death
Creative interpretation will be needed to avoid injustice through a late amendment to the Family Law (Scotland) Act on suing for wrongful death
Qualifying by degrees
The Society's role in accrediting the various LLB degree courses, and the continuing alternative of studying during a pre-Diploma traineeship
Safeguards before the MHTs
Authors have concerns about the way mental health tribunals are dealing with requests to appoint curators ad litem for tribunal proceedings
The treatment of pension rights on divorce
An actuary offers some tips on locating pension rights and obtaining the cash equivalent transfer value (first part of three on practical issues that arise)
We've paid for it: what do you mean it's not ours?
Commissioning a website without paying attention to the IP rights relating to its design is fraught with pitfalls
Communication: the #1 risk management tool?
The importance of good communication as a tool for managing risk
Sugar but not sweet
Interview with Karen Bremner, Scottish solicitor who was "fired" by Sir Alan Sugar from "The Apprentice" TV show
AGM report
Summary of proceedings at the 2006 AGM of the Society
Profiling the profession
The Society intends to launch a major research project to create a demographic profile of the profession and explore further equality-related issues
Guidance on guidelines
Latest criminal cases, including abandoning an appeal; defective representation; concert; sentencing guidelines; sentence discounts; bail
The licensed trade: going up in smoke?
The scope of the smoking ban, and the permitted exceptions, are still the subject of some confusion
Clause for concern
The statutory landlord registration scheme is inconsistent and confusing in its application to properties included in an agricultural tenancy
Fully charged
A closer look at the proposed new regime for floating charges in Scotland, under which a new register maintained by the Keeper will become the principal register
Scottish Solicitors' Discipline Tribunal
Reports relating to Eileen Dommer; Christopher John Sayer
Website reviews
Websites relating to the Faculty of Advocates have moved on from a year ago
Book reviews
Review of Sudden Deaths and Fatal Accident Inquiries, 3rd ed (Carmichael)
New CAR drives discharge regime
New regulations for the control of discharges to water will affect many conveyancing transactions of properties served by septic tanks
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