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December 2008
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2008: a year of change; 2009: a year for progress
President's message: it is time to look ahead from the challenges of 2008, to how we can create opportunities in 2009
Law: it's the business
Government and all those involved in the legal system need to work together to attract more business to Scotland
Business makeover
The message from the High Street Conference: if you are small and flexible, you are well placed to create the means to beat the recession
Training plus
The different trainee mentoring schemes operated by three firms, all aiming to provide a full learning and support environment
Registers update
Registers of Scotland briefings on the coming of electronic scanning; shared office with the SDLT team; house price figures
Public service
Edited version of Lord Clyde's keynote address on judicial review, to the Murray Stable conference on Public Law in Scotland
One of a kind
Why the Airdrie Savings Bank has remained independent, and its vision of the future
Brussels sprouts more eco-law
Those concerned with the chemical or farming industries should be alert to new measures proposed or about to be adopted by the EU
Test yourself
Just for fun, courtesy of the Society's Ofice Bearers, the Journal brings you a Christmas Quiz
Trainees try again
Some trainees who had their training contracts cancelled because of the recession, have succeeded in finding alternative places
Terms of Business Guidance Note (November 2008)
Summary of the Dean of Faculty's advice to the Society on matters relating to the banking crisis
Guideline: Scanning and Archiving Documents (November 2008)
Professional Practice Committee guidance on electronic storage of client files, and related terms of engagement
Client, or customer?
Thinking of "clients" as "customers" might encourage the type of relationship that secures repeat business
The changing faces of fraud
ID fraudsters are changing their operating methods, and users of social networking sites should be doubly careful about posting personal details
Business advice roundup
Suggestions for cutting telecoms costs; and taking early advice on maintaining cash flow
The year that crunched
The year 2008 from the perspective of risk and risk management, and emerging risk concerns as we head into 2009
The anatomy of law firm failures
A study of law firm failures in the USA has identified contributing factors that could apply in almost any jurisdiction
Chapter and verse
Database right is back in the news following an ECJ ruling on anthologies of German poetry
The power of agreement
Two recent decisions show the power which agreement (or acceptance) and actings can have over statutory and contractual provisions
Under a cloud
Cases involving raised testosterone levels highlight the need for anti-doping principles and procedures to be kept under constant review
Scottish Solicitors' Discipline Tribunal
Reports relating to Norman Douglas Paton Cathcart; James Buchanan Donald; William Michael Lewis; Christine Margaret Murray
ECJ in the fast lane
Recent developments mean that an ECJ ruling could be obtained more quickly in some cases than an appeal decision from the Inner House
Website review
Reviews of a selection of websites pertaining to the criminal law
Book reviews
Reviews of Bankruptcy and Diligence Act (Grier); Contract (MacQueen & Thomson); Vulnerable Witnesses Act (Sharp & Ross)
Tender trouble
Guidance on avoiding pitfalls and resolving challenges in relation to public procurement, and the impact of the new Remedies Directive
Opportunity beckons, Smart tells symposium
Vice president's address to in-house lawyers: Scots lawyers need no longer be inward looking
Public money or bust?
The Crosby report suggests that without significant state backing, recovery in the housing market will be a long time coming
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