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December 2009
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A tale for our times
President's message: his favourite Christmas film has a message for the age of deregulation
A step too far?
A personal injury practitioner has serious questions whether two major proposals in the Gill Review would improve access to justice
Report card
After a year of home reports, comments from the profession suggest that the scheme's stated objectives are not being fully realised
Down the slipway
Registers of Scotland's biggest ever showcase event will officially launch both ARTL and the upgraded Registers Direct service this month
Homing instinct
The likely impact for mortgage creditors and debtors of the Home Owner and Debtor Protection (Scotland) Bill
Bottle for a contest
The European law issues on which will turn the legality of the Scottish Government's proposed compulsory minimum price for alcohol
Ready for the VAT rise?
How the pending VAT increase will affect transactions that straddle the New Year, in particular the provision of legal services
New website to promote training openings
The Society is introducing a recruitment portal for traineeships and student summer placements, at no cost to advertisers
First solicitor advocates approved as "senior"
New assessment panel has approved 15 applicants as senior for legal aid purposes
Your feedback
The Society's recent online membership survey generated much positive feedback
The very definition of paralegal
The Society is now consulting further on the shape of the Registered Paralegal scheme to be introduced next year
Law reform update
Recent work of the Law Reform Department, including criminal justice; arbitration; legal services; home owner and debtor protection; tax
Lawyers can network too
The advantages of joining a business networking site such as LinkedIn, and how to use it to win work
Ask Ash
Advice to an assistant who wonders how honest they should be in their exit interview, about negative experiences involving their present boss
Welcome, user! (and you're sued)
Court actions have been raised in other jurisdictions using Facebook, where defendants have proved difficult to trace. Should Scotland catch up?
Communication, communication, communication
More effective communication could reduce significantly the incidence of negligence claims against solicitors in all areas of practice
Keeping the peace
Latest criminal cases, including breach of the peace; voice samples; disqualification; evidence on commission; finality of decisions
On the mark?
The Advocate General's opinion in the Google AdWords case has divided commentators, but will it be followed by the European Court?
Crown disclosure: the next level
COPFS has adopted encrypted pen drives for disclosing information to defence agents, but agents must first be registered as data controllers
Tackling improvements
The Land Court has clarified the approach to be adopted in considering tenants' proposed part II improvements
Camera angles
Can rules be devised to protect the integrity of sporting contests by ordering replays, or allowing TV evidence to inform refereeing decisions?
Cutting red tape in Europe
The Services Directive will assist service provision generally in the way lawyers already enjoy, but will have some impact on the profession
Scottish Solicitors' Discipline Tribunal
Reports relating to Catriona MacFarlane; John James Smith
Website review
The merits of some new(ish) advocates' websites
Book reviews
Reviews of Blackstone's Employment Law Practice (ed Bowers); Criminal Procedure (Scotland) Act (Shiels)
Calling the shots
Report of the keynote address by Robert Armour at this year's In-house Lawyers Group annual meeting
Sector "rising to challenge": Millar
Selected highlights from Jamie Millar's and Janet Hood's addresses to the In-house Lawyers Group annual meeting
"One size" is a dodgy fit
Argument that standard missives have their limitations and could work against clients' interests
BSA brings in standard instructions
The Building Societies Association is introducing a standard set of mortgage instructions, similar in function to the CML Handbook
A new burden is born
Does one provision in the new Scottish Climate Change Act have the ability to make much impact?
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