A recent Court of Appeal ruling on the application of legal professional privilege to internal investigations has reversed a decision that had caused the profession serious concern
Considering the latest Civil Justice Statistics, can it yet be said whether the civil court reforms are having an impact on the number of actions raised?
Recent cases demonstrate the differences between the Scottish and English approaches to fraudulent exaggeration of a damages claim
Solicitors with experience of exercising the right to access environmental information are invited to help a research project being run by the University of Dundee
A General Medical Council review, to which the Society has responded, highlights the lack of clarity regarding criminal prosecutions of doctors
This month's selection of leisure reading, chosen by the Journal's book review editor
Among the expectations of new trainee solicitors is now that they are “technologically aware”. But can they add that to all the other desired skills? Would you take a new Diploma course with that aim?
Review of Nothing so Practical as a Good Theory: Festschrift for George L Gretton (ed Steven)
Ryan McCuaig is about to start his Diploma at the University of Glasgow and is a member of the Lawscot Foundation fundraising committee
Meeting the leaders of the other British Isles law societies is always stimulating, and can throw up differing approaches to similar issues, from which we can all learn
Registers of Scotland page: digital discharges and ScotLIS success; new application form cuts rejections; policy on trans people; arrear update
Collected news of new appointments and practice changes
Lady Hale, President of the UK Supreme Court and keynote speaker at the Society's annual conference, discusses the theme of her address – and some of the issues arising from the court's recent cases
What are the latest trends for profits, and margins? The Society reports on the findings from this year's Financial Benchmarking survey
Your personal safety can be on the line in your professional work. We report on the levels of violent or threatening behaviour revealed by the 2018 Journal employment survey
The Society’s Insurance Committee convener tells the Journal how it is more proactively looking for ways to cut the level of claims – and why that should benefit, as well as ask more of solicitors
In association with Document Data Group: Are you still storing paper case files? How much is it costing you waiting for their retrieval?
Glasgow Solicitors Property Centre has gone into liquidation. Why did it happen, and what is the future for SPCs? A solicitor director offers a personal view
The author considers ABC v Principal Reporter, which raised a difficult question concerning whether a sibling can be a “relevant person” for the purposes of appearing at a children’s hearing
In association with Lexares LLP: Frances Rooney sets out on her own
Latest civil cases, including reponing notes; case management; skilled witnesses; appeals; defective citation; party litigants; reduction
Intellectual property briefing: an important CJEU ruling protects the rights of copyright holders against the re-posting without their consent of work posted online with no restriction on downloading
Corporate briefing: parties to a contract are bound by the rules which they drafted, the UK Supreme Court has decided, in an important ruling on the effect of “no oral modification” clauses
Agriculture briefing: a new Land Court decision has answered two questions of competency regarding the preliminaries to, and the timing of, a notice seeking a variation of rent
Insolvency briefing: the nature of an interest in a life insurance policy for the purposes of the Bankruptcy Acts has, surprisingly but importantly, been considered by the courts for the first time
Reports relating to Michael Alastair Inkster; Steven Archibald Murray; William Lawson Criggie
Keeper-induced registration is an essential part of completing the Land Register by the 2024 target date, but serious questions have arisen from an examination of two developments as to how titles are being registered
Criminal law briefing: ahead of his stepping down, the solicitor member of the Scottish Sentencing Council gives a personal perspective on the first three years of its work
Having a well-established group of peers to share knowledge and best practice can be invaluable for in-house lawyers at any level, and GC NextGen provides such a forum
The full list of current members, elected, ex officio, co-opted and non-solicitor
Recent work of the Society's policy committees, including Brexit: environmental principles; claims management companies; GMC review of homicide; rural economy post-Brexit
Introducing new members Fraser Sinclair and Alex White
Advice column: colleagues are passing judgment without knowing my health issues
As the clock ticks down and uncertainty continues as to prospects for a Brexit agreement, the Society advises on possibilities to secure continuing EU practice rights – and the need for urgent action
I am a Scottish notary public. Can I notarise a document that I do not understand? The Professional Practice team answers
Concluding a two-part article, Lockton provides some valuable tips on how to get best effect from your engagement letters
An appeal to help a University of Dundee project (summary version)
The Scottish Paralegal Association has revamped its website and is raising its social media presence, to encourage paralegals to network