From the archives - June 2007
The fuller version of the Opinion article in the Journal for May 2007
The fuller version of the article in the Journal for May 2007
President's message: the new President's perspective on what is likely to dominate the agenda during his year in office
Changes in the Faculty of Advocates, whose service company is allowing individual stables the freedom to develop their own brands, just as an English-style chambers opens
Open letter to members of the Society urging them not to scrap the Scheme for Accounting for and Recovery of Counsel's Fees
On the 300th anniversary of the 1707 Union, an argument that its legal basis is often misunderstood and that its reconsideration would be far from simple
The House of Lords decision in the OK! v Hello! case suggests that the common law of confidentiality may become an increasingly powerful means of protection
Survey of the important changes to the adult protection regime, and the Adults with Incapacity Act, made by the Adult Support and Protection (Scotland) Act 2007
As the Society runs a survey of views on the state of civil legal aid provision in Scotland, it appears that the situation is even more serious than previously thought
Current advisers to the Legal Defence Union, and an invitation to join
The Education and Training Committee is starting to make major policy announcements in the wake of its survey, and solicitors need to be aware of what the future might hold
What the Scottish Solicitors Benevolent Fund achieves at present and how it hopes to expand its activities
Contrary to what is being suggested by some data management companies, there is no impending requirement to digitise pre-1998 manual records
Updates on a crackdown on employers of illegal immigrants; and law enforcement data-sharing proposals
The threat to corporate brands from online IP piracy demands a sophisticated rapid response capability
The accountant's approach to the valuation of goodwill in a legal practice, and the factors that influence value
Some key issues to be addressed by practices in their terms of engagement, based on a presentation at the Society's recent roadshows
Latest criminal cases, including jury investigations; evidence; bail offences; sentencing powers; possession; Moorov rule
A Scottish Land Court decision has provided guidance on matters relating to compensation for improvements
A recent case has considered what happens when damages have been awarded for a patent infringement and then the patent is invalidated in another forum
How West Ham United escaped relegation despite "serious breaches" of FA Premiership rules in signing Tevez and Mascherano
Reports relating to Edward Lindsay Acton and George Alexander Wilson; William Michael Lewis
Reviews of sites relating to freedom of information
Reviews of The Licensing (Scotland) Act 2005 (Cummins); Family Law in Scotland (Thomson)
Argument that seconding Executive legal advisers to the Scottish Parliament leads to potential conflict of interest, and that scrutiny of Executive bills lacks openness
A new decision on servitude rights in the context of rectification of the Land Register offers comfort to those currently enjoying such rights