the magazine : Feb 2004
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FeaturesTraining for growthDifferent larger, mid-sized firms give their answers to the question of how far they should specialise in setting a strategy for growth All the grocer's grandchildrenThe economic and business implications of the Tesco Law model, against the background of the Clementi review Radical change or a lie in law?A look at the rights proposed to follow from planned legislation for registration of same-sex partnerships Costing the jobA preview of important developments in employment law likely in 2004 |
Articles
It's a funny old world
President's message: issues concerning the legal profession at present seem to be threatening to achieve the opposite of what they intend
Making the ends of justice meet
Getting a return on additional spending on the justice system is a challenge for the whole profession
Are you listening?
The likely impact of Part III of the Disability Discrimination Act on the lawyer as service provider
Much ado about nothing?
Discussion of the Court of Appeal decision in Durant v Financial Services Authority
Demergers and continuing cover
Professional indemnity insurance issues that require to be addressed in the event of a law firm demerger
Bond with the audience
First of two articles on effective public speaking: how to get the audience on your side
Many roles, one team
Profile of the Society's Professional Practice Department and its work
Fee sharing: making the rules work
A report on the Professional Practice Committee's review of the Fee Sharing Rules, clarifying aspects of how the current rules operate
On sentencing
Author welcomes the important Du Plooy decision on sentence discounts for pleas of guilty
Credit reform by instalments
Major reforms to consumer credit law are coming, but in the author's view perhaps not in the best order
Scottish Solicitors' Discipline Tribunal
Reports relating to Finlay Park; Michael Louis Karus; James Joseph McDonagh; Alan Alexander Craig
Show us the evidence!
Guidance from the Scottish Executive on obtaining testimony from another EU state
A new era for farm tenancy law
Minister for Environment and Rural Development writes in support of the new Agricultural Holdings Act
Fathers' rights: a new UK postcode lottery?
Unmarried fathers who jointly register the birth of their child with the mother now have parental rights and responsibilities in England but not in Scotland
Parallel imports: putting on the brakes
The Inner House decision in Boehringer Ingelheim v Munro is good news for trade mark owners and bad news for parallel importers
Website reviews
Review of websites of public inquiries such as the Hutton and Fraser inquiries
Book reviews
Review of Personal Injury Practice in the Sheriff Court
SDLT 1: Over the obstacle course
What to do in the event of delays or errors in processing stamp duty land tax applications: guidance following discussions between the Society and the Inland Revenue
SDLT 2: Personal presentation
Guidelines as to when the special arrangements for personal presentation of stamp duty land tax applications may be invoked, and what to do
The new law of real burdens
Second of six-part article on the law of real burdens post-feudal abolition
Housing Improvement Task Force
Report on progress towards the launch of the single survey pilot and important matters still to be settled
From the Library>
The name game: rebranding legal firms
"Every firm's name is its brand ... It may be that more should be aiming to be punchier and more easily remembered even where a generic type brand is not possible or appropriate."