the magazine : May 2004
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FeaturesTake the low roadA personal view of the findings of the McInnes Report's proposals to improve the speed and consistency of the summary justice system Pensions crisis, what crisis?Survey of recent attempts to resolve the pensions crisis, through various consultations, regulations and now the Pensions Bill Whale... or rabbit?The prospects for early reforms to family law on the lines put forward in the Scottish Executive's recent consultation paper Blissful union?Solicitors with experience of successful practice mergers, and one for whom it didn't work, talk of the essential elements in each case Cracking upSuggestions for coping with stress at work, and where to go for help if that is needed Grasping the issuesInterview with new President of the Law Society of Scotland, Duncan Murray |
Articles
Thank you to a great team
President's message: as he leaves office, he pays tribute to the Socity's staff and his fellow office-bearers
Justice and independence
Is it unthinkable that a nationalised legal service be introduced to help the legal system deliver to the bulk of the population?
The big 3
The challenge of compiling a risk management manual - focus first on three key areas of risk management
Personal attention
Whether the Information Commissioner's new guidance following the Durant case makes data subject rights any clearer for lawyers as advisers, employers and business owners
Looking forward to retirement?
First of four articles for those considering retirement: some points to think about
Credit balance
Profile of the Chief Accountant's Department of the Society, emphasising the financial probity of Scottish solicitors
No warrant for refusal
Latest civil cases, including warrant to cite; sist; suing an association; reponing; appeals; pleadings; preliminary proofs; decrees; tenders
Holding our breath
There are a number of potentially far-reaching developments which employment lawyers should be looking out for in the near future
Scottish Solicitors' Discipline Tribunal
Reports relating to Kevin John Boyd; John Alistair Munro Armit; Valerie Elaine McKenzie Macadam; Carol Jennifer Neilson
Personality rights: a brand new species?
Lucrative product endorsements combined with promotional use of celebrity recognition make it likely that a new category of IP rights will emerge
Beware of Companies House disclaimers
Disclaimers published by Companies House in relation to information supplied mean that there are pitfalls for the unwary when searching its registers
Website reviews
Reviews of websites dealing with social security law
Book reviews
Review of Environmental Pollution Law and Commercial Transactions
The new law of real burdens
Fifth of six-part article on the law of real burdens post-feudal abolition
Deductions of title
Style deduction of title clauses for linking deeds in the name of Woolwich Building Society or Woolwich Plc to their successors Barclays Bank Plc.
Waste paper?
Authors' advice to the Keeper (not in the same form) on whether automated registration of title can be introduced without primary legislation
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."