the magazine : Jun 2004
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FeaturesHearing a new taleAs the Executive undertakes a fundamental review of the children's hearing system, some of those with inside knowledge of the system comment on whether it works well Ice cream verbalsA solicitor with the Scottish Criminal Cases Review Commission examines the "ice cream wars" appeal by Campbell and Steele, and the issues arising from this and similar cases in England Pull togetherThe WS Society and ICAS are planning a sharing of ideas on the future for professional services firms All changeAn explanation of the amendments to the various sheriff court rules recently brought into force OSCR for directingInterview with Jane Ryder, Director of the Office of the Scottish Charities Regulator |
Articles
A year full of challenge
President's message: the next 12 months will see a renewed focus on core values - but the profession must remain committed to service
EU is for opportunity
There are investment opportunities for businesses in the EU accession states which Scottish lawyers and legal firms should not overlook
Partners... no more
Some tips for managing when a partner, or a whole team, walks out on the firm
Death by email
Forward-thinking lawyers can turn email security to advantage with a simple web hosting package and log-in database
Get a service
The part that independent file reviews can play in managing the risk of claims and client dissatisfaction
Preparing to go
Second of four articles on preparing for retirement: there is no point in keeping the plan secret
Education generation
Liz Campbell and Neil Stevenson, Director and Deputy Director of the Society's Education and Training Department, talk about the constantly changing environment in which they work
Limits of Anderson appeals
Latest criminal cases, including defective representation; justice being seen to be done; compensation orders
Through a glass less darkly
The future shape of licensing law becomes a little clearer with the launch of the Executive's white paper
Giving within your means
Scottish Community Foundation scheme permits small charities and individual donors to share costs while each keeping control of their favoured purposes
Catching all helpers
Everyone involved in help, paid or voluntary, with children's sporting activities will need clearance under the new child protection law
Scottish Solicitors' Discipline Tribunal
Reports relating to Michael McNiven; Messrs Stirling & Mair; William Morton McCulloch
Book reviews
Review of The Lockerbie Trial: A Documentary History
Mining Reports Service update
The Coal Authority's Mining Reports Service provides information on past, present and future underground and surface coal mining activity for any individual property or site in Britain
The new law of real burdens
Sixth and last part of description of the law of real burdens post-feudal abolition
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."