the magazine : Aug 2004
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FeaturesFirm foundationsCo-author of the Society's "Foundation Document" on professional legal education in the 21st century, sets out the background and the document's objectives The paper trailSecond part of article on the year's Budget and Finance Act (Pensions, corporation tax, SDLT, avoidance schemes) Private lives in publicThe UK's uncertain progress towards recognising a right to privacy has taken another twist with two recent decisions IT: what next?Various IT providers describe currently available software |
Articles
Making the system work
President's message: the profession needs to examine what it can do to maintain the Scottish house purchase system and reinforce its benefits
Sole survivors?
A sole practitioner asks whether sole practitioners can hope to survive in the increasingly complex environment in which solicitors have to operate
Roll again
Consideration of a sample of matters intimated to the Master Policy insurers, to identify common themes and common solutions
Destiny's child
Guidance approved by the Professional Practice and Civil Procedure Committees, for solicitors taking instructions from a child's legal representative or guardian in relation to a money claim on behalf
The great day comes
Last of four part series on retirement offers some tips to enhance the quality of post-working life
SOX education
The major ramifications of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act on accounting standards, the Basel II Agreement on bank capital, and the draft EU Auditing Directive, for IT managers and IT systems
Peer review: staying on target
A commentary by the Society on the Quality Assurance Peer Review Scheme for civil legal aid, in force since 1 July 2004
Obituary: JAMES D WHEELANS, CBE
Jim Wheelans – as he was affectionately known – was a man of many parts. He was a Borderer through and through; a soldier of distinction; and a pre-eminent solicitor in the field of private practice.
Time, gentlemen?
Latest criminal cases, including sentencing discounts; non-disclosure by Crown; support for proscribed organisations; circumstantial prof; road traffic
Plain English has landed
Two sets of rules in force from October 2004 rewrite employment tribunal procedure - and the requirements for bringing a claim
Tangle o' the Isles
The Isles decision precluding recourse to the Child Support Agency where there is a registered minute of agreement has been questioned in the Outer House
Hunting down the pirates
New EU directive will add firepower to brand owners' weapons against infringement and piracy
Scottish Solicitors' Discipline Tribunal
Reports relating to Donald Stewart Duncan; Michael Charles Gray; Marie Angelo Land
Website reviews
Reviews of sites dealing with the meanings of words
Book reviews
Reviews of Glossary of Legal Terms; Social Work and the Law in Scotland
How much law, anyway?
A paper from an Update seminar, on where the balance lies between law and practice in the modern conveyancing transaction, and some difficult situations to which the current law can give rise
FSA's net widens
A preview of the pending assumption of responsibility by the Financial Services Authority for regulation of mortgage arrears and repossessions
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."