the magazine : Sep 2005
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FeaturesUnseen forceContributions on the role of paralegals in different sized firms and the moves being made to grade them by qualifications and experience Licence to let?New controls on private landlords are coming in under the Antisocial Behaviour Act in an attempt to stamp out nuisance caused by tenants The cost of a puffAn outline of the key features of the legal agreements involved in developing a wind farm site Select bandProfiles of the small but dedicated group of Scottish solicitors making their mark in the music industry Cross-border disputes: a practical way forward?As a conference in Edinburgh tackles cross-border legal issues in the EU, the author sets the scene, and how the EU relates to the Hague Conventions |
 
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Articles
Moving in society
President's message: Attending conferences of foreigh legal societies provides a better perspective on our own problems
Pots and kettles
Opinion that Scots lawyers often have a false picture of the role of their system in the world, and there is much we have yet to learn from others - even England
No hiding place
Highlights of the UK Information Commissioner's annual report - including his focus on whether legal firms are complying with the Data Protection Act
Safe as houses?
The new opportunities for property investment as part of a pension plan, from "A-Day" in April 2006, and the points to beware of
Close connection
The relationship between risk management and firms' professional indemnity insurance premiums, as renewal date approaches
Another string to the bow
Experiences of several solicitor reporters in the complaints handling system and why they are enthusiastic about their role
The ultimate sanction?
Latest civil cases, including date of lodging; defences; competency; believed and averred; remedies for delay; recall of decree; expert witnesses
A right and its exercise
Agricultural landlords may have more freedom than some believe, to prepare for a transfer of land without triggering the tenant's right to buy
In good company
Introduction to community interest companies as a new type of company established to trade for the community good
Out of bounds
Sports clubs must be careful to apply the rules when dealing with members' rights
Scottish Solicitors Discipline Tribunal
Reports relating to Ian Wilson Leitch; Alexander Gilmour Malcolm; William Duncan Copeland
Website reviews
Review of the Scottish Criminal Cases Review Commission's website
Book reviews
Review of Parliament House Portraits: The Art Collection of the Faculty of Advocates
The single survey: why it should be supported
Chair of the group that recommended introducing the single survey answers the critics of the proposed legislation making the survey mandatory
Drafting deeds of conditions - a real burden?
Commentary on the Property Standardisation Group's style deed of servitude and deed of conditions
SDLT online service
Note from the Society on how to set up the online facility for stamp duty land tax returns, just introduced
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."