the magazine : Apr 2006
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FeaturesOn messageReport on the Society's annual conference "Get Connected", marking 50 years of The Journal A bill to queryInterview with Douglas Mill of the Society on its position regarding the bill to introduce an independent Complaints Commission Client confidentiality and freedom of informationSurvey of the Information Commissioner's published decisions to date on freedom of information requests where the legal privilege exemption was claimed Rushed law and wrongful deathCreative interpretation will be needed to avoid injustice through a late amendment to the Family Law (Scotland) Act on suing for wrongful death Qualifying by degreesThe Society's role in accrediting the various LLB degree courses, and the continuing alternative of studying during a pre-Diploma traineeship Safeguards before the MHTsAuthors have concerns about the way mental health tribunals are dealing with requests to appoint curators ad litem for tribunal proceedings Sugar but not sweetInterview with Karen Bremner, Scottish solicitor who was "fired" by Sir Alan Sugar from "The Apprentice" TV show |
 
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Articles
Change but not for the sake of it
President's message: solicitors will support change for the better, but unless the Legal Profession Bill is amended it will not produce a better system
Legal science or law-lite? A response
Opinion that changes in legal education are principally due to globalisation and the changing nature of legal practice, forces we must learn to live with
The treatment of pension rights on divorce
An actuary offers some tips on locating pension rights and obtaining the cash equivalent transfer value (first part of three on practical issues that arise)
We've paid for it: what do you mean it's not ours?
Commissioning a website without paying attention to the IP rights relating to its design is fraught with pitfalls
Communication: the #1 risk management tool?
The importance of good communication as a tool for managing risk
AGM report
Summary of proceedings at the 2006 AGM of the Society
Guidance on guidelines
Latest criminal cases, including abandoning an appeal; defective representation; concert; sentencing guidelines; sentence discounts; bail
The licensed trade: going up in smoke?
The scope of the smoking ban, and the permitted exceptions, are still the subject of some confusion
Clause for concern
The statutory landlord registration scheme is inconsistent and confusing in its application to properties included in an agricultural tenancy
Fully charged
A closer look at the proposed new regime for floating charges in Scotland, under which a new register maintained by the Keeper will become the principal register
Scottish Solicitors' Discipline Tribunal
Reports relating to Eileen Dommer; Christopher John Sayer
Website reviews
Websites relating to the Faculty of Advocates have moved on from a year ago
Book reviews
Review of Sudden Deaths and Fatal Accident Inquiries, 3rd ed (Carmichael)
New CAR drives discharge regime
New regulations for the control of discharges to water will affect many conveyancing transactions of properties served by septic tanks
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."