the magazine : Jul 2006
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FeaturesRevving up for debateThe Justice 2 Committee report on the Legal Profession and Legal Aid (Scotland) Bill has approved its principles but with numerous action points for the Executive LLB confidentialAlistair Bonnington suggests how to make the LLB more relevant to practice. Patrick Phillips QC argues that intending practitioners should find other ways to qualify Clean break under attackAuthor disagrees with Lord Hope's view that Scots law is too restrictive to achieve a fair settlement in some divorce cases involving high-earning spouese The hokey-cokey ChancellorAuthor's survey of the Budget and Finance Act finds the Chancellor guilty of serious meddling, in the small print of what was supposedly a dull Budget (part 1 of 2) Switching channelsAuthor follows his interview with "The Apprentice" contestant Karen Bremner, by speaking to some solicitors who have made a successful move into business The Chancellor gets it REITWith the introduction of real estate investment trusts the Chancellor has achieved the rare feat of bringing in a measure that has few if any critics Executries sponsored featureArticles from specialists in tracing missing heirs, and valuers of coins and medals |
 
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Articles
Challenging times
President's message: fundamental legal issues are at the centre of public debate; the Society is engaged on all fronts and encourages awareness and involvement
A block on service
Opinion column: family lawyers are another group who are increasingly giving up legal aid work due to the payment system, to the detriment of society as a whole
The EU and the criminal
Criminal practitioners need to be aware of the increasing pace of European initiatives in co-operation between the various authorities
Case for the defence
The time has come for criminal court practices that have not yet adopted online ways of working to take the plunge, as public bodies prepare to dispense with paper systems
To act or not to act... that is the question!
Vetting and engagement issues that arise when considering, taking on and handling private client work
A summary matter
Latest civil cases, including party litigants; options and procedural hearings; minutes of admissions; summary decree; appeals and interlocutors; English solicitors' fees
Ireland 4, Italy 0
The European Court has delivered its long-awaited guidance on jurisdiction in insolvency proceedings
The route ahead
Two current bills will have a big impact on the approval of major transport infrastructure projects
Scottish Solicitors Discipline Tribunal
Reports relating to John Taylor; Douglas Andrew Logie Winchester; William James Mackay
Website reviews
What the internet has to offer the lawyer who loves a good podcast
Book reviews
Reviews of Mental Health (Care and Treatment) (Scotland) Act 2003 (Franks and Cobb); Divorce in the Sheriff Court (Bennett)
Is that burden dead yet?
Real burdens post-feudal abolition, covering rules of interpretation, interest to enforce and methods of extinction and variation (part 2 of 2)
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."