the magazine : Jan 2007
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FeaturesCountdown phaseAfter a tremendous amount of hard work by the Society and profession, some significant gains were made at the final stage of the Legal Profession Bill A quiet revolutionThe passing of the Planning etc (Scotland) Act is only the start of the process of reform, and much will depend on regulations, policies - and the resources provided Acting your ageHow the Law Society of Scotland's own staff had to brush up their skills and awareness to match the Age Equality Regulations Adopting new solutionsAuthor welcomes the new Adoption and Children (Scotland) Act but doubts whether, as intended, it has made the law any clearer in two key respects Clear as mud?Author believes that the Custodial Sentences etc Bill will fail in its objective of providing greater clarity and certainty Majoring in minoritiesInterview with Ethnic Minorities Law Centre solicitors as they win funding to open the first law centre of any kind in Edinburgh |
 
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Articles
Strength of purpose
President's message: the amendments won to the Legal Profession Bill are tribute to the efforts by the Society's bill team and all who took part in the campaign
Cleared for take-off
Some reflections on what the legal profession might learn from the experience of the airline industry over the past decade
Believe in the future
Challenge in an address to new entrants, to be confident in the future in the face of change, and not to be apologetic in defence of human rights
Appreciation: Dr J Stuart Fair
Tribute to the former senior partner of Thorntons, Dundee
Grow your own assistant
Some ideas from smaller firms who were finding it hard to recruit new assistants
On the radar
A roundup of legal news with a technology flavour
Status of the expert's report
Latest civil cases, including recovery of documents; interim interdict; ejection; antisocial behaviour orders; summary causes; expenses
Rewarding experience
The ECJ decision in Cadman v Health and Safety Executive will be welcomed by employers whose pay systems recognise experience measured by length of service
Restructuring - in hindsight
A recent English decision provides a warning on how a fairly neat restructuring can unravel following a company's insolvent liquidation
Court rules catch up with live link TV
The new court rules on hearing evidence and submissions in civil cases by live TV or audio link
Scottish Solicitors' Discipline Tribunal
Reports relating to Martin John Carey; Richard James Barber Hill; James Morrison
Website reviews
Review of three government websites designed with the rights of the consumer in mind
Book reviews
Review of Scottish Administrative Law (McFadden and McFadzean)
Top notch training
The life of a trainee in the Crown Office and Procurator Fiscal Service is varied, demanding and a superb training for criminal court work
A clearer way to deal
Scottish & Newcastle group's innovative "Pathclearer" approach to commercial agrements
Not the best option
Option agreements with developers are unlikely to safeguard the interests of selling landowners, and promotion agreements offer a better solution
Letting in the disabled
Solicitors should be aware of new duties for landlords in relation to disabled people, including making "reasonable adjustments"
Single survey: have your say
Introducing the Society's online survey on the single survey and other matters, which will help inform the Society's representations
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."