the magazine : Jul 2007
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FeaturesBenchmark for practiceLegal firms and in-house employers alike can benefit from the new data, just published, arising from the Society's equality and diversity survey Old, new, borrowed and blueFirst of two articles on this year's Finance Act, which while not on the scale of some introduced by Gordon Brown, contains much that solicitors should be aware of The Oracle has spokenCommentary on the recent European Court ruling that the "so far as is reasonably practicable" test in UK health and safety law does not infringe the EU directive High road, low roadSome contrasts in the approaches of Scots and English law to property claims by cohabitants, in the light of a recent English House of Lords appeal Point of contactSurvey of views on whether a courtroom is the right place to determine the care arrangements for a child whose parents are disputing residence and contact Stuck in a rut?Some experiences of, and advice from, solicitors who decided they needed a change of practice area and are glad they took the plunge |
 
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Articles
Into the fast lane
President's message: a busy first month in office has seen a whole series of events, from the ceremonial to important engagements on behalf of the profession
All change please...!
The bigger training firms would like to see the Society's education and training review lead to enhanced skills training, and a UK-wide partnership approach
Counsel's fees - a reply
A reply to the open letter from the Dean of Faculty (Journal, June 2007) on the Scheme for Counsel's fees
Fraud: no hiding place
Overview of the Update conference "The Many Faces of Fraud"
A chance to shine
Accredited specialists in incapacity law and mental health law chart the growth of these practice areas and explain what is needed to become accredited
CDD is the new ID
Second article on the Draft Money Laundering Regulations 2007 explains what will be required to carry out "customer due diligence"
System integrity
Obtaining digital evidence that will stand up in court requires basic rules to be meticulously observed
Professional negligence: Pre-Action Protocol
Terms of the Voluntary Pre-Action Protocol in Scotland for Professional Negligence Claims, which applies to claims intimated after 1 July 2007
Not just a fancy name
Unlike in England, planning for business continuity management is not yet compulsory for solicitors' practices in Scotland - but it is strongly encouraged
More on "enough is enough"
Latest civil cases, including dismissal following delay; discharge of diet; caution for expenses; res judicata; summary applications; appeal; antisocial behaviour orders
Are you up to the Act?
Every solicitor with licensed trade clients needs to decide whether to tackle the complexities of the new regime
Saving energy - and effort
Are the Scottish Executive's proposals to relax controls on householder developments radical enough to deliver its goals?
Takeover goals
The unique procedural challenges posed by the Iberdrola/ScottishPower takeover, overcome through constructive engagement with the Commercial Court
Expensive consequences
A case has already arisen, since the Trident Fashions decision recently discussed, of administrators seeking a winding up to avoid further liability for business rates
Scottish Solicitors' Discipline Tribunal
Reports relating to Michael Alan Grant McNiven; William Meechan
Website reviews
Reviews of the sites of the Registers of Scotland and the other UK and Irish land registries
Book reviews
Review of International Private Law in Scotland (Crawford and Carruthers)
Time (to prepare) please!
Some advice on the key points of the 2005 Licensing (Scotland) Act, the first applications under which will have to be made within a matter of months
ARTL - now and then?
How automated registration of title will affect the steps of the typical conveyancing transaction - generally in a straightforward way
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."