the magazine : Aug 2007
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FeaturesCheckout the debateThe focus is on the Society's work since the OFT's decision that the Scottish Executive and legal profession should devise new rules to open up the legal services market Family cases: another viewA family law practitioner takes a different position to the views expressed in the July article on the best way to resolve disputes over child care A home of their ownAdvice for parents thinking of investing in property to accommodate their student children, on how to avoid family strife and ensure a good return Break timeCareer breaks and their benefits to employees, and employers; and one lawyer's account of spending some years away from practice Budget under the bonnetThe main points of this year's Budget (part 2 of 2): taxes on businesses, SDLT and other land measures; and the new regimes for filing dates and penalties |
 
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Articles
Top of the agenda
President's message: the Society's work on alternative business structures reaches a crucial stage with the conference next month on options for the future
Shaping a humane law
The Independent Asylum Commission would like to hear of the working experiences of Scottish lawyers to inform its proposals for a better UK asylum system
Holyrood - Scotland's voice in Europe?
The practicalities of the Scottish Parliament achieving greater influence within the EU institutions, from where many of the new laws passed in Scotland originate
Ringing within the rules
What can be done under the current Advertising and Promotion Rules to use the telephone to maximise return on marketing spend
Cool IT for hot lawyers
Even the lawyer with limited IT ability can improve their image, and their working efficiency, with some simple (and often low cost) applications
Future perfect?
To what extent is it possible to anticipate and control your firm's exposure to future claims arising out of new and emerging areas of risk?
Case that makes the heart leap
Latest criminal cases, including sentencing issues; the Moorov rule; statements and precognitions
Green about the edges
A government green paper on rationalising the various tests for discrimination only goes part of the way to achieving that aim
An eye on expenses
Courts are becoming more likely to make awards of expenses in family cases if they think a party's conduct justifies that course
The tail in the nail or ponytail
Advances in science make detection of a person's drug history through analysis of hair or nail samples a real possibility
Off on the right foot
The OSCR report on the pilot review of charitable status shows a proportionate and transparent approach, with important lessons for the charity sector
Scottish Solicitors' Discipline Tribunal
Reports relating to David William Dickson; Douglas Alexander Criggie; Howat Associates; Rory Cradock; Norman Douglas Paton Cathcart; Ian Wilson Leitch
Website reviews
Review of the House of Commons website, and others with information about MPs and their performance
Book reviews
Review of The Law of Banking in Scotland (Crerar)
Well drilled
The main issues that feature in the work of in-house lawyers in the oil and gas sector, of which Scotland is a key centre
Good neighbour agreements - bad law?
The new provisions permitting "good neighbour agreements" are of questionable value given the other legal tools available, and could cause complications
One small step for ARTL...
First live transaction on the Land Register is a giant leap for land registration in Scotland
Contaminated land: a reminder and a warning
A reminder that contaminated land is an issue that will not go away in property transactions
SFP: a tough call
Maximising the value of single farm payments has become a very complex process, and every adviser should have an understanding of entitlement trading
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."