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May 2000

President's report
Valedictory piece in the same vein as the rest of Michael Scanlan's President's messages...
Students' concern over competence course
Students' grave disquiet at proposed changes to the training regime for intending solicitors; and reply from the Society's President
President's address
Address to the 2000 Annual Conference of the Society
Inverness a great success
Reports of proceedings at the 2000 AGM and conference
Why we must listen to our critics
Opinion that with Scots law under the microscope at the Lockerbie trial, we should not be automatically defending it
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In this issue

  • President's report
  • Students' concern over competence course
  • President's address
  • Inverness a great success
  • Why we must listen to our critics
  • US presence makes trial far from "normal"
  • Children's hearings system and European Convention
  • Budget 2000
  • Interview: Alastair Thornton
  • Sport and the EU
  • Risk themes from the conference
  • Helping hand as claims rise

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