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June 2009

Spanish executry law – cross border issues
Inheritance issues for those holding assets in Spain
The Scottish Parliament’s Emergency Bill procedure
Although the Parliament has used its emergency procedure on a number of occasions, there are no set criteria to determine when it may be employed
One year on
A year after giving up legal practice in his 40s, the author reflects on whether he would have done anything differently given his time over again
Unequal before the law
The fuller version of the article in Journal, June 2009, 22, on Palestinian land rights in the occupied West Bank
Ian Smart's inauguration speech
Address to Council on 29 May 2009, on taking up office as President of the Law Society of Scotland
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In this issue

  • Spanish executry law – cross border issues
  • The Scottish Parliament’s Emergency Bill procedure
  • One year on
  • Unequal before the law (1)
  • Ian Smart's inauguration speech
  • Your new First XI
  • Dangerous loophole
  • Unlocking the rule of law
  • Our guiding light
  • A hit for the conference
  • Of chairs, trains and escalators
  • Unequal before the law
  • Matters of the mind
  • New game, new rules
  • Advance on all fronts
  • Making openness work
  • The First XI
  • Society parleys with the OFT
  • Professional Practice Committee
  • Committees: the unsung heroes
  • Find a client?
  • Platform for success?
  • Ask Ash
  • Constant foe
  • Killer question
  • A time to be inventive
  • Deep pockets required?
  • Win some, lose some
  • New client - new problems
  • Website review
  • Book reviews
  • A business view

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