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June 2019

The menopause: the new protected characteristic?
Awareness is growing of the effects of the menopause on working women – and with it the potential for a discrimination claim against an employer who fails to recognise them
Book reviews
Review of Employment Law and the Gig Economy (Mackay and Powell)
Young lawyers and the retention issue
Report on a Scottish Young Lawyers' Association survey looking at members' pay and conditions, and issues that cause them to consider leaving the profession – a thought entertained by the majority
Tradecraft – one solicitor's experience
A veteran property solicitor offers some practical “nuts and bolts” advice for trainees and the newly qualified, based on personal experience – and hopes others will do likewise
The clinical psychologist as expert witness in family law
Two clinical psychologists explain their approach to assessing a child in a family law dispute, which focuses on the parent-child relationship as of central importance
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Regulars

  • Book reviews
  • Reading for pleasure
  • People on the move

Perspectives

  • Opinion: Mark Leiser
  • Profile: Edward Sakala
  • President's column

Features

  • The menopause: the new protected characteristic?
  • The clinical psychologist as expert witness in family law
  • A worthwhile job
  • All litigants are equal... but some more so?
  • Children Act: the results are in
  • The UNCRC: in our stride, or a giant leap?
  • Power in the land

Briefings

  • Young lawyers and the retention issue
  • Domestic abuse cases on the way
  • Data protection in M&A deals – at crossed purposes?
  • When recognition is not enough
  • Strictly by the book?
  • Short pay?
  • Scottish Solicitors' Discipline Tribunal
  • Freed from chains?
  • About a planet
  • Public policy highlights

In practice

  • Tradecraft – one solicitor's experience
  • Dear employer...
  • Team building – for the Foundation?
  • Accredited paralegal practice area highlight: conveyancing
  • Accredited Paralegal Committee profile
  • What's new for paralegals?
  • Ask Ash
  • Managing the risk of workplace stress
  • Appreciation: Iain Alexander Macmillan
  • Revealed – by your AML certificates

In this issue

  • Why legal tech still needs a human touch
  • New partner? Time for a financial review
  • Client capture: a “people” platform

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