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View from Wick
Austin Lafferty's faculty visit to Caithness

ABS lift-off
Society wants to share draft handbook with those interested in setting up in Scotland

Peace reigns
But member engagement at SGM low as a result

2020 vision
Society's objectives set out for today's SGM

Access to justice: speaking in the public interest
Vice President explains the role of the Society’s Access to Justice Committee

Leaner and fitter
New look magazine set to make an impact

Conference call to action
"One Profession" event highlights opportunities in the years ahead

Living on the digital economy
Society's IP debate highlights attitude problem to rights protection

Salmond brings unity
Rare joint statement by President and Dean shows importance of issue

Discrimination: bad for business
Society will lead in tackling negative perceptions of the profession by ethnic minority solicitors

Dealing with the new Parliament
Society wants to continue constructive relationship in dealing with legal issues

Messages for an audience
Panelists at Society's hustings manage to connect with reality (most of the time)

In search of a constitution
What does counsel's opinion mean for the talks in progress?

Not quite square one
Outcome of constitution debate suggests room to move forward

SLAS comments on Society's response
Law Agents' rejoinder on criticisms of new draft constitution

Society responds to SLAS on constitution
A reply to the Law Agents' five heads of concern

Glasgow v The Rest?
What might the GBA achieve with different representative bodies?

SLAS reasons for opposing new draft
Complaints of excessive erosion of members' rights and sloppy drafting

The AGM and the constitution
The constitution could do with updating even as regards participation in the meeting

No placating some people
Breaking up the Law Society of Scotland would harm the profession

Breaking up the Law Society of Scotland
Member's letter calls on the GBA to think twice before pursuing its present course

Handbags at dawn
Row over phone call shouldn't disrupt the serious business of fair legal aid shares

Time to face the future
The case for approving the proposed new constitution of the Law Society of Scotland at the 2011 AGM

Wrong time, wrong document
The case for voting against the proposed new constitution of the Law Society of Scotland at the 2011 AGM