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Where now for conveyancing?
Sep rep has been defeated; what do we do now?
Sep rep: it still needs to be "No"
Why the SGM should reject the proposal now and look for other improvements to the system
The case for sep rep: the conflict of interest is real
Why the profession should avoid the risk of conflicts arising in what is a pressured situation
Sep rep: where is the conflict?
McVey & Murricane survey of top conveyancing firms finds little evidence of conflict of interest
Letter: Food for thought
Some comments on articles in the March 2013 Journal
Look first
Are we going out on a limb on sep rep?
Letter: SLCC – fix the sift
There should be a less expensive means of appealing a decision to sift through a complaint
France says “Non” to ABS
The national council representing the local law societies in France has passed a resolution rejecting the concept of alternative business structures. A lawyer qualified in France and the UK explains why
Letter: Spinning the levy
Reaction to the SLCC levy for the coming year, and the Society's "spin"
Letter: The season for a rant
What is the benefit of the SLCC survey?
Mortgages: raising the stakes
Time for a full review of professional regulation as respects lender panels
Put it to the panel
How should the profession respond to the current moves by mortgage lenders?
Practising what we preach
My wish for 2012: that solicitors practise greater mutual respect in line with the profession's core values
ABS lift-off
Society wants to share draft handbook with those interested in setting up in Scotland
SLCC: one complaint fewer
Follow-up to letter published in July
Complaints against the SLCC
Concerns about a complaint that was not sifted out as spurious
Time for a fresh look at conflict of interest
Shorter version of a discussion paper related to the Scottish Law Agents Society motion before the Law Society of Scotland AGM
Paralegals: team building at work
Initial success of Registered Paralegal Scheme suggests the right formula
The bill in retrospect
Don't lose sight of the bigger picture
Effect of the Akzo judgment
"Premature to legislate" on ABS pending Supreme Court judgment in Prudential tax appeal
The better path?
The legal profession in England & Wales is coming to appreciate aspects of our model in Scotland
What did you do in the hols? - We talked
Lengthy agenda for Society and Government before bill finalised
Section 92 has its teeth drawn
Final stage 2 sitting amends Society provisions
Will writer concerns recognised in stage 2 amendments
Commentary on Justice Committee's third sitting on amendments to the bill