Blogs & opinions
Austin's angle: up scope
Keep yourself out of trouble with a proper scoping exercise up front
All in a week's news
Some observations on interesting legal-related events of the last few days
Austin's angle: on top with the e-diary
Manage your deadlines better with the digital version of that vital diary
A day to shape our lives
Next month's "Law in Scotland" conference will address key issues facing the legal profession at national and practice level
Austin's angle: winning the buy-in
Getting your staff onside involves people interaction as well as systems
Austin's angle: the good of the system
Uniformity, or the benefits of a factory production line in the solicitor’s office
Conscience and the same-sex marriage debate
A plea for the right priorities as decisions are taken
Austin's angle: the key question for clients
Ask "What if?" to make them think about wills - or other needs
A tidal wave building?
Developments on ABS, featured in this month's Journal, highlight the imminence of change
Letter: SLCC – fix the sift
There should be a less expensive means of appealing a decision to sift through a complaint
Austin's angle: the potential of your wills bank
First in a series of blogs about increasing your efficiency and profitability as a firm
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
Weight of evidence
Ministers should rethink rush to end corroboration
School's out
Work with schools raises awareness among pupils - and is very rewarding
Above the conflict
Regulating ABSs does not automatically generate an additional conflict of interest for the Society
Letter: Help when it was needed
One solicitor's thanks to the Law Society of Scotland
Letter: Standard clauses
Standard missives are commendable, but the effect of some clauses is open to question
A glimpse of the future
Williams seminar highlights need for fresh thinking
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?
The search for consensus
Echoes of the past in the 2012 AGM
Sauce for the gander
Why does observance of ECtHR judgments not begin at home?
Independent no more?
The apparent loss of independence of the Crown in Scotland from the executive has diminished the reputation and standing of Scottish justice
Pushing the boundaries of practice
Benefits can flow both ways from becoming a niche player