Blogs & opinions
Letter: SLAB – beyond the law?
On what authority does SLAB make changes in entitlement to criminal legal aid, without legislation?
Govern with humanity
All parties at the forthcoming election should be called on to recognise the human impact of their policies
Time bar bullet
Front rank defence to s.28
Division of sale: absolute remedy?
Not according to Fraser v Fraser
Cross-border divorces
Advice shifts after Pitchford decision
Maintenance Orders Act 1950
Clarity emerges over application
Impact of DNA refusal
This can counter paternity presumption
An experience to remember?
A Q&A with work experience student, Catriona Smith, about her week at the Law Society of Scotland
Letter: Rubbish in, rubbish out (fuller version)
The new land registration system is a backward step
Letter: Time for a new sideline?
Can we do something for elderly clients with large bank balances?
Letter: We are amused
The Journal provides unintended humour?
Reasons to be cheerful
A reflection on the responses to the Journal feature on 2020 visions
Auto-enrolment alert as first fines issued
Next staging date expected before 1 April
Fit for Work Service goes live
Three health boards covered; further rollout soon
Further parental leave rights coming
Eighteen weeks, up to age 18, from 5 April
Zero hours contracts: what rights?
Employers should be aware that some protections apply
ACAS publishes guidance on holiday pay
Checklist issued following rulings on entitlement
New year, new start
Getting to grips with New Year’s resolutions at the Law Society of Scotland
Letter: Are the professors right?
Advance notices should be used in more situations than have been recommended
A testing new year
Basic legal rights look likely to come under challenge in 2015
A year in the life
As we leave 2014 behind, the Law Society looks back on a landmark year
Legally unaided?
Clarification needed on the Society's legal aid discussion paper
No more day in court?
Are solicitors now finding it more profitable to keep their clients out of court?
The lowdown on LawCare
Qs and As from a LawCare briefing to the Society