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Talk of the town

8th February 2012 | law society of scotland , practice management
Some thoughts against the background of the mergers dominating the legal news

Put it to the panel

21st January 2012 | consumer , professional regulation , property (non-commercial)
How should the profession respond to the current moves by mortgage lenders?

Referendum: clearing the fog

11th January 2012 | government-administration
Westminster should show it has charge, without calling all the shots

Practising what we preach

31st December 2011 | law society of scotland , professional regulation
My wish for 2012: that solicitors practise greater mutual respect in line with the profession's core values

2011 reflections

21st December 2011
The economic outlook remains poor, but other developments await in the coming year

Accessing the Access to Justice Committee

20th December 2011 | law society of scotland
Why have no minutes been produced?

Change is coming to criminal legal aid

15th December 2011
How will necessary advice be provided if not through a service such as ESTO Law proposed?

Respect agenda

11th December 2011 | family-child law , human rights
SHRC recognises sensitivities of same-sex marriage debate

Vice President manifestos

7th December 2011 | law society of scotland
Statements from the three candidates seeking election for 2012-13

Contemplating independence

5th December 2011 | government-administration , law society of scotland
Time for the Society to consider the potential consequences

Boardroom pay battle

4th December 2011 | corporate , employment
Public interest requires facing up to the challenge to find a control

Offer them hope

2nd December 2011 | law society of scotland
Message needed for the young in troubled times

Knocking out a pillar

18th November 2011 | criminal law , human rights
Can we challenge the Carloway approach?

Time to police the Internet!

14th November 2011
Anonymous postings should be banned

Doing good for pro bono

11th November 2011 | practice management | Charities
Time to get back to the real message

Why attack Elish?

10th November 2011 | opinion
Criticism over Pro Bono Week remarks is unfair

OPG service frustrations

7th November 2011 | mental health-adult incapacity
Time for official representations to try and improve the situation

To jail or not to jail?

30th October 2011 | criminal law
Arguments about effective sentencing come round again

Reality of Death Row

21st October 2011 | criminal law
Amicus event exposes inadequacies of capital cases

More title issues

18th October 2011 | property (non-commercial)
Purchasing solicitors guilty of poor practice too

View from Wick

18th October 2011 | law society of scotland
Austin Lafferty's faculty visit to Caithness

What’s in it for you?

17th October 2011 | opinion
Journal editorial, October 2011

Power lines

16th October 2011 | government-administration , human rights
Supreme Court defines the respective limits of authority

ABS lift-off

14th October 2011 | law society of scotland , professional regulation
Society wants to share draft handbook with those interested in setting up in Scotland
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