Blogs & opinions

A two tier PCC?
Can a single body do all that is required?

Complaints against the SLCC
Concerns about a complaint that was not sifted out as spurious

The corruption of power
The real problem with the News of the World is that it managed to stay above the law for so long

Food for further thought
McCluskey interim report useful, but more work to be done

Seen to be doing something
A constructive way forward for the anti-sectarianism bill?

UK Supreme Court needed as effective domestic remedy
Scottish Human Rights Commission open letter to Members of the Scottish Parliament

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

Independence vote: one is enough
Second poll would have high risk of indecisive outcome

Police station duty plan proposals unacceptable
Open leter from Glasgow Bar Association rejects current SLAB/Scottish Government plan

Judges and politicians
Scottish ministers have surely overstepped the mark this time

Access to justice for Scottish citizens
Open letter re the Scottish Government's attack on Scottish judges

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

What sort of legal independence?
Criminal cases and the Supreme Court

The challenge of open government
Law officer appointments are not the real test of accountability

Defining privacy
Article 8 or Article 10: that is the question

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

Shock of the new
One election result that is going to make life a whole lot more interesting, not least for legal observers

Something worth voting for
The Holyrood election hasn't caught fire, but the AV poll is crucial

The price of rights
Do individuals' remedies have to be put on hold pending court challenges to legislation?

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?

Arming the Libyan rebels: a legal move?
Can our Government provide arms to the rebels under the UN resolution in the face of the previous embargo?

Southern perspective
Hope lecture sheds light on working of Supreme Court

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