The now-passed Civil Litigation (Expenses and Group Proceedings) (Scotland) Bill allows recovery of expenses where representation was pro bono. The author discusses the impact of this change
Two professional support lawyers describe how their roles have changed, and explain why a new Scottish Association of Litigation Support Solicitors has been set up to discuss matters of common interest
The author believes that the form of words with which those attending children's panel hearings are often advised of their right of appeal is misleading and can create difficulties for their solicitor
Surviving Acts of the pre-1707 Scots Parliament are dwindling in number, more so since the arrival of the modern Parliament – which has however respected the old language if retaining but amending APS
This month's selection of leisure reading, chosen by the Journal's book review editor
In this issue
- Levelling the land: pro bono expenses orders
- PSLs – an evolving role
- Children's panel appeals and client expectations
- APS and asps
- Reading for pleasure
- Opinion: Sarah Prentice
- Book reviews
- Profile: Katie McKenna
- President's column
- Use DPA to cut rejections
- People on the move
- Succession planning: five key steps
- A broader view of practice
- The Death of a Law Centre
- Something rotten
- Taking the strain in difficult executries
- Gender pay: a common cause
- Law, an emotional process
- Brexit: the devolution factor
- The PI Court makes its mark
- The house the Grants built
- New questions over statements
- Gender pay gap reporting: how employers can action change
- Human rights may not plug the gap
- Deferred debt arrangements: a missed opportunity?
- Scottish Solicitors' Discipline Tribunal
- LBTT: beware the crackdown
- Beating the career block
- Public policy highlights
- OPG update: new bond arrangement
- Profile of the Profession runs again
- Q & A corner
- GDPR: help is at hand
- Risk management – that ubiquitous topic
- Ask Ash
- Time to take aim at targets
- AML: don't miss the 26 June deadline
- Expert Witness Index 2018
- The right diagnosis
