Blogs & opinions
Changes in policy and practice at the OPG
EPOAR, Schedule 1 certificates and registration fees roundup
Rectification of wills post-death becomes a reality
2016 Act sets out conditions for application
Common Reporting Standard: trusts, charities could be caught
Reporting duties in force under tax information sharing scheme
OPG introduces Professional Guardian Scheme
Tailored accounts supervision offered for approved firms
Got a passion for the profession?
Could one of the 23 current vacancies for 16 different committees be just right for you?
Letter: what the review needs to cover
Legal services review should extend to delays in prosecuting rogue lawyers
Letter: make powers of attorney inclusive
Reference to Matrimonial Homes Act affidavit should cover Civil Partnership Act too
Was the Onesavings Bank decision correct?
There are reasons in law why the pursuers should have succeeded
Defend our rights
Don't sacrifice rights to combat terrorism; welcome to Edinburgh for the UK Supreme Court
Review time
Patience will be needed as regards the outcome of the new review of legal services regulation, but there is much for the profession to concern itself with meantime
Letter: registration frustrations
Frustrations are building at practical aspects of policy in relation to the Land Register, which Registers of Scotland seem unwilling to act on
Letter: SLCC – a protective approach
In the writer's experience, the SLCC is protective of solicitors, rather than guilty of pursuing complaints heavy-handedly
