Blogs & opinions archive for 2010
- Posts in 2010
When the going gets tough
Keeping going in this month's weather sort of sums up the year
Supreme Court proves its worth
Another human rights decision shows the court's ability to see the bigger picture
Time to think pro bono
Winter weather "good neighbour" stories set background for LawWorks launch
Rights: the new frontier
Can we release the "untapped potential" of the Convention?
Vice Presidential candidate manifestos for 2011-12
Personal statements by Oliver Adair, Austin Lafferty and David Newton ahead of poll by Council members
Assisted death for Margo's bill
Debate raises questions of whether law can be made to work
Council confidential
Outcomes from the leak saga
Open letter to the President of the Law Society of Scotland on media policy
Call to withdraw proposed media protocol in the interests of open government
Cadder v HMA – a political inconvenience?
The Cadder decision should be welcomed as one that supports justice, whatever our politicians may think
Hard questions
Various topics this week call for a careful look before decisions are made
Trampled by the black horse
Are the Lloyds conveyancing panel cuts really in anyone's best interests, even theirs?
SLAS response to the Lloyds Banking Group panel cuts
Advice to solicitors on how to respond, and how to appeal if affected