Benefits Problems

Learning the Lessons on Compulsory Blood Testing
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Reform of Complaints Against the Legal Profession
A series of articles on the Scottish Executive consultation, Reforming complaints handling, Building consumer confidence. Regulation of the Legal Profession in Scotland

Complaints and the profession
Professor Alan Paterson
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Complaints, I’ve seen a few
Linda M Costelloe Baker, Scottish Legal Services Ombudsman

A view from the law society
Duncan Murray, President of the Law Society of Scotland and Partner at Morton Fraser

The Faculty view
Roy Martin QC, Dean of the Faculty of Advocates

Legislation
Continuing the SCOLAG update of relevant legislation last appearing at 2005 SCOLAG 125

Mental Health Law
Hilary Patrick, Fellow, University of Edinburgh, continues her review of mental health law. She notes in particular the impact of the European Court of Human Rights case HL v UK and the stream of SSIs in relation to the Mental Health (Care and Treatment) (Scotland) Act 2003

Administrative Law
A review of significant welfare law and other relevant cases from Scotland and England (last appearing in April 2005) by Robert Sutherland, Advocate. This collection covers decisions issued up to the end of May 2005.

Immigration Law
Alan Caskie continues his review of significant court cases from Scotland and England in the field of Asylum, Immigration & Nationality Law Update last appearing at 2005 SCOLAG 29. Alan is an Immigration Judge and writes in a personal capacity.

David McArdle reviews:
Contract: Cases and Materials
John Huntly
£41.50, W Green, 2003

Janice West reviews:
Disabling Barriers- Enabling Environments (2nd Ed)
J Swain, S French, C Barnes and C Thomas
£19.99 & £65.00, Sage Publications 2004

D R Macdonald, reviews:
Drafting for Succession
John Kerrigan
£69.00, Thomson/W Green, 2004

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