Soaking the Poor Legal Profession

Benefiting Workers
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Addressing Elder Abuse
Ann Ferguson, examines efforts to challenge elder abuse including the Adults Support & Protection (Scotland) Bill

Time to Stop Justifying Assault on Our Children
Kathleen Marshall, Commissioner for Children and Young People in Scotland, addresses the assault of children

Improving Insurance Law for the Consumer
Andrew Woodcock, University of Dundee, looks at proposals to address problems in insurance law

Legislation
Continuing the SCOLAG update of relevant legislation last appearing at 2006 SCOLAG 71

Employment Law
A review of recent significant employment law cases by Robyn McIlroy Senior Associate with Pinsent Masons solicitors

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 2006 SCOLAG 38. Alan is an Immigration Judge and writes in a personal capacity

Nicola Shiels reviews:
Transforming International Criminal Justice: Retributive and restorative justice in the trial process
Mark Findlay and Ralph Henham
£40.00, Willan Publishing, 2005

Barry K Winetrobe reviews:
The Dynamics of Devolution: the State of the Nations 2005
Alan Trench (ed)
£17.95, Imprint Academic, 2005

Robert Shiels reviews:
Sudden Death and Fatal Accident Inquiries (3rd ed)
Iain H B Carmichael
£145.00, W Green, 2005

Donald Urquhart reviews:
Making People Behave: Antisocial Behaviour, Politics and Poverty
Elizabeth Burney
£17.99 & £40.00, Willan Publishing, 2005

Lesley-Anne Barnes reviews:
Family Life and Family Support; A Feminist Analysis
Brid Featherstone
£16.99, Palgrave Macmillan, 2004

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