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Published Date: 19 May 2008
Ahead of the Law Society's annual conference, we asked 20 movers and shakers what lies ahead in the next five years
IT IS a time of fundamental change for the legal profession in Scotland. For so long it has been an immovable pillar of tradition in Scottish society, but recent debate has called into question the very way in which firms have operated for many years...



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  • Last Updated: 19 May 2008 10:51 AM
  • Source: The Scotsman
  • Location: Edinburgh
  • Related Topics: Legal Issues
 
1

Colin Midlem,

Belmont, MA, USA 19/05/2008 10:24:02
What a load of self-serving nonsense. Unlike the USA our lawyers are incapable of self-regulation.

2

Foulkes Off the CyberNat,

Edinburgh 19/05/2008 11:27:30
The future of Scottish law will be fine and dandy within an Independent country.
The problem isnt with Scottish law its with the union and devolution.
3

Dr. James Wilkie,

Vienna 19/05/2008 14:58:41
#2. I would agree with you but for the Lisbon treaty and the EU in general, the commonest legislation of which now ranks superior to national constitutional law and the most fundamental philosophical principles of Scots law. That will in time erode Scots law and extinguish its individuality so long as Scotland remains with the European Union.

4

911 was an inside job.,

19/05/2008 16:58:22
#3 Just what I was about to write.

Scots (& English) law will cease to exist when the Lisbon Treaty comes into force early next year. People don't seem to understand the seriousness of the situation.

Examples of what to expect:

EU Court of Justice (c274/99) makes it illegal to criticise the EU.

Only pan-EU political parties will be allowed (see clause 1.46.4 of the EU Constitution). Scottish, English and Welsh nationalist parties won't be allowed. UKIP will probably become illegal!

The Lisbon Treat is self-amending, meaning that no further treaties are required. English and Scottish law will cease to exist, as will Scotland and England as countries.

A quote from Romano Prodi: "When I was talking about the European army, I was not joking. If you don't want to call it a European army, don't call it a European army. You can call it 'Margaret' or 'Mary-Ann'". Telegraph, 4/2/00.


5

Ard Righ,

The Rock Of Edinburgh 20/05/2008 12:57:19
An alarmingly passive headline, when there are many highly active groups.

Secondly, the point that every comment in the article here has entirely missed is that there is no security as soon as information is uploaded to or via the internet. Of course this means no confidentiality in proceedings conducted in such a fashion.
If you think that there is confidentiality via the internet, think again, if man can conceive a code, man can read the code. If you consider the sums of money involved in corporate legation, its is not beyond the realms of possibility that hacking a system would be an easy way of attaining one-upmanship in a clandestine fashion at relative ease.

Isolated systems, vaults and paperwork will always be the required mainstay of a confident practice.

It would have been more pro-active to get some more visionary ideas into the public sphere with the advent of an independent Scotland in mind.

A law review every 3 years would be a start, make it an oratory festival.
6

ultravires,

Edinburgh 20/05/2008 19:17:19
Another year and no change as expected from the Law Society.We would all be really much better off without it, as would Scots Law.

 

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