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February 2019

Stuck on the backstop?
What are the options to avoid a no-deal Brexit following the parliamentary vote mandating Theresa May to renegotiate the Irish backstop?
Commercial judges provide new guidance
Additional guidance in a number of areas has been issued by the Court of Session commercial judges, following a conference and feedback exercise to try to identify best practice
Amending for non-cohabitation: is it allowed?
Sheriffs are differing over whether a divorce action raised before the expiry of the required non-cohabitation period can be amended later to found on such a period, and legislation may be needed
Debt purchasing and the paper trail
A recent case that cast the spotlight on redacted and certified copy documents is a significant one for the debt purchasing industry
IP challenges in 3D printing
A particular threat to intellectual property rights is posed by 3D printing technology. This article explains how it operates and why enforcement of rights is likely to be difficult.
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In this issue

  • Stuck on the backstop?
  • Commercial judges provide new guidance
  • Amending for non-cohabitation: is it allowed?
  • Debt purchasing and the paper trail
  • IP challenges in 3D printing
  • Do you come from a land Down Under?
  • Reading for pleasure
  • Journal magazine index 2018
  • Opinion: Mary Glasgow
  • Book reviews
  • Profile: Kenneth Pritchard
  • President's column
  • Arrear under arrest
  • People on the move
  • Making tax digital – are you ready for it?
  • Life in balance
  • Kindness in court: who cares?
  • Why you should keep your website bang up to date
  • Control of our borders: the 2021 vision
  • Domestic abuse redefined
  • Accuser and accused: the law out of balance?
  • The vexed question of consent
  • No deal for family lawyers
  • Employment law in 2019: the certainties
  • Detention in the community?
  • Better together – the next generation of pension schemes
  • One in the freezer
  • Land registration: KIR title sheets
  • Regulator's reach
  • Longest-serving member welcomed as platinum year opens
  • Public policy highlights
  • Reflections from the Commission
  • Rainmaking: a team game
  • Coping with conflict
  • 2019 takes shape
  • Accredited paralegal talk
  • Society launches reporting concerns helpline
  • Ask Ash

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