March 2021
Do you feel you should be doing something to reduce your business carbon footprint, but don’t know where to start? We offer some practical advice on forming a commercial climate change strategy
Remote working during the pandemic has shown how people want flexibility – but also that many miss the office. Employers, including legal firms, can use this to their advantage as restrictions ease
Married status is a protected characteristic, but single people facing workplace discrimination have little protection. Despite its lack of recognition, the issue deserves to be treated seriously
The Environmental Rights Centre for Scotland is a year old, and looking to expand its advice service for individuals and organisations, which has already highlighted the need for access to justice
Is legislation designed to protect children in Scotland from domestic abuse when contact orders are sought, achieving its purpose? A recent case shows that experiences of abuse are often marginalised
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Perspectives
Features
Briefings
- Civil court: Nuts and bolts issues
- Corporate: The limits of reflective loss
- Intellectual property: rights in employee creations
- Agriculture: Allowing tenants to leave for value
- Family: Teaming up to Zoom in on marriage
- Data protection: EU transfers flow for a little longer
- Scottish Solicitors' Discipline Tribunal
- Property: Access by prescription: challenge of proof
- In-house: Moving in-house as an NQ
In practice
- New AML guidance: what you need to know
- Schools outreach: a virtual revolution
- The Word of Gold: The joy of cheques
- Wills and executries: learning the hard way
- OPG update
- The Eternal Optimist: No going back
- Handling police complaints: seeking fitness for purpose
- Profile: Christine O’Neill QC
- Ask Ash: Double demands