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October 2022

Five years and growing
2022 has seen Addleshaw Goddard and Womble Bond Dickinson mark their fifth anniversaries of moving into Scotland. The Journal reports on their progress, and how their Scottish arms see their identity
Immigration appeals: a case apart
Presenting a case at an immigration tribunal differs from appearing in other courts and tribunals, and this feature offers eight tips for best practice when conducting such an appeal
Short term lets: a new dawn
People wanting to add to their income via Airbnb-type lets now have to comply with a new regime to control the growth of such use, involving licensing and perhaps also planning applications
Death by driving: the quest for justice
As consultation on its first offence guideline takes place, the Scottish Sentencing Council explains how it hopes to promote consistency and understanding in the sentencing of causing death by driving
Scottish arbitration: a new era
Having hosted the ICCA Congress in Edinburgh, the Scottish Arbitration Centre has published its own arbitration rules, making it an institution able to administer international arbitration cases

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Regulars

  • People on the move: October 2022
  • Book reviews: October 2022
  • Reading for pleasure: October 2022

Perspectives

  • Opinion: James Chalmers
  • President's column: October 2022
  • Editorial: Changed spots?
  • Profile: Lauren Wright
  • Viewpoints: October 2022

Features

  • Five years and growing
  • Immigration appeals: a case apart
  • Short term lets: a new dawn
  • Death by driving: the quest for justice
  • Scottish arbitration: a new era
  • Success: time to reframe
  • Justice: seeking a guiding hand

Briefings

  • Criminal court: Dealing with delay
  • Criminal court: Justiciary Office briefing
  • Licensing: The murky world of insolvency
  • Insolvency: AiB’s powers under review again
  • Tax: A “mini-budget” with big changes
  • Immigration: Scaling up for growth
  • Scottish Solicitors' Discipline Tribunal
  • Property: New homes codes: setting the record straight
  • Property: In Scots law, what makes a contract a lease?
  • In-house: How to become O shaped

In practice

  • Public policy highlights: October 2022
  • Inclusion: where to begin?
  • New register, new risks
  • Challenge of the written word
  • The Unloved Lawyer: Not quite Boston Legal
  • Ask Ash: Issues over unsolicited help

Online exclusive

  • Solicitors risk Equality Act issues: disability survey
  • An introductory guide to email account security
  • The benefits of passive job searching
  • International arbitration: where to look for growth
  • A Q&A on Spanish law

In this issue

  • Changing the legal aid game
  • Is work-life balance achievable in the law?

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