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In association with Tilney: releasing capital from a business

In association with Eadie Corporate Solutions: the positive effect beneficiary tracing investigations can have

Recent civil cases, including sanction for counsel; expenses; parties' capacity; pleadings; compensating criminal conduct; interest; family actions; heritable actions; and the pursuer's offers rules

Family briefing: two new child abduction cases, one Scottish, one English, show the courts having regard to the policy of the law, but with the child's own views ultimately prevailing in one

Employment briefing: the issue of gender identity is becoming more prominent, and employers should be aware in particular of the need to foster the right attitudes among all staff

Human rights briefing: a provision enacted by the Scottish Parliament has been struck down as not sufficiently focused in relation to the justification advanced for it engaging Convention rights

Pensions briefing: a new decision shows the Scottish courts adopting a commonsense approach to the question whether amendments to a pension scheme in the 1990s were effectively made

Reports relating to Craig Andrew Fraser; Ivan Alexander Ralph; William Walls

Ten suggestions that the authors believe might help restore confidence in the Scottish conveyancing system, benefiting both purchasers and sellers – with a call for solicitors to take the initiative

Interviewing someone whose in-house career developed into other manager posts – and who now finds himself in a non-legal role associated with a solicitors’ firm

Recent public policy work of the Society's committees, including Child Poverty Bill; SLAB code of practice; draft Prescription Bill; gender equality; planning; Integrated Authorisation Framework

Thoughts from a presenter at the conference

New Money Laundering Regulations are coming. What will be expected of solicitors, and the Society?

Cybercrime is a constant threat. An effective risk management strategy involves not only preventive measures but also knowing what to do if the worst happens

Advice column: I moved firms on qualifying, but now just want to leave again. Is it too soon?

Does my firm need to apply to the Law Society of Scotland for an incidental financial business licence? The Professional Practice team answers

The Word of Gold: new research challenges top law firms’ assumptions about the state of their client relationships – but do its own conclusions go far enough?

Tribute to the late managing partner of McGrigor Donald, and chairman for Scotland and Northern Ireland of Pinsent Masons

A guide to the experts featured in the Law Society of Scotland's online expert witness directory

"Hot-tubbing", or concurrent expert evidence, has been used for the first time in a Scottish civil court case. Is the experience likely to be repeated?

The extended version of this month's article on the new court rules covering pursuers' offers in personal injury actions, including advice on tactical considerations

Now that article 50 has been triggered, what is the effect in law? This contribution considers its further provisions, including the inbuilt uncertainties over timing

An OECD report has recommended that Scotland introduce US-style deferred prosecution agreements, but are they right for our jurisdiction?

As required by statute, Scottish ministers have carried out a review of the small landholdings legislation – a good piece of work, according to this review of the background and the options