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On the visit of Glasgow-educated South African Professor Thandabantu Nhlapo, the Journal asked him about the challenge of recognising human rights and native customary law under a single constitution
How the nobile officium was invoked to provide a remedy in an unusual family law case
It is likely that EU law will continue to be significant for family lawyers even post-Brexit, and important changes are expected before then
Collected news of new appointments and practice changes
Latest criminal cases, including warrants; statements of uncontroversial evidence; sentencing young offenders; dangerous driving; threatening communications
Intellectual property briefing: two CJEU decisions on copyright infringement in a digital context have practical implications for any business operating websites and/or free wifi networks
Agriculture briefing: the latest guidance from the Independent Adviser on Tenant Farming, on late payment of rent, and selling a company owner of land subject to pre-emptive right to buy
Corporate briefing: an Outer House judge has had to consider competing Scottish and Indian interests in relation to companies subject to insolvency proceedings in both countries
Sport briefing: proceedings by a football agent alleging breach of contract and wrongful inducement, illustrate the interplay of the ordinary law and particular sport-specific rules
Report relating to Steven Lilly
Based on the England & Wales Model Commercial Lease, the Property Standardisation Group has launched the first of a suite of standard forms of lease for commercial property in Scotland
His employers may be Scotland’s largest hospitality group, but as sole company solicitor, this month’s in-house interviewee has a wide ranging workload in a changing world
An example risk assessment form is one of a number of resources recently made available to members by the Society
Recent public policy work of the Society's committees, including legislative process; offensive behaviour at football; Brexit; hate crime and prejudice; forestry
The Society has begun a series of seminars on the key issues arising from the Brexit process. This report on the first event illustrates the approach and the intended outcome
Some questions and answers to help solicitors over the transition to new Master Policy brokers Lockton
Sector focus is the new watchword of larger firms – but how do you go about it when everyone is promoting their expertise? The first of two articles considers the potential gains, and some strategies
The Scottish Paralegal Association looks back on 2016, an eventful year with a number of landmarks
As the appointment of Marsh as Master Policy broker comes to an end, their final article reflects on cyber risk as a significant risk for the profession
The Word of Gold: to win work consistently, patience is not just a virtue, but a necessity
Advice column: I walked out on my job, but fear I may have acted too hastily
Anyone acting for a listed company, or even an individual connected with such a company, may be caught by the “insider list” requirements of the new Market Abuse Regulation
A sheriff court case earlier this year showed up potential anomalies in the application of the rules on valuation of pensions on divorce
The CEO of legal tech company Amiqus Resolution blogs on the particular issues that data infrastructure poses for the legal profession