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Professional witnesses are not treated with the consideration and courtesy they deserve when cited to attend Scottish courts

Review of Thomson's Family Law in Scotland (Macfarlane)

The February 2023 selection of leisure reading, chosen by the Journal's book review editor

Ester Aracil is the Society’s volunteer recruitment adviser and secretary to the Nominations Committee

Your reference guide to material published in the 2022 issues of the Journal

The author surveys the current law relating to property held by local authorities as common good, and the powers and procedures regarding its disposal, in the light of the most recent case law

A recent Lands Tribunal decision provides useful guidance on the validity of purported title conditions in favour of particular commercial interests

Helping clients with diversity, Scotland in a global practice, and firm culture in a partnership model: all aired as we caught up with Pinsent Masons’ Andrew Masraf and Scotland head Katharine Hardie

An EAT decision has altered our understanding of the extent to which settlement agreements can exclude the possibility of future claims

The Scottish Law Commission’s recent Report on Cohabitation did not extend to claims following death. This article considers the limited guidance under the present law, and calls for reform here also

The pandemic may have passed, but the factors impacting on mental health continue, as do efforts to have wellbeing recognised across the legal profession as an issue to be taken seriously

An Outer House decision has taken an interesting and, at times, novel approach to disputed matters in a claim for financial provision

The Business Banking Resolution Service, which was intended to deliver compensation to victims of bank malpractice, has failed and should be replaced by a proper independent tribunal service

The Scottish Government’s proposals for the reform of legal services regulation are a welcome sign of confidence in the Society and the profession, and good news for consumers and the profession alike

Collected news of Scottish legal appointments and practice changes

Latest civil cases, including litigation funding and cost; legal professional privilege; additional fee; state immunity; pleadings; appeals; simple procedure

The Scottish Government is consulting on sweeping proposals to restrict the promotion of alcohol, which will have major practical and cost implications for retailers, and impact on licensing boards

After a lengthy process, the revised – and now clearer and more coherent – draft National Planning Framework 4 will shortly come before the Scottish Parliament for final approval

A recent Scottish decision has addressed the right of a creditor whose claim has been rejected by the liquidator, to appeal against the adjudication of another party’s claim

Some of the key changes for individuals, and businesses, in Chancellor Jeremy Hunt’s budget, and the Scottish position where that differed in the December budget statement

An outline of the Rwanda plan for asylum seekers, the concerns surrounding it, and the High Court’s decision finding it lawful but requiring individual cases to be reconsidered

Reports relating to Ian Gordon Davidson; Alan Niall Macpherson Mickel; David Wilkie-Thorburn; Hugh Colin Somerville

A sheriff court decision has rejected a challenge to an award of expenses on the basis of inordinate and inexcusable delay, in relation to final judgments that predate the four month rule

An EU Court of Justice decision has called into question the human rights compatibility of publicly accessible registers disclosing personal data about the beneficial owners of land and other assets