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Plans to cut criminal case backlogs need proper consultation with defence lawyers – and a drive to make best use of their time

The August 2021 selection of leisure reading, chosen by the Journal's book review editor

An overview of the planned major reforms to the UK's competition and consumer protection regimes, now out to consultation

Following last month’s article on the impact of “opt-out” organ and tissue legislation on body donation, the author considers how practitioners can best advise clients wishing to donate their body

Where does Scotland’s body donation programme stand in relation to the new “opt-out” legislation governing organ donation? The authors see a risk that people’s wishes will not be respected

In association with Denovo: What if... you could achieve a leaner, fitter law firm just with the right software?

In association with Clio: Introducing Clio Grow

In association with LawWare: Now, more than any other time, holding on to key clients and marketing new services to them is vitally important

Following last month’s article on the Electronic Communications Code, the author explains how the Scottish Futures Trust’s Infralink project can assist with telecoms lease negotiations

If the UNCRC Bill as passed becomes law, it could have the unintended consequences of infantilising young adults, and perhaps a higher minimum age of marriage, which would be a retrograde step

COVID has made many aspects of our lives harder than before, but it is still worth checking the things within our control to make sure we are not being held back unnecessarily in our lives

Collected news of Scottish legal appointments and practice changes

Latest civil practice cases, including forum non conveniens, family actions, time bar, expenses, simple procedure and some farewell observations on the importance of a good knowledge of procedure

Reductions in the rehabilitation periods for past convictions have been disapplied meantime from licensing applications – and as the law stands are destined to have little practical effect

The High Court in England has provided some guidance on the legislation restricting winding up petitions against businesses facing hardship due to the coronavirus pandemic

The recent G7 summit agreed basic “pillars” for taxing the most profitable multinational corporations – but much remains to be negotiated as to how these are made to work

Foreign national offenders may raise efforts at rehabilitation as a defence to deportation, but a high legal threshold has been set which, with a few exceptions, has proved hard to meet

A summary of the points that might be of interest in relation to which provisions of the emergency legislation are being continued or expired

In the 20 years since its formation, the Property Standardisation Group has transformed the way Scottish commercial property lawyers work, and today still has a healthy list of projects in hand

This month’s in-house interview shines a spotlight on the varied work of a university contracts lawyer

Whether remote hearings are desirable for civil proofs is controversial, but this account of a substantial proof in the Commercial Court suggests it was a positive experience

Proper vetting of clients and transactions at the outset of an instruction is sometimes overlooked but is always a safeguard against the risk of matters taking an unexpectedly costly turn

A profession becoming more diverse, while not yet fully reflecting the wider population, is the picture presented by data collected during last year’s PC renewals

We need to be much better at knowing our value and fearlessly asserting it