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In association with Denovo: Part 2 of this topic looks at how to get a positive referral

Collected news of Scottish legal appointments and practice changes

Latest criminal cases, including dockets; consent; sentencing; backdating; s 275 applications; bail appeals; delay; CCTV

Challenges in the courts to lockdown restrictions as affecting licensed premises have to date been unsuccessful – but the recent decision on church worship raises an interesting question

Latest developments in the ongoing reforms to the Scottish planning system, covering 2019 Act rollout, NPF and SPP revisions, and development rights, as well as extension of the COVID-19 provisions

A recently published decision clarifies the position of a judicial factor appointed to the estate of a solicitors' firm, in relation to personal debts due by the individual partners

A roundup of the key measures affecting businesses announced in the Spring Budget or introduced in the Finance Bill 2021

The Supreme Court in the Shamima Begum appeal has deferred to the Home Secretary's judgment on national security issues, and with that has restricted Begum's ability to found on questions of fairness

Report relating to Mark Richard Thorley

The ruling against the Scottish Government on the COVID-19 regulations preventing church worship might be thought momentous, but has received surprisingly little coverage

Can you work 100% remotely, from Stornoway, as an in-house counsel for a global company focused on people development? Yes you can, and this month’s interviewee revels in it

What is contextual recruitment, and how could it help your firm find the best students and graduates for the job?

On behalf of Lockton, a discussion of the risk management issues presented by time limits and deadlines, some of which have come into sharper focus as a consequence of COVID-19 and working from home

Having price transparency in place over the past year has proved popular with clients and a good marketing tool for one firm

Face-to-face or remote, for engagement at work? It’s an enticing choice, not a dilemma

Why do many lawyers duck making phone calls, when they are often the best means of communication?

A note from the Society on the current impact of the pandemic

Advice column: I can’t face online social calls and fear I’m becoming antisocial

As we enter the Muslim holy month of Ramadhan, some suggestions as to how employers can seek to support employees who wish to observe it, and indeed religious festivals generally

A call for an approach to dealing with offenders whose behaviour stems from childhood trauma, one that recognises the futility of attempting to punish people out of pain or addiction

Reviews of Fake Law (The Secret Barrister); Walker and Walker on Evidence (Ross, Chalmers and Callender)

Letters on the Society as regulator only; testamentary capacity

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

Lynsey Walker is a partner and solicitor advocate at Addleshaw Goddard, and from 2017-21 the Society's co-opted board member with less than 10 years' PQE