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Obituary for the former Professor of Conveyancing at the University of Glasgow

Advice column: since the Christmas break I realise how much stress my work demands create

Gillian Alexander is the Law Society of Scotland’s head of Professional Practice and secretary to the Property Law Committee

Is the UK ready for the electric vehicle revolution? This article considers recent progress and the potential for regulation under the Automated and Electric Vehicles Act 2018

Should the Home Office object to the production of intimate photographs produced with the client's consent to support a claim for asylum based on homosexuality?

This month's selection of leisure reading, chosen by the Journal's book review editor

Review of Commercial Awareness for Lawyers (Todd and Sim)

A family law solicitor discusses a sheriff's attempt to order a further child welfare hearing rather than issue a judgment following proof, and the Appeal Court's guidance on resolving separate issues

Would benches with a more feminist outlook have reached different outcomes in some well known cases? The Scottish Feminist Judgments Project set out to test the question, as the project team explain

Many firms have had a better than expected year, but the business outlook remains negative, and money worries are common among individual solicitors. We report on the 2019 Journal employment survey

Trusts are important in the Scottish economy, yet the 2014 Scottish Law Commission recommendations for law reform have still to be taken up. Project head Lord Drummond Young recently called for action

Scottish family lawyers have collaborated to adapt an artificial intelligence tool, created in Australia, that should ease the process for new clients seeking advice on their circumstances

Diversity means not just inclusiveness as to people in your organisation, but allowing each to express themselves in terms of their culture rather than a perceived norm – and dismantling any barriers

Recent meetings with Government have focused on equality and fair access issues, on which the Society has a strong record, now with demonstrable progress by students supported by Lawscot Foundation

Collected news of new appointments and practice changes

In association with Insight Legal Software: Microsoft ending its support for Windows 7 highlights the need for action

An alerter from the Scottish Government on the commencement of part of the new vulnerable witnesses legislation, including the pre-recording of the evidence of children in High Court proceedings

Two of the Society’s committee conveners consider the present unsatisfactory state of the fatal accident inquiry system, as respects delays and the inconsistent provision of legal aid

Expert determination as a means of resolving disputes is growing in use; but attempting to provide for finality is potentially problematic in itself, and subject to strict interpretation by the courts

Latest criminal cases, including sexual history; sufficiency of evidence; sentencing: special needs; personal bar against Crown; bail on extension of 140 day period; plus the Lord Advocate's immunity

Corporate briefing: a recent decision considers the current application of the EU-based state aid rules – rules the shape of which post-Brexit is still to be confirmed

Personal injury briefing: an English decision admitting in evidence covert recordings of medical examinations gives rise to questions of whether and how routine recording should be permitted and used

Intellectual property briefing: a Supreme Court ruling has made is easier for inventor employees of large companies to share in the profits from their inventions, but the test remains a high one

Agriculture briefing: two new decisions from the Land Court concern a boundary issue on the first registration of a croft, and the approach of the Crofting Commission in refusing to approve a sublet